Crafting Effective Shareholder Agreements: A Guide for Business Owners
Planning to tie the knot with investors and embark on a long-term relationship? Just like a prenup is important for a marriage, a shareholder agreement is key for your corporate coupling. Learn how a shareholder agreement can help you stay happily ever after!
Meet Anna Hewlett
Being the wife of our Director and Founder Lucas, could be seen as a challenging and demanding role - but Anna takes it all in her stride. Like in marriage, their working partnership is full of complimentary strengths that bring a good balance and plenty of laughs to the table.
Quietly Quitting? Start a Small Business
Setting up a small business at any stage in your life can be both an exciting and challenging prospect. Doing it as a complete career change can be equally daunting! Regardless of what point in the decision-making process you are in, we outline some key points you need to consider and recommend you talk through all your options with a lawyer (and accountant).
Hewlett Legal Golf Day
Hewlett Legal hosted our annual golf day on Thursday 8 September and raised $7,500 in support of Hummingbird House, Queensland's only children's hospice. Read more about this wonderful charity and view the photos and video evidence of the final winning "putt off".
Changes that affect your land tax
The Queensland Government has introduced new land tax amendments which will consider the value of all land owned in Australia when determining land tax liability in Queensland. These changes represent a landmark shift in calculating Australian-owned property. Owners of interstate and Queensland holdings should be aware of these changes to determine if they will be affected come 30 June 2023.
Keeping it casual
The High Court recently handed down a long-awaited and landmark decision to classify “casual employees”. What does this mean for Australian business owners? Firstly, you should be aware of the key differences between an employee and a contractor. Knowing what classifies each and the different responsibilities owed is important as employers have further obligations to each. We explain these differences and the recent High Court decision below.
