Insights Whelan Lawyers – Melbourne Commercial, Franchising & Construction Lawyers

Few building problems are as quietly destructive as water where it does not belong. A stain creeping across a ceiling, a musty smell after rain, or a damp patch that never quite dries. Water ingress is among the most common defects we see in Australian buildings, and it is rarely as minor as it first appears. For an owner it can threaten the value, safety and habitability of the asset; for a builder or developer it can crystallise substantial liability years after a project i

Buying an existing business can be one of the most effective ways to enter a market or expand an operation you already run. It can also be a transaction in which a great deal goes wrong between the initial agreement and completion. Many buyers approach a purchase as though the important questions are the price and the settlement date. In practice, those are among the simpler matters to resolve.

Search for Australia's leading franchise dispute lawyers and you will find no shortage of firms willing to claim the title. What is far harder to find is a franchise dispute practice that has shaped dispute strategy from inside a national franchise network, and then worked through the same questions from the other side of the table in private practice.

Few pieces of due diligence deliver as much protection for as little cost as a PPSR check, yet many business owners either skip it or misunderstand what it tells them. A PPSR check is a search of the Personal Property Securities Register, the national register that records security interests over business and personal assets.