Not being able to pay the bills on time can happen very suddenly and through no fault of your own. The fall out can be extensive. What are the options?… Read More
Whether you enter into an agreement to buy or sell the assets of a business, or the shares of the company will likely be influenced by the bargaining positions of the vendor and the purchaser.… Read More
What a buyer wants to know is how much is your business worth without you in it?
Starting with the “end in mind” is not something most of us do. Getting legal tidy up work finished well before the business is for sale will pay off in the price and speed of your sale.… Read More
Why is Intellectual Property (IP) so often overlooked in business situations? … Read More
When you reflect on your Facebook ‘friends’, how many degrees of separation exist between you and your employer’s clients?… Read More
The Consumer Law Reform Bill was reported back on by the Commerce Select Committee at the end of last year. … Read More
The Employment Relations Act 2000 requires that all employees have a written agreement of employment. … Read More
If you are in the business of supplying or providing goods (or property of any kind) either by way of lease, credit, consignment or under a retention of title clause then you need to ensure that your interest in these goods is registered on the Personal Property Securities Register as a security interest.… Read More
Trustees and board members of incorporated charitable trusts or societies can be personally liable if the trust or society has not kept proper accounts that give a true and fair view of the affairs of the entity.… Read More
Governance actually has little to do with the day-to-day management and operations of the entity – a shock to many directors and appointed representatives.… Read More