Back to Basics – Purchasing a Property in Australia
Purchasing a home will be the most expensive thing that the majority of people ever do, and is definitely an exciting time of anyone’s life. The process itself, however, can…
Back to Basics – Purchasing a Property in Australia
Australia: Co-Ownership of Property
Owning a property in Australia over recent years has become increasingly difficult. Particularly in the last five years, the larger housing markets such as in Sydney have been subject to…
Shareholders’ Agreements – Key Considerations for METS
Over the last few years, there has been an increasing amount of start-ups working on solutions for the mining industry. We have traveled extensively these past 12 months between Brisbane, Melbourne,…
Risk Management: When is a Buy-Sell Agreement Useful?
Do you own a business with one or more individuals? Is your family involved in the business? It is probably safe to assume that you want the business to continue…
METS Practical Advice: Protecting IP in an Employment Contract
We often speak with clients to reinforce the importance of having good practices in place to protect their intellectual property. Particularly for METS companies, where their IP will often be…
Data Protection for METS Companies – Preparing a Response Plan
In previous blog posts, we have discussed the importance for Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) companies to increase their data protection methods and awareness. For a full discussion on…
Data Protection for METS Companies – Responding to a Breach
In some of our recent blog posts, we have discussed the need for METS companies to have data protection plans in place, and how METS companies can prepare a response…
Chile Employment: Hired a Bad Manager?
Companies that enter Chile tend to start up by having a trusted employee set up the Chilean company and represent the parent entity. These employees are often granted powers to…
Chile Employment: Terminating for Unfair Competition
We mentioned in our previous article Chile Employment: Hired a Bad Manager? that there are constitutional rights that heavily protect the employee rights. This makes it very difficult to terminate…
Chile Employment: 3 Practical Tips When Hiring a New Employee
In our experience, when assisting foreign clients who are in the process of hiring employees, certain questions and recurring situations seem to arise which often slow the negotiating and signing…