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Supposed verbal or handshake agreements open you up to “gaming” by the other party. A verbal or handshake agreeement may give you and your counterparty a warm and fuzzy feeling that both parties trust each other, and that this ‘trust’ obviates the need to commit the the agreement to writing. This misplaced emotion is often […]

Recently Wilson Haynes sponsored a workshop at the Currumbin RSL titled, “Surviving your own ambition in business.” It was a joint initiative of our firm and the Advisory Board Centre, with whom our principal, Jim Wilson, is accredited as a Certified Chair of business Advisory Boards. Here Jim is with presenter, Jan Easton, the COO of […]

Wilson Haynes sponsored a workshop last week at the Currumbin RSL titled, “Surviving your own ambition in business.” It was a joint initiative of our firm and the Advisory Board Centre, with whom our principal, Jim Wilson, is accredited as a Certified Chair of business Advisory Boards. Here Jim is with presenter, Jan Easton, the […]

Jim Wilson, our Principal, handing over a laptop to a Palm Beach Currumbin High School student, as part of Wilson Haynes’s sponsorship of the Palm Beach Currumbin High School Community Alliance.

What is a Shareholders Agreement? Shareholder Agreements are referred to as constitutional documents. That is, they constitute and document the relationship between the parties entering a business endeavour together. What part do finances play in a shareholders agreement? Before entering into a shareholders’ agreement, the parties should consult with their accountant or business adviser to […]

Here is a tale of woe that business owners often experience, and which causes them deep frustration and some considerable, unbudgeted-for cost to their commercial activities. Many business owners conduct their business under a business name, company name, and/or logo (trademarks) and they have not registered these trademarks with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) in Canberra. The […]

The dangers of simultaneously selling your property in NSW and purchasing in QLD Most people assume that conveyancing legislation in Queensland and New South Wales is essentially the same. However, they could not be more wrong! There are a wide array of differences starting with the preparation and signing of contracts and ending with the […]

PRESS RELEASE BURLEIGH PAVILLION DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED -SHOULD NOT BE APPROVED Jim Wilson, Principal of Wilson Haynes solicitors, said today that Gold Coast City Council should not approve the Burleigh Pavilion development application for 4 key reasons, which all went to the public interest in the matter. Mr Wilson said, “Firstly, our investigations have concluded that […]