Corporate & Commercial

Watsons Lawyers specialises in non-litigious corporate and commercial law. Our ability to obtain an in-depth understanding our clients’ businesses enables us to provide timely legal advice and services which support our clients’ objectives.

We can assist at any stage of a transaction, whether it be negotiation and preparation of documentation, advice on the meaning or operation of contractual provisions or advice on termination.

We regularly deal with the following:

disclosure documents, including prospectuses and other offer documentation
share sale and purchase agreements
business and asset sale agreements
confidentiality agreements
distribution and supply contracts
tender and procurement documentation
joint venture agreements
farm-in and farm-out agreements
mineral rights agreements
executive employment contracts
subscription agreements
shareholder agreements
strategic alliance agreements
deeds of assignment and novation

We provide advice to companies on the following:

ASX Listing Rule compliance
Corporations Act compliance
capital raisings (including initial public offerings, rights issues, share purchase plans and private placements)
corporate and project financing
takeovers
mergers and acquisitions
joint ventures
commercial contracts of all kinds
corporate governance
employee share plans
general meetings
continuous disclosure
corporate restructures (including share buy backs, reduction of capital and spin-outs)
insider trading
related party transactions
applications under Foreign Acquisition and Takeovers Act