AT A GLANCE
We focus on delivering effective results to clients and have the management, support and facilities to do so.With its origins as a firm starting in 1984, we at QBM Lawyers have established ourselves by delivery effective results to clients locally and interstate. We understand our clients’ aims, acknowledge their challenges and opportunities and are able to listen and respond to their commercial needs. we can assist.
We regularly receive referrals of matters from colleagues within the profession who recognise the high degree of experience and expertise and the proactive nature of the delivery of our services.
We act for leaders of the financial community including operators of managed investment schemes, shopping centre owners, residential and commercial property developers, banks and financial institutions and other major business operators, and have the ability to communicate and advise effectively at all levels.
Our main practice areas are:
Yes, we deal with commercial law. We offer effective advice and representation in respect of commercial transactions, recognising risks and strategies designed to avoid dispute.
Yes, we assist in business sale or acquisition. We provide confident and practical advice as to carrying out the transactions and avoiding disputes afterwards.
Yes, we deal with insolvency law. The practice of insolvency law has been our main practice area. We are in a position to provide prompt and realistic advice to debtors and creditors alike in respect of all forms of insolvency administrations.
Contracts for the sale of Commercial properties can be quite complex with a range of warranties (promises) made by the Seller to the Buyer. Throughout the life of the contract, the Buyer may obtain a right of termination if these warranties are revealed to be untrue.
Buyer’s will often attend an auction at short notice to bid on a property. The Buyer is successful at the auction only to discover from their accountant that the proposed buying entity is incorrect, maybe for taxation of asset protection reasons. It is possible to change the entity purchasing the property but this should be conducted and the appropriate documentation prepared so as not to incur double Transfer Duty on the transaction.
That depends on the law firm that is engaged and the way that they calculate their fees. Our estimate of costs is given to you up-front and there are no hidden costs. You also have immediate access to a range of highly experienced and qualified lawyers in many fields of law should your matter become more complex due to the actions of the Debtor or the terms of the transaction, and we can act for you in the court proceedings.
If all of your assets are jointly owned, then in most cases they will pass to the surviving owner irrespective of what your Will says. That said, it is still useful to have a Will in the event that you become the sole owner of those assets or any of those assets are held as tenants in common (allowing each owner to deal with their own interest) rather than as joint tenants.