Rodd Peters
Commercial, Media & European Lawyers

Level 6, 20 Loftus Street
Sydney 2000

Tel: +61 2 9241 6677

Fax: +61 2 9241 6699

Email: rodd@rplawyers.com.au

10 Key Legal Issues for UK Businesses in Australia

1. Using the right Business Structure
Registering a foreign company, registering an Australian company, acquiring an Australian company, contractual JV’s, partnerships and trading trusts.

2. Operating a company in Australia & corporate governance
Australian regulatory bodies, notifications and disclosure obligations, business names, director responsibilities.

3. Business Visas
Obtaining business visas for key UK personnel to live and work within Australia on a short or long term basis.

4. Commercial Contracts
Regulating business and legal relations with suppliers and customers, the operation of Australian e-commerce law.

5. Premises
Commercial leases and property transactions.

6. Taxation
Australian taxation of businesses and individuals, corporate taxation and repatriation of profits, capital gains tax, stamp duty on transactions.

7. Australian Workplace Relations
Understanding and compliance with Australian employment law and workplace relations, Australian visa requirements for overseas staff.

8. Protecting your Intellectual Property
Brand name and other trademark protection, including prosecution of Australian trade marks, international and Madrid Protocol trade mark applications.

9. Consumer Protection
Australian trade practices law and Australian rules governing unconscionable conduct, product liability, and mandatory industry codes of practice.

10. Resolving Commercial Disputes
The available Australian courts, jurisdictions, ADR regimes and procedures for resolving commercial and other disputes in Australia.

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