Whatever your business does to earn its profit, one thing’s for sure: At some point along your growth trajectory, you’re going to rely on the content of a Commercial Contract.

Commercial Contracts are omnipresent in business, so it’s easy to overlook just how pivotal they are to achieving commercial objectives. Contracts are enforceable commitments, made between individuals and entities alike which help facilitate smoother trade, commerce and service delivery.

So, if your Commercial Contracts are reviewed and finely tuned by established legal experts who have your best interests top of mind, they serve as a firm foundation from which you can grow your business – full of confidence knowing that your contractual obligations are in perfect working order.

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Whatever sporting code is your business or passion, play safe and get a legal expert on your team to ensure your organisation stays on the right side of legislation.    

The legal framework which governs Australian sport is extensive, encompassing a huge range of associated elements, from the community driven safety and public liability laws, to the commercially inspired legislation designed to protect sporting brands and deter illegal gambling.

The fact is, there’s a lot of law in serious sport, with a lot to lose in the pursuit of winning if you start playing without the right legal minds on your team. So, unless you’re as good at practicing law as you are at playing your beloved sport of choice, reach out to sports law professionals like Antunes.

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Every year online privacy, cybersecurity and data protection become bigger threats that are harder to contain. For complete protection and legal compliance, you’ll need specialist help.  

Engaging IT security experts to protect your business from cyber threats is just the start of ensuring you’re properly equipped for today’s online world. Because as the demand for security increases and technology advances, legislation evolves and it’s easy to get left behind, exposing you to risk.

It’s important to remember that certain cybercrimes go way beyond causing inconvenience and unwelcome costs – attacks like Business Email Compromise Scams can cause your business irrecoverable losses – so Antunes specialises in providing top shelf legal protection.

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From small local businesses to multi-national corporates, the ingredients of a successful M&A transaction are the same – precise, practical, strategic legal advice, from an expert.

There’s a lot of legislation and many moving parts around Mergers & Acquisitions, even for the smallest, simplest businesses. There are financial, regulatory and operational complexities which will be a huge challenge to navigate if you don’t have a specialist by your side.

Antunes Lawyers has been a proud specialist in Mergers & Acquisitions for decades, consistently building on our expertise and fine tuning our skills to ensure we’re perfectly equipped to help businesses and their stakeholders bring home the very best result from M&A transactions.

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The ‘blockchain’ technology that powers cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin is still a mystery to many, but it’s a massive global industry with big money to be made – if you have the right legal help.  

If your business is considering getting involved with cryptocurrencies, either simply to facilitate financial transactions or you’re stepping into the blockchain industry as a service provider, it’s important to make sure you fully understand how it works and what risks are involved.

From ensuring you have the right structure for long-term financial stability and that you tick all the boxes of your licensing obligations, to continually evaluating foreseeable future risks and litigation, the Antunes crypto specialists employ a holistic approach to look after you from every angle.

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The Competition & Consumer Act protects consumers from the effects of bad business practice like misuse of market power and predatory pricing. To keep compliant, call Antunes.    

Australia’s competition and consumer legislation is something we can be proud of as a country, because we’re a shining example of how to protect our general public from shady corporate policies, and we can say with our head held high that our commercial landscape in underpinned by integrity.

The important thing for your business is ensure that you successfully achieve and relentlessly maintain flawless compliance in every corner where the Competition & Consumer Act affects how you operate. Antunes is at the leading edge of competition law, and we’re at your service.

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Corporate governance is the regulatory framework that sets out how your company must be set-up and what you are obliged to do. Antunes specialises crossing your T’s and dotting your I’s.  

What are your directors liable for? What governance policies is your company obliged to adopt? What audit processes are you required to implement? What rights do your shareholders have and what benefits are they entitled to. These are big questions, and you need to know the answers.

Whatever the nature of business, structure of your company or size of your team, the Antunes corporate law specialists have all the answers and advice you’ll need to ensure comprehensive compliance in terms of corporate governance, director’s duties and shareholder management.

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Wherever you’re passing your business onto – family, business partner, or outsider – specialist succession planning will ensure every last detail is delivered just the way you want it.

Handing over the power to lead and control the family business to the next generation, to a business partner, or in a purchase agreement, can be an overwhelming and challenging task, but it’s an essential aspect of business strategy that deserves your undivided attention.

The key to a truly satisfactory outcome in business succession is the development of a framework which deftly balances the competing needs of everyone involved and the best interests of the business itself. And to achieve that skilful balance, lookout for specialist legal assistance.

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