Kawat Lawyers

We advise and support our clients in wide range of commercial and corporate matters including: 

• Service and supply of agreements including master agreements,
• Distribution, licensing and agreements,
• Pre-contract agreements and negotiation assistance
• Business establishments and restructuring of;
  • Companies,
  • Joint venture partnerships and
  • Trusts (after tax, regulatory, financing, liability and exit considerations).
• Mergers and acquisitions,
• Powers and functions of directors and shareholders,
• Conduct of company meetings,
• Incorporations,
• Transfer of shares,
• Registration of companies,
• Change of directors,
• Due diligence investigations Advise on mining and petroleum, forestry and fisheries matters, and other resource-related matters,
• Negotiate terms of mining development agreement,
• Advise on conflicts of international laws and other international law matters,
• Maritime law,
• Seabed mining,
• Underwater and water leases,
• Advise on Forestry Act and handled related negotiations,
• Draft forest management agreements,
• Advise landowners on their rights,
• Draft memorandum of understanding and agreements on benefits including infrastructure developments for resource owners,
• Establishment of Trust Funds and Fund Managers,
• Apply for licenses, downstream processing, leases and other legal related matters.

We provide;

• Conveyancing, which includes transfer of property interest,
• Drafting of contracts of sale and purchase agreements, stamp duties processing, ministerial approval processing, transaction settlement, titles transfer, registration, replacement of lost titles, titles searches,
• Prepare private and State leases and commercial leases,
• Sub-leases and pre-leases, land tenure conversion, restoration of titles,
• Acquiring land,
• Tenancy agreements,
• Leasing advice,
• Contracts and agreements legal advice in;
• Corporate financing and restructures,
• Project financing, structuring and Implementation,
• Infrastructure financing structuring and implementation,
• Tax effective equipment and property financing,
• Equipment sales and lease backs,
• Preparation of loan, security and joint venture documentation,
• Administration and arrangements for receiverships,
• Liquidations and receiverships,
• Assist in the establishment of financial institutions,
• Advice on banks and other financial institutions,
• Banker customer relations,
• Forgery,
• Banker and customer negligence,
• Act in litigation on banking and financial agreements,
• Advice on Insolvency Act,
• Advice on personal and corporate bankruptcy in PNG including insolvency applications in the National Court.

• We advise and represent employees nationwide on employment and workplace related issues and offer quality expertise on all aspects of employment and workplace law, applying the most relevant solution from recruitment to executive service agreement and termination of employment.
• We negotiate with employers to formulate agreements dealing with legal frameworks of public service and the functions in the Public
  Service Management Act and the Public Finance Management Act.

• We demand and collect payments from clients’ debtors. We give debtors the opportunity to respond to demands properly, and launch recovery proceedings when they refuse.

• Wills and Probate
• Principles of Trusts law for trustees and beneficiaries
• Duties of trustees to beneficiaries; breach of Trust
• Often involving comparable issues, we draft nuptial agreements
• Provide advice to clients on matrimonial issues and divorce settlements

 We have ample experience in handling a broad range of commercial disputes in the following areas

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  • Corporations law,
  • Transport and aviation matters,
  • Corporate and commercial matters,
  • Trade practices and consumer practice litigation,
  • Banking and security litigation,
  • Professional negligence actions,
  • Regulatory compliance including directors’ duties and debt recovery.
• We also resolve dispute in the areas including;
  • Commercial contracts,
  • Intellectual property,
  • Corporations and shareholders’ Shareholders agreements,
• Consultancy, service and contractor agreements,
• Intellectual property rights protection,
• Competition and consumer law and
• General commercial and contractual agreements.
• Commercial project agreements between;
  • Merchants and traders,
  • Importers and exporters,
  • Freighting,
  • Banking and merchant agencies,
  • Logging and licensing agreements.

 We provide service and support in this area of law covering;

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  • Trademark registration,
  • Copyright laws,
  • Patent laws,
  • Passing of claims,
  • Trade practices related claims,
  • Drafting and review of joint venture agreements,
  • Drafting and review of advertising and marketing related agreements,
  • Assignments and licensing issues and drafting of agreements,
  • Drafting of confidentiality agreements and
  • Enforcement of intellectual property rights.