Contracts, Agreements & Advice

At Bryks Lawyers, we have extensive experience in negotiating agreements on behalf of our clients and drafting contracts documenting the agreed outcomes in plain English. We negotiate, draft and advise on contracts in the full spectrum of commercial arrangements.  This includes preparing tailored contracts for special projects and business arrangements.
We will always consider your particular risk profile and your commercial objectives when acting on your behalf.

We assist clients in the documentation of:

Corporate governance

Terms and conditions of trade (T&Cs), including T&Cs for websites including e-commerce

Privacy policies

Contractor and consultancy agreements

Finance transactions, commercial securities and the Personal Properties Securities Act (PPSA) and PPSR

Business transactions

Hire agreements, including:

  • consumer leases
  • credit contracts
  • medium amount credit contracts (MACCs)
  • small amount credit contracts (SACCs)

Employee share agreements

Promotions

Sponsorship agreements

Endorsement agreements

Shareholder agreements

International contracts, international business transactions and international trade

Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements agreements

Purchase and sale of businesses and shares

Film and entertainment contracts, including, but not limited to:

  • licencing agreements
  • copyright
  • crew releases
  • production agreements
  • producer agreements

Talent agreements for various media including film, commercials and advertising

Media and communications agreements

TV licensing agreements

IT contracts, including:

  •  managed services agreements
  • service level agreements
  • hosting agreements
  • maintenance agreements
  • outsourcing IT services
  • computer product supply contracts
  • leasing agreements
  • software licences
  • website development and support agreements

Licencing arrangements

Capital management strategies including buy-backs and capital reductions

Joint venture agreements

Supply and distribution agreements

Building and construction contracts, including:

  • subcontractor agreements
  • general construction contracts
  • design and construct contracts
  • construct only contracts
  • amending standard form Australian Standards contracts

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Property contracts, including:

  • contracts for sale of land
  • commercial leases
  • heads of agreement for leasing or purchase of land

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Transport agreements

Warehouse agreements

Intellectual Property and Information Technology commercialisation documents

As a trusted legal advisor, Bryks Lawyers acts for its clients on a range of contract related matters.  We offer a range of pricing models conducive to our client’s requirements and all contract advice is given on the backbone of practical commercial concerns.
THE PROJECT
An agricultural and construction transport company that rents and sells its vehicles to its customers engaged us to prepare its conditions of hire/ purchase.
HOW WE HELPED
We advised our client about the unintended consequences that can arise where conditions of hire/ purchase fail to address the responsibilities that are implied in the National Credit Code. Once we had established that our client did not have any such responsibilities, we were able to put together water tight terms and conditions that carved out the National Credit Code and more accurately reflected our client’s intentions.
THE PROJECT
An architectural staircase and balustrade specialist engaged us on an urgent basis to assist its prospects of recovering unpaid, withheld and otherwise disputed contractual payments to the sum of $100,000.00 that it genuinely believed it had little prospects of receiving.
HOW WE HELPED
We reviewed contracts, schedules, payment claims and correspondence to determine our client’s entitlements to receiving the payment. We prepared a summary of our client’s position and attended a meeting at its premises to efficiently work through the best possible course of action to recovering the money. Our client walked away with $70,000.00 and with the satisfaction that it was saved from writing off a significant debt.