Business Sales: The 4 Big Issues
Issues covered include: Intellectual Property, Technology and Privacy, Transfer of Business Rules under The Fair Work Act 2009, Franchise Business Sales, Advising Your Client
Description
Do you know the ins and outs of the 4 big legal issues involved in the sale of a business? Explore each of these essential areas to make sure you can give sound advice. Discover the nuances of the transfer of business rules under the Fair Work Act 2009. Get across intellectual property issues. Know what to do when a franchise is involved.
Attend and earn 4 CPD units in Substantive Law
Chair: Stephen Moulton, Partner, Donaher Legal
9.00am to 10.00am: Intellectual Property, Technology and Privacy: Disasters Waiting to Happen and How to Avoid Trouble
- Effective IP due diligence
- Common IP and technology risks in business sales
- Preparing for a divestment and setting up transitional IT arrangements
- Key data and privacy issues that impact business sale/purchase
Presented by James Arnott, Director, KPMG Law
10.00am to 11.00am: Transfer of Business Rules under The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)
- When will they apply?
- What do they require for vendors and purchasers?
- Can they be modified?
- Other employment law obligations and exposure in sale of business
- Long service leave: new portability rules
Presented by Charles Power, Partner, Holding Redlich; Leading Employment Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019; Best Lawyers 2020, Employee Benefits Law, Labour and Employment Law
11.00am to 11.15am Morning Tea
11.15am to 12.15pm: Franchise Business Sales: Challenges, Tips and Traps
- Challenges facing franchisors in franchise business sales
- Issues identified in franchise business sales in the Fairness in Franchising Report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services
- Expected changes in terms of practices and regulation in franchise business sales
- Buy backs: tips and traps for franchisors and franchisees
- Disputes in business sales: tips for franchisors and franchisees
Presented by Andrea Pane, Partner, Piper Alderman; Best Lawyers 2020, Franchise Law; Author, Australian Commercial Precedents: Franchising Precedents, Thomson Reuters
12.15pm to 1.15pm: Is the Business Ready for Sale? Correctly Advising Your Client
- What to expect during a typical business sale process
- Are you ready for sale?
- Information that a buyer will need/expect
- What assets are to be included/excluded from the sale?
- What is the minimum value you will accept?
- Understand what you will actually receive in cash post tax
- How to present the business to potential buyers
- Family-owned business considerations
Presented by Alex Merchant, Director and Michael Wilson, Manager, Deloitte Private Deals
Venue
RACV City Club
Level 2, 501 Bourke St
Melbourne 3000
VIC
Australia
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