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Succession Planning for Business Owners

As a business owner, you deal with many responsibilities, including having to decide what to do with your business when you move on. Sometimes the logical endgame for a business is to be wound up, but in most cases, the aim is a smooth transition to new ownership....Read More

Key considerations when selling your business

You should ensure you take time to prepare and carefully consider the sale of your business, before committing to sell. There is a lot to organise and prepare when getting ready to sell your business. The discussion below outlines some questions you should consider...Read More

Is Do-It-Yourself Conveyancing Dead?

Conveyancing is the legal process of transferring the ownership (title) of property (real estate) from one party to another. For most people, buying or selling property is one of the largest financial transactions they will ever make, and the conveyancing process is...Read More

A widow contesting a Will

Various jurisdictions in Australia provide statutory rights for eligible persons to contest a Will on the basis that they have not been left adequate provision by the testator for their proper maintenance, education and advancement in life. In Queensland, an eligible...Read More

What is an encroachment?

An encroachment occurs when part of a building or fixture from one property intrudes onto adjoining land. The encroachment may simply overhang or be physically attached to the adjoining property. Examples include overhanging tree branches or awnings from a neighbour’s...Read More

Making a Will if capacity is in question

It is well known that a Will is a legal document which sets out how a person wants their assets to be distributed once they die. If you are over the age of 18 you can make a Will – provided you have capacity. In general terms a person will have the necessary...Read More

What a Will Kit doesn’t do

There are various ‘Will Kits’ available on-line – most are cheap or ‘free’ and all you need to do is download them and fill in the blanks. Many websites boast that you can prepare your Will ‘without spending hundreds of dollars on legal fees’. Simple, right? Not...Read More

Buying a business? Some handy hints

So you have found a business and you have your heart set on buying it. Or maybe you work for a business that looks like it is being sold. Congratulations that’s great news! However, before you rush off to hand over the purchase price or greet the new owner of the...Read More