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confidence | proven track record

Business
  • asset protection
  • corporate & securities
  • company incorporation
  • company name reservation
  • change to company constitution
  • debt recovery
  • Division 7A loan agreement
  • due diligence 
  • employment & HR
  • eCommerce
  • franchise buy / sell
  • fundraising / not-for-profit structuring
  • independent contractor consultancy agreement
  • intellectual property (protection & enforcement)
  • joint ventures
  • leasing & licensing (commercial / retail)
  • liquor licensing
  • merger & acquisition
  • partnership agreement
  • project finance
  • private equity and securitisation 
  • purchase & disposal
  • sale of goods & consumer protection
  • service agreement
  • shareholders agreement
  • structuring / restructuring
  • succession planning & buy/sell agreements
  • superannuation trust
  • tax
  • technology
  • trade marks
  • trusts (discretionary / unit (fixed or not fixed) / hybrid)
  • unfair dismissal
  • venture capital

International
  • arbitration / dispute resolution
  • China desk (affiliated firms)
  • distributor / wholesale / reseller agreements
  • foreign investment and acquisition 
  • Hong Kong desk (affiliated firms)
  • intellectual property
  • joint ventures
  • judgement enforcement 
  • maritime law
  • Taiwan desk (affiliated firms)
  • trade mark protection and enforcement

Personal services
  • asset protection, tax & succession planning ( high net worth  professionals)
  • bankruptcy
  • employment (contract) & HR
  • estate and probate administration
  • family (binding financial agreements, parenting orders, property settlement)
  • home / investment property purchase / sale
  • migration review tribunal
  • powers of attorney
  • unfair dismissal
  • wills and succession planning

Real property & land
  • acquisition / disposal of significant assets:  agribusiness, body corporate and management rights, resorts, commercial buildings, shopping centres, statutory land/tenure (e.g. South Bank Corporation Act, Sanctuary Cove Resort Act)
  • land subdivisions and property development, including due diligence, (JV) syndication and transaction structuring
  • option agreements
  • building / construction / JV and development agreements
  • body corporate advice
  • GST, stamp duty and land tax solutions
  • Conveyancing - commercial + residential including retirement village and off the plan purchases / sales
  • commercial and retail leasing
  • crown leases, including conversion to freehold
  • Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval and legislation compliance
  • land resumption & compensation
  • property funds ASX listing
  • ​native title land issues

Litigation and dispute resolution 
  • alternate dispute resolution
  • (international) arbitration
  • bankruptcy / insolvency
  • insurance litigation
  • commercial litigation
  • defamation
  • estate dispute resolution
  • quasi / white collar criminal offences
  • negligence (including professional negligence)

Corporate Governance
  • company meetings and statutory compliance
  • corporate risk management
  • implementing good governance practices
  • audit and regulatory compliance requirements
  • corporate disclosure obligations
  • company restructuring, mergers and acquisitions
  • directors' duties and responsibilities
  • shareholders' rights
  • company constitutions
  • dispute resolution between directors and other stakeholders

Not-for-profit
  • duty and tax exemptions
  • employment
  • fundraising
  • incorporated association application and compliance
  • limited by guarantee company incorporation
  • property
  • structuring
  • trusts

Rice Legal has successfully assisted clients in matters in the following forums

  • High Court of Australia
  • Federal Court of Australia
  • Federal Circuit Court of Australia
  • Family Court of Australia 
  • Court of Appeal Queensland
  • Supreme Court of Queensland
  • District Court of Queensland
  • Magistrates Court of Queensland
  • Migration Review Tribunal and Retail Shop Leases Tribunal (now part of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Review Tribunal (QCAT))
  • Taiwan Courts
  • Beijing local and district Courts
  • Singapore International Arbitration Centre
  • Magistrates Court, Western Australia
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