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With changing law and changing technology, it is important that a company's founding document – its Constitution – continues to be compliant, meets the requirements of its daily activities and is written in plain language. Cleardocs has recently undertaken a simplification of its existing Company Constitution product. To mark the release of this product, this article outlines the benefits that a simple Constitution can offer.
Melissa Ramov, Maddocks LawyersThe Cleardocs Constitution was updated when this change was first introduced. However, companies which have not updated their Constitutions since 2010 are likely to have an unnecessary restriction on the declaration of dividends remaining.
The simplified Company Constitution product will be offered by Cleardocs from early April 2018.
For more information, contact Maddocks on (03) 9258 3555 and ask to speak to a member of the Commercial team.
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Qualifications: BA (Philosophy), Monash University, JD (Juris Doctor), University of Melbourne
Jack is a member of Maddocks Commercial team. He advises a range of corporate and private clients on:
Jack acts for clients on both buy-side and sell-side and specialises in founder-owned businesses and Australian subsidiaries of multi-national companies. He works across a number of sectors including information technology, professional services, and property development and management including land lease.
Jack's structuring work includes assisting multinationals to structure Australian operations, listed companies to achieve regulatory compliance / optimisation and providing general tax structuring. He has also represented clients in tax controversies including before the General Anti-Avoidance Review Panel (GAAR Panel) and the Federal Court of Australia.
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