It was lights, camera and action for Craig Sanford at VANA, as he was interviewed by VANA’s General Manager, Brendan Tohill, in a recent "video newsletter" - see below for a snippet of the action! VANA is an important client of Sierra Legal, and we are also promoted by VANA as a preferred supplier...

Author: Craig Sanford, Director When it comes time to sell your business, a large part of the negotiations will often be around the terms of an "earnout" - that is, the right of the seller to receive additional compensation in the future if the business achieves certain financial goals after...

Sierra Legal would like to congratulate the purchaser of Allstates Vehicle Logistics Pty Ltd (also known as "Spiral Logistics"), on its recent acquisition of the company.  Allstates is a leading Australian logistics company for specialised freight, and focuses on providing transport services to the...

Sierra Legal is excited to once again be named as a finalist in the Boutique Firm of the Year award category at the 2019 Australasian Law Awards. The last 12 months have been massive for us… and 2019 is shaping up to be even better! Thanks to all of our clients, colleagues, referrers, family and...

The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) began operating on 30 January 2012, and therefore, its 7-year anniversary fast approaches. Since the default registration period on the PPSR starts at 7 years, many security interests that were registered soon after the commencement of the PPSR for...

Sierra Legal would like to congratulate Australasian Machinery Sales Pty Ltd (AMS), which operates the “Trout River Australia” business, on completion of its sale to MaxiTRANS Australia Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of MaxiTRANS Industries Limited (ASX:MXI). Trout River Australia is a leading Australian...

This month we have welcomed back Jenny Lau who has just returned from maternity leave.  It is great to have her back on the team!

The ACCC has published an enforcement update relating to a recent Federal Court declaration that 12 terms in standard form contracts used by 2 subsidiaries of Servcorp Ltd were unfair, and therefore void.

Sierra Legal is now offering 3 new products aimed at increasing the accessibility of top-quality legal advice for businesses of all sizes. Sierra Monthly Plan - Under a Sierra Monthly Plan, Sierra Legal provides expert corporate and commercial legal advisory services for a fixed monthly fee,...

In our first 3 articles in this series ("Proper preparation prevents poor performance", "Get your backyard in order" and "Transaction documents") we set out our top 10 tips and traps for sellers to consider when they are proposing to sell their business.  Our final 2 tips relate to the completion...

In our first two articles in this series (“Proper preparation prevents poor performance”) and (“Get your backyard in order”) we gave 6 initial tips for potential sellers to consider before embarking on the process of selling their business.  Our next 4 tips relate to the transaction documents.

The ASX has recently updated Guidance Note 8 (Continuous Disclosure) to address the practice of listed entities commissioning and publicising research reports which include objectionable material that the entity itself could not publish (e.g. information about exploration results, mineral...

In our last article in this series (“Proper preparation prevents poor performance”), we gave 3 initial tips for potential sellers to consider before embarking on the process of attempting to sell their business.  Our next 3 tips relate to due diligence and indicative offers.

The commonly known 5 P’s of success (“proper planning/preparation prevents poor performance”) are as relevant to the sale of your business as in other areas of life.  If you are proposing to sell your business, proper planning and preparation before entering into any discussions with potential...

On 19 March 2018, the Federal Court imposed a $300,000 penalty against online business directory service ABG Pages Pty Ltd for engaging in systemic unconscionable conduct, undue harassment, and making false and misleading representations in relation to its online advertising services.  In...

Sierra Legal is excited to be named as a finalist in the “Boutique Firm of the Year” award category at the 2018 Australasian Law Awards!  Thanks to all our clients for the continued support.

The ASX has published a compliance update which, among other things, summarises updates to Guidance Note 1 (Applying for Admission), Guidance Note 8 (Continuous Disclosure), Guidance Note 12 (Significant Changes to Activities) and Guidance Note 16 (Trading Halts and Voluntary Suspensions).  The...

In a compliance update released on 15 March 2018, the ASX has highlighted recent incidents where disclosures by listed entities about their contractual arrangements with customers has fallen short of the required standards. The ASX has used this compliance update to remind listed entities that, if...

Sierra Legal has developed an innovative monthly services package for selected clients. In simple terms, it involves Sierra Legal providing expert legal services for a fixed monthly fee, rather than the traditional method of charging clients based on the number of hours spent providing those...

Sierra Legal would like to congratulate SPAC Logistics Pty Ltd on its recent acquisition of Josie’s Transport Group.  Josie's Transport Group is a business-to-business courier service that primarily operates in the Geelong and Melbourne areas (with the ability to also service Warrnambool and...

Sierra Legal is pleased to announce that Kenneth Gitahi has joined the group as a Senior Associate. Ken specialises in mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets. For more information, see: https://www.sierracorp.com.au/team/

On 18 September 2017, the Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2) Act 2017 (Cth) (Treasury Laws Amendment Act) received Royal Assent.  The Treasury Laws Amendment Act creates major changes to Australia’s insolvency law regime by introducing: a “safe harbour” for company...

Sierra Legal would like to congratulate Bingo Industries Limited (ASX: BIN) on its entry into the Victoria waste management market through the acquisition of Konstruct Recycling, Resource Recovery Victoria and AAZ Recycling. Sierra Legal assisted Bingo with all legal aspects of the transaction,...

Corporate/Commercial Lawyer 4-8 years PQE (Associate or Senior Associate) Melbourne Unique and flexible work environment Relaxed, close-knit and supportive team Broad range of corporate and commercial work Click below to find out more about this role.

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Jenny Lau as a Special Counsel of Sierra Legal. Jenny joined Sierra Legal in 2011. She was one of the first employees of the business and has been instrumental in its growth and development.