1. Using the right Business Structure
Registering a foreign company, registering an Australian company, acquiring an Australian
company, contractual JVs, 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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