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Greystone Briefings

Notes on the law, in plain language.

Greystone Briefings, practical, plain-language notes on commercial, property, family, wills & estates, employment and disputes. General guidance to help you know when, and how, to seek advice.

01

Restraint of trade clauses: what actually holds up

Employment  ·  20 July 2026  ·  5 min read
Restraint of trade clauses: what actually holds up
02

Powers of attorney: planning for a day you hope never comes

Wills & Estates  ·  16 July 2026  ·  6 min read
Powers of attorney: planning for a day you hope never comes
03

Separating well: property and parenting, calmly

Family Law  ·  8 July 2026  ·  5 min read
Separating well: property and parenting, calmly
04

Reviewing a commercial lease: the clauses that bite

Real Estate  ·  2 July 2026  ·  6 min read
Reviewing a commercial lease: the clauses that bite
05

Understanding legal costs: how fees really work

Working With a Lawyer  ·  30 June 2026  ·  5 min read
Understanding legal costs: how fees really work
06

When do you actually need a commercial lawyer

Corporate & Commercial  ·  26 June 2026  ·  6 min read
When do you actually need a commercial lawyer
07

Buying property: the legal checklist

Real Estate  ·  12 June 2026  ·  6 min read
Buying property: the legal checklist
08

What a good shareholders' agreement covers

Corporate & Commercial  ·  28 May 2026  ·  6 min read
What a good shareholders' agreement covers
09

Wills & estates: the basics everyone should sort

Wills & Estates  ·  14 May 2026  ·  5 min read
Wills & estates: the basics everyone should sort
10

Facing a commercial dispute: your first five steps

Litigation & Disputes  ·  30 April 2026  ·  5 min read
Facing a commercial dispute: your first five steps
11

Signing a personal guarantee: read this first

Corporate & Commercial  ·  31 March 2026  ·  5 min read
Signing a personal guarantee: read this first
12

When a renovation becomes a building dispute

Litigation & Disputes  ·  24 February 2026  ·  6 min read
When a renovation becomes a building dispute
13

Binding financial agreements: what makes them stick

Family Law  ·  20 January 2026  ·  5 min read
Binding financial agreements: what makes them stick
14

Blended families and the estate plan that holds

Wills & Estates  ·  9 December 2025  ·  6 min read
Blended families and the estate plan that holds
15

Contesting a will: who can challenge, and when

Wills & Estates  ·  4 November 2025  ·  6 min read
Contesting a will: who can challenge, and when
16

Made redundant: your rights, and the traps

Employment  ·  16 September 2025  ·  5 min read
Made redundant: your rights, and the traps
17

Unfair dismissal: what the law actually protects

Employment  ·  5 August 2025  ·  6 min read
Unfair dismissal: what the law actually protects
18

Directors’ duties when the company is in trouble

Corporate & Commercial  ·  10 June 2025  ·  6 min read
Directors’ duties when the company is in trouble
19

Buying a business: what due diligence really uncovers

Corporate & Commercial  ·  22 April 2025  ·  6 min read
Buying a business: what due diligence really uncovers
20

Skinny Higgins: the entrepreneur who built on solid legal foundations

Corporate & Commercial  ·  12 March 2025  ·  6 min read
Skinny Higgins: the entrepreneur who built on solid legal foundations
21

The indemnity clause: the line that can sink you

Corporate & Commercial  ·  18 February 2025  ·  6 min read
The indemnity clause: the line that can sink you