Commercial Lawyers in Caboolture South

First we establish what contract actually governs the work, whether that is a signed subcontract, a purchase order or an exchange of emails, and whether the claim was made in the form and time the contract requires. Queensland has a statutory security of payment framework for construction work under the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld), and it runs on strict timeframes, so contact us early rather than after months of chasing. We will set out which path is realistic before costs are incurred. This is general information about how the law works, not advice about your claim.

The Personal Property Securities Register records security interests in goods and equipment. If you supply materials on credit, hire out plant, or deliver goods before being paid, a registration backed by a retention of title clause in your trading terms can let you recover those goods if the customer becomes insolvent. Under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) a retention of title clause creates a security interest, and an unperfected interest can vest in the customer on liquidation, administration or bankruptcy. Registrations must be made correctly and within the applicable time limits to be effective. We review your terms and advise what should be registered.

It depends on turnover, the plant you own, the risk in the work and your circumstances, not on a rule of thumb. Incorporating can separate trading risk from personally held assets, but it adds obligations and directors are still asked for guarantees. We look at how you hold equipment and property, what your customers require of you, and what you want to happen to the business eventually, then recommend a structure and explain the transition cost. Duty and tax consequences are for your accountant or the Australian Taxation Office; we do not give tax or financial advice.

No. Catton Roderick services Caboolture South from its Caboolture office at Unit 3, 9 East Street, Caboolture QLD 4510, a short drive from the Caboolture South industrial area, open Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm. We also have offices at Level 1, 133 Redcliffe Parade, Redcliffe and at Regatta 1 Business Centre, 2 Innovation Pkwy, Birtinya. There is no separate Caboolture South address; documents can be dropped at East Street or sent electronically ahead of an appointment.

It is a common exposure for workshops and trade businesses engaging regular subcontractors. The label on the invoice does not decide it. Control, the ability to delegate, who supplies the tools and how the person is paid all matter, and getting it wrong creates liability for superannuation, leave entitlements and payroll tax. We review the arrangement and the paperwork and set out the exposure, but we do not characterise a particular engagement as employment without the documents and the full context.

Often the answer is a demand letter and nothing further, and we will say so. Recovery costs are only worth incurring where the debtor has capacity to pay and your paperwork supports the claim, including interest and costs. We check the customer's status, your trading terms and any director's guarantee first, then give a straight commercial view. In Queensland the court that would hear the claim is fixed by the amount sought, which drives the formality and the cost. We do not predict whether a particular debt will be recovered.

Cost depends on the documents involved and what you need done with them, and the right way to get an accurate answer is to raise it with us directly when you call. We publish no figure here. Phone 1300 209 997 or use the contact page and put the question at the outset, before any work is agreed.