COVID-19 – Essential Information for Employers
Quick Summary What do I do if an employee is infected? What are employee’s entitlements whilst working from home? Can I change or reduce my employee’s hours? Can I stand down employees? Can I dismiss employees? Managing COVID-19 in the workplace Employers must have measures in place to eliminate or manage […]
How healthy is your business?
How healthy is your business? Why you need a legal health check… It’s simple really – you can’t fix what you don’t know. Too often people come to us when a legal issue has already surfaced, such as, being sued, insolvency, an unforeseen tax liability or an investigation being commenced by a Government regulator. These […]
Asset protection strategies
Protecting the family home – Gift and loan back arrangement Many business owners personally hold real property in their own name. The principal place of residence capital gains tax (CGT) exemption often drives the decision to have the family home held by individuals. The downside to this arrangement is that if an individual is faced […]
Property Vine raises $2.5 million
In July 2019, New Era Lawyers assisted Property Vine Ltd (PVL) in successfully raising $2.5 million under its capital raising offer. PVL is an unlisted public company that combines over 10 years of property services business experience through its 3 directors, to provide investors with investment in a suite of businesses including property, management rights […]
New Era Lawyers advises on $70 million capital raising
New Era Lawyers recently advised public company, Investors Central on a $70 million capital raising. The capital raising involved the offer of $70 million of debt securities to investors under two separate prospectuses. This is the largest capital raising completed by an Australian law firm which is not based in a capital city and demonstrates […]
New Era Lawyers advises Sanad Capital $30 million capital raising for Adventure Park
Based in our hometown, Mooloolaba, Sanad Capital have unveiled their $450M integrated tourism resort and active leisure park on the Sunshine Coast, ACTVENTURE. New Era Lawyers advised Sanad Capital on its recent $30 million underwriting agreement with an Asian investment group for the development of ACTVENTURE. Sanad Capital, a homegrown, privately owned development and investment […]
New Era Lawyers advises on $50 million capital raising
New Era Lawyers have advised Investors Central on its recent $50 million capital raising subsequent to their successful $30 million capital raising in 2016. Investors Central is an Australian-owned, unlisted public company that raises capital to invest in secured consumer and commercial loans. Since 2010, Investors Central has achieved steady growth in both revenue and […]
Let the crowd follow you – the future of crowd sourced equity funding.
Let the crowd follow you – the future of crowd sourced equity funding (CSEF) in Australia Are you looking for new pathways to raise funds for your business? After much anticipation, regulations have been implemented to facilitate crowd-sourced equity funding (known as ‘CSEF’) in Australia. What is crowd funding? CSEF is an innovative approach to […]
Fixing Fineprint – How good are your business’ standard terms?
Fixing Fineprint – How good are your business’ standard terms? Most businesses will have some kind of contract that they provide to their customers which sets out the terms that apply to the supply of goods or services. Particularly with small businesses, these contracts often contain standard terms that neither party really reads or cares […]
Copyright Update – Dallas Buyer’s Club Proceedings Discontinued
DBC LLC, the company that owns the rights to the 2013 movie Dallas Buyer’s Club, has abandoned its case against Australians that illegally downloaded the movie. DBC was originally seeking that internet service providers such as iinet, the key defendant in the case, provide them with the personal details of over 4,000 customers who had […]