One of the most exciting and rewarding aspects of being a commercial lawyer is working with entrepreneurial start ups. Greer Quinn and Tamara Trentain from Hot Tresses have been one of those exciting new ventures we have had the pleasure to assist and support. You can check out the Gold Coast Bulletin Business story here http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/business/hot-tresses-organic-and-vegan-hair-care-range-set-to-be-an-oscars-star/news-story/5454b1639ea3dcd36dd883c0de436bfe We ar...

Franchisors, how do you make your franchise system stand out in a sea of franchises? Slick marketing? certainly helps smooth sales team? sure More promises than an election campaign? risky, but not unheard of So, once you get the franchisees to this point, how do you take them to the next step to actually proceed with the franchise? As we act on behalf of both franchisees and franchisors, I thought I might enlighten you to what happens when the franchisee sees a franchi...

Whilst women (and men) around the globe learned many an interesting lesson from Fifty Shades of Grey, that is not the kind of lesson we can really discuss in a law blog.... Oddly enough though, a business lesson (not of the whips and chains ilk) can be taken away and hopefully it prevents expensive commercial mistakes being made in the future, although I sadly doubt it. The back story is one of trust and alleged betrayal so it may itself become a movie all on its own. It is a l...