Succession Planning

A few months ago, I wrote about Marie Shaw KC. This piece is about Graham Edmonds-Wilson KC, whom I have known for many years, as his brother is one of my best mates. I find [...]

After attending a recent agribusiness forum, held by Agribusiness Australia and Cowell Clark Lawyers, I bought a book, by lawyers from Cowell Clarke, on the topic of legal issues for agribusiness. There were lots of [...]

Recently, an Adelaide-based accountant with a large agricultural client base mentioned the importance of obtaining timely advice. Many activities within the agricultural calendar are dependent on impeccable timing. These can be production-related, such as seeding [...]

If someone had asked me 10 years ago whether they should have a lawyer on speed dial, I would have categorically said no. My response these days would be that you probably need one many [...]

Sometimes you never know where a conversation may lead, and any assumptions you make about someone's background can turn out to be completely wrong. This experience stemmed from a meeting I had recently with someone [...]

Many farmers I know believe they are risk averse, but quite a few people outside agriculture tend to think the opposite. There are not too many industries where the operator spends the vast majority of [...]