Manufacturing

Corrs' Manufacturing group is a team of industry-skilled lawyers recognised locally and internationally for their ability to deliver services in a competitive and commercial manner.

Created in response to the manufacturing sector's growing need for more experienced practitioners, Corrs' Manufacturing group consists of lawyers drawn from a wide-range of dedicated practice groups who work together to ensure commercial transactions are completed to the highest standard.

A large client base of leading companies engaged in manufacture including Foster's Group, BP, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Barlow Group / Taubmans and General Mills, is testimony to the group's well-established reputation for excellence.

Corrs' successful track record in all legal aspects of manufacturing covers issues of both corporate and commercial law. The Manufacturing group legal team is currently advising clients on a range of topical issues including:

• The Free Trade Agreement between Australia and Thailand and Australia and the USA
• "State of the art" procurement models
• Voluntary product recalls and insurance
• Product contamination for toll manufacturers
• Recent developments in the occupational health and safety area.

The main areas of law serviced by Corrs' Manufacturing group include:

• Corporate Advisory
  Corrs advise on a wide range of issues including corporate structure, director's duties, directors' and officers' insurance and indemnities, related party transactions, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, implementing and advising on corporate compliance programs, equity and debt raisings, public company listing and shareholder issues.

• Workplace Relations
  Experienced across all areas of labour law in all Australian states and territories, Corrs' lawyers advise major corporations and public sector agencies in a range of industries on issues including workplace relation strategies, workplace agreements, arrangements on the transmission, award entitlements, superannuation, discrimination and harassment and occupational health and safety issues.

• Competition
  Corrs can advise on a wide range of commercial agreements which involve potentially anti-competitive provisions such as the implications of the Trade Practices Act on mergers and acquisitions, obtaining clearances for the ACCC for transactions to proceed where necessary, defending clients against ACCC prosecutions, and responding to ACCC investigations involving alleged client contravention of the Trade Practices Act.
  
  The group also designs, drafts and assists in the implementation of trade practices compliance programs for many large organisations across a range of industries and provides long-term ongoing training and assessment.

• Property, Planning & Development
  Corrs' property lawyers provide specialist legal services to the property and development sector including sales and acquisitions, lease and related facilities, commercial and urban development, planning and development matters, native title, contaminated land and heritage and conservation.

• Intellectual Property
  From copyright to trademarks, Corrs brings substantial experience in all fields of intellectual property and a thorough understanding of the needs of our manufacturing clients.
  
• Product Liability
  Corrs offers a full spectrum of product liability services aimed at reducing client exposure to product liability claims including advice on contract formation, advertising / promotion, product warranty, trade practices and competition, risk management, product recall and dispute resolutions.