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A make good clause is a provision in a commercial lease that requires the tenant to return the premises to a specified condition at the end of the lease term. In most Australian commercial leases, the make good obligation goes well beyond leaving the premises clean. It can require a tenant to remove their entire fit out, patch and repaint walls, replace flooring, and restore the premises to the condition it was in at the start of the lease, or in some cases, to base building

Most business owners are aware of obvious legal risks. They know they need contracts. They understand that intellectual property matters. They recognise that employment law can be complex. However, the risks that cause the most disruption are rarely the obvious ones. They are the issues that sit quietly in the background, unnoticed, until circumstances bring them to the surface. As businesses scale, hidden vulnerabilities become more significant. Revenue increases. Teams grow

Many business owners feel reassured once they “have contracts in place.” There is a services agreement, a set of terms and conditions, and perhaps a contractor agreement downloaded a few years ago. The assumption is that because something is written down, protection exists. However, the existence of a contract does not automatically mean that it provides meaningful legal protection. A contract only protects you if it is drafted correctly, reflects how you actually operate, al