Private Clients

We help individuals with all their legal issues.
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SMSFs

We are legal advisors to self-managed superannuation funds.
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Trusts & Trustees

We actually understand trusts.
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Small & Medium Enterprises

We help small businesses solve their legal issues.
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Large Business

We help large businesses solve their complex tax matters.
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batallion legal helps private clients businesses trustees SMSFs with all their legal issues. taxation planning. ongoing compliance.

Our goal is to provide exceptional client service. We are focused on providing premium quality work, within budget and on time. Contact us, to experience the difference.

Private Clients

We offer private clients a range of services. We can help you:

buy or sell your home or investment property, including all conveyancing, from exchange to settlement;
with family law issues, including binding financial agreements and divorce settlements;
with all estate planning matters, including wills, testamentary trusts, enduring powers of attorney and powers of enduring guardianship;
with your CGT, income tax, land tax and superannuation planning matters;
with all aspects of employment termination, including negotiating a settlement and tax issues;
object or lodge private ruling applications to the ATO or the Office of State Revenue; and
deal with death, including probate and challenges through the Courts.

SMSFs

We are legal advisors to SMSFs, and assist SMSFs with:

the legal aspects of SMSFs buying property, including documentation for borrowing arrangements (eg bare trust deed and loan documents);
prepare deeds to set up superannuation funds, appointments and retirements of trustee and deeds of variation (eg to meet the requirements of a lender);
advise on superannuation law, including the sole purpose test, the in-house asset rule and related party issues;
with the legal conditions that need to be met if you relocate overseas and you have an SMSF; and
terminate or end your fund or property custodian trust, if these are no longer needed.

Trusts & Trustees

We are widely recognised as experts in trust law. We can help:

select the best trust in your circumstances, to protect your assets and lower your tax;
set up any trust, eg a discretionary trust, unit trust, fixed trust or hybrid trust;
change the name, trustee or other aspects of a trust, eg to meet a lender's requests;
ensure you meet your ongoing legal and tax obligations;
make trust distributions from year to year;
make changes to your trust structure in a tax and stamp duty effective manner; and
end your trust, when you no longer need it.

SMEs

Small & Medium Enterprises

We have varied clients from the SME sector. We can help:

set up a business and choose a suitable structure;
review leases and licenses, including commercial and retail leases;
solve issues between business associates and advise on directors' duties and minority shareholders' rights;
prepare employment, licensing, share sale, shareholders' and other agreements;
with general legal compliance, such as notifying ASIC of company changes;
buy or sell a business, introduce investors or assist with lending arrangements;
advise you on your ongoing tax issues and planning strategies; and
wind up your business, if it does not work out.

Large Business

Large Businesses

We are known for helping large businesses and Government organisations with their complex tax matters. We can:

advise on complex international tax issues, including double taxation agreements and expatriate taxation;
advise on the capital gain tax implications of corporate mergers and divestures;
advise on the fringe benefits tax implications of employee salary sacrificing arrangements;
assist with the restructuring of your business in a tax and stamp duty effective manner;
review contractual arrangements for tax and stamp duty implications;
advise on all aspects of payroll tax, including the application of the grouping and contracting provisions; and
apply for private rulings, lodge objections or assist with Australian Taxation Office and Office of State Revenue audits.