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ABOUT US

ASCO Agmen-Smith & Co is a boutique law firm which provides a range of corporate and commercial legal services and supporting business clients. It has a special focus on franchising.

ASCO prides itself on its commitment to providing its clients with quality legal services which are practical, cost effective and timely, and to give added value to its clients' undertakings.

Our Expertise

We provide a wide range of corporate and commercial legal services including:

Commercial & Commercial Property

• Acquisitions and Disposals
• Banking and Financing Transactions including all aspects of lending and securities

• Business Law Compliance

• Business Sale and Purchase

• Commercial Leases and Tenancies

• Commercial Property Financing

• Company Structuring Formation and Administration

• Employment/Independent Contractors Agreements and policy planning and compliance advice

• General Commercial Documents

• Licensing and Distribution Agreements

• Joint Ventures/Shareholders/Partnership Agreements

• Trade practices and Competition Law

Intellectual Property

• Brand Name Protection and other Intellectual Property issues

• Trademarks, Copyright and Intellectual Property issues

Franchising

• Business Re-modelling

• Defaults Processes

• Drafting of Franchise Documentation - Franchise Agreements, Disclosure Documents, Confidentiality Covenants Franchise Advisory Council Rules, Operations Manual items etc.

• Formation of New Franchises

• Franchsing of Existing Businesses

• Franchise Dispute Resolution

• Franchise industry compliance requirements

• Grant of Franchises

• Purchase and Sale of Franchises

• General Franchise Advice

Employment Matters

• Drafting Individual Employment Agreements and Independent Contractors Agreement
• Employment disputes
• Performance and disciplinary issues

• Personnel structuring and planning advice

• Health and Safety issues

Asset Planning and Protection

• Asset and Estate Protection

• Business and Personal Succession Planning

• Family and Personal Trusts - establishment and administration

• Wills and Estate Administration

General Property

• Building and Development Contracts
• Conveyancing - sales and purchases of commercial, industrial and residential land and buildings

• Mortgage and Financing Arrangement and Preparation

• Subdivisions