Wine & Hospitality Lawyers Adelaide

Wine & Hospitality

At Donaldson Walsh (DW), we invest time in understanding our clients’ commercial, industry and market sector issues so we can achieve the best possible outcomes for them. We work closely with numerous clients within the wine and hospitality industries and have built significant expertise in this area.

DW acts for some of the most prominent wineries in South Australia, with particular emphasis on the areas of corporate & commercial, intellectual property, technology and taxation & revenue law. We are also able to assist clients in the industry with legal issues in the areas of commercial disputes & insolvency, self insurance, workers compensation & workplace law and property.

DW is committed to the wine and hospitality industry. We are proud sponsors and members of Wine Industry Suppliers Australia (WISA), the Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology (ASVO), Clubs SA, Australian Hotels Association of SA (AHA/SA) and the Restaurant & Catering Association of SA (R&CSA). We are also a trophy sponsor in the Australian & New Zealand 2011 Winestate Wine of the Year Awards.

Services include:

General commercial issues, including corporate governance
Acquisitions and disposals of wineries, vineyards, restaurants, cafés, pubs and hotels
Vineyard, restaurant, café, pub and hotel leases
Vineyard management and grape purchase and supply agreements
Distribution, agency and marketing arrangements
Winemaking and grape processing agreements
Water Licences
Water Sharing arrangements
Specialised brand labelling, trademark negotiations and advice
Intellectual property and confidential information
Corporate and tax advantaged structures
Employee and contractor agreements
Taxation advice
Exporting and international transactions
Joint ventures
Dispute resolution
Court appearances in relation to licence breaches
Liquor licencing assistance and advice
Workers compensation advice
e-commerce activities
Sale and commercial documents
Security for payments
Competition and consumer law issues (Trade Practices)
Financing and capital raising
Industrial relations and employment advice.