Succession Planning

I am sure many people have heard of the Regional Investment Corporation. For those who have not, it provides concessional rate loans for farmers who are going through some difficult circumstances, such as drought in [...]

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 [...]