Portrait photograph of Mary Digiglio
Mary Digiglio
Managing Partner
Portrait photograph of Marc Baddams
Marc Baddams
Partner
Portrait photograph of James Skelton
James Skelton
Partner

Wel­come to the 2022 edi­tion of the Mer­i­tas Legal Guides for Busi­ness Invest­ment and Expan­sion in Aus­tralia and in New Zealand

The glob­al net­work of Mer­i­tas firms offers clients the abil­i­ty to access high-qual­i­ty legal ser­vices through­out Aus­tralia, New Zealand and world­wide. With over 7,600 busi­ness lawyers in over 240 cities, Mer­i­tas gives your com­pa­ny access to local coun­sel around the world. We hope the­ses Guides for Busi­ness Invest­ment and Expan­sion in Aus­tralia and New Zealand are a valu­able resource that will assist your busi­ness in reach­ing its full poten­tial in Aus­tralia and New Zealand.

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Publications

Res­i­den­tial Ten­an­cies Act 2010 (NSW) reforms and oblig­a­tions of land­lords — effec­tive from 19 May 2025

Intro­duc­tionThe Res­i­den­tial Ten­an­cies Act 2010 (NSW) (the Act) and the Res­i­den­tial Ten­an­cies Reg­u­la­tion 2019 (NSW) (the Reg­u­la­tions) have under­gone some sig­nif­i­cant…

Fail­ing to Reg­is­ter a PPSR Secu­ri­ty Inter­est on Time – Legal Risks and Options

Intro­duc­tionTime­ly reg­is­tra­tion of secu­ri­ty inter­ests under the Per­son­al Prop­er­ty Secu­ri­ties Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA) is essen­tial for secured cred­i­tors to…

Con­struc­tion con­tracts are more than just a doc­u­ment — remove con­trac­tu­al claus­es at your peril

Your con­struc­tion con­tract will map out the path­way to your build­ing project com­plet­ing on time and with­in bud­get and detail­ing…

In the News

Press Release | New Part­ner Appoint­ment — Mark Glynn

With over two decades in the indus­try, Mark is a recog­nised front-end con­struc­tion lawyer spe­cial­ist with­in the build­ing and con­struc­tion indus­try. Mark…

Press Release | New Asso­ciate Appoint­ment — Hugo Mahony

“As we con­tin­ue to expand in line with our strate­gic vision, Hugo’s deep knowl­edge and expe­ri­ence in Com­mer­cial, Cor­po­rate, IP…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Police and Safe­Work are inves­ti­gat­ing MAFS, but the show keeps win­ning the rat­ings race”, pub­lished on ABC News on 6 April 2025

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Police and Safe­Work are inves­ti­gat­ing MAFS, but the show keeps win­ning the rat­ings…

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