Commercial Law - CMM Quay Legal Group

Legal needs vary from business to business depending on the industry, the owner, the clients and a range of other factors. Our expert commercial lawyers use their many years of experience to provide advice specific to you and your business.

Our number one goal is to find common-sense and practical solutions on matters including acquisitions and sales of businesses, franchises and hotels. We also act in contractor and subcontractor agreements, competition law and trade practices, stamp duty ruling applications, GST and land tax.

Do you have a commercial dispute?

At CMM Quay Legal Group we are pro-active and pre-emptive in our approach to business, anticipating potential challenges before they develop into disputes. Unfortunately, sometimes disputes are unavoidable.

Our well-equipped team are ready to provide you with exceptional legal advice and practical dispute resolution alternatives, helping you find a way forward and letting you get back to business.

Find out more about how we handle disputes here.

Business Sale + Purchase

Have you been thinking of buying or selling a business?

Before entering into this type of complex transaction, it is important to be aware of the many legal factors that go hand in hand with buying or selling a business.

What exactly are you selling? For example: a website, client list, or equipment?
Is there a lease of premises requiring negotiations with the landlord?
Do you offer client loyalty rewards?
Have clients booked your services well in advance?
Do you need a confidentiality agreement?

Our dedicated legal team members have gained much experience working for various companies, ranging from multi-national corporations to sole traders, so you know your matter will be in the most capable of hands.

Partnership + Shareholder Agreements

In order to build a good relationship with your partners and shareholders, they need to know where they stand and what is required of them.

Shareholder agreements can cover a number of circumstances within this relationship, necessary to protect you in all possible scenarios when entering into a joint venture.

Are you prepared for potential disputes? What are your rights?
What happens when a partner wants out?
Do your agreements protect your confidential information?

At CMM Quay Legal Group we give our clients the security of knowing their business can operate smoothly, catching disputes before they arise and reducing the stress that comes with running a business successfully.

We recognise that no two businesses are the same, so we tailor all our advice, drafting and reviewing of shareholder agreements specifically to suit the unique needs of each of our clients.

Banking + Finance

Are you looking to secure a loan? Maybe you’re a corporate lender? Be prepared and allow us to manage your sophisticated transactions.

CMM Quay Legal Group provide realistic finance solutions, proactively managing risks for lenders, banks and borrowers. This means you’ll receive a seamless service from our lawyers no matter what side of the transaction you’re on.

We are at the top of our game, handling countless matters involving:

Loan and security documents
Banking disputes and ombudsman complaints
Defaulting borrowers
Direct debit and credit facility terms
Guarantees
Mortgages

Intellectual Property

What makes your business unique and valuable? Keep your brand protected.

CMM Quay Legal Group can help you protect your intellectual property, stopping third parties from manufacturing, using or selling something unique and valuable to you or your business. We have experience in both the Australian and global market, having worked with international clients to protect business branding, design and ideas.

We have extensive experience in copyright, offering advice and protecting an individual’s original expression, whether in words or artistic form. Our lawyers can expertly navigate the ins and outs of restraints of trade, passing off and developing agreed terms to licence intellectual property.

Trademarks

How do people recognise your business and brand?

Did you know you can trademark words, colours, sounds and even smells?

Customers might recognise your brand by its packaging, a delectable smell or by a carefully designed logo. If they’ve interacted with your business before, it is very likely that they will choose your familiar product again, over the products of your competitors.

Set yourself apart from other businesses in the market by trademarking the important aspects of what makes your business unique.

Have you considered making money licencing your trademarks? We can help you create mutually beneficial relationships between you and other businesses, services and goods.

Let CMM Quay Legal Group help you attain exclusive legal right to use, license or sell your brand’s products and services within Australia and internationally. We will take care of your trademark transfers, licences and disputes.