Best Practice Business Advisor Harvey Bowlt: Business Law Specialist

I highly recommend Harvey Bowlt as an experienced corporate lawyer who has provided me with sound legal advice across a number of projects, including corporate agreements and employment law. His communication style is always clear and engaging with a high level of responsiveness. I would have no hesitation in recommending Harvey to anyone and I will continue to utilise his services in the future. – Judy Haviland- Judy Haviland Consulting

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Harvey Bowlt: Bowlt Commercial Lawyers

Commercial Law Specialist

Harvey is an Accredited Specialist in Business Law, one of only 107 appointed by the Law Institute of Victoria. He has over 30 years’ experience in both South Africa and Australia. Prior to immigrating to Australia in 2004 Harvey enjoyed a successful career as an Attorney, Notary and Conveyancer in South Africa and was a partner in a Cape Town law firm, where he specialised in High Court litigation, commercial and property work. For the past 13 years Harvey has practised solely in commercial law and specialises in managing risk in businesses.

Harvey started Bowlt Commercial Lawyers because he recognised that modern law firms need to be more flexible and attuned to clients’ requirements, particularly by:

Providing Specialist Services-competent is not good enough!
Being accessible and responsive to clients’ specific needs
Providing personalised, commercially practical legal advice and agreements
Offering flexible consultation arrangements (including at clients’ premises or another mutually convenient venue)
Providing realistic turnaround times for work, and
Offering agreed fees, where appropriate.

Harvey is happy to work with any business, provided they have the vision and drive to make their business a success, and understand the value of a trusted advisor like Harvey assisting them with the journey.

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What clients are saying

I am very happy with Harvey's advice and help. He was always available when I needed to talk to him. I would be very happy to recommend Harvey to anyone who has a business issue they need to address.

Leo Orland

Very happy with the service and advice received from Harvey!!!!

Andrew Lygoyris

10:41 I have always experienced great service from Harvey Bowlt with a rapid response and clear, sound guidance on legal issues

Harvey Bowlt was always very responsive to our needs

Thank you Harvey Excellent service

Kind regards Anthony Coleman, acim P/l

Harvey was great to deal with, very knowledgeable and resolved our problem before it became a larger problem, would highly recommend Bowlt commercial lawyers, regards

Rhonda Kneebone

Harvey Bowlt uses plain english in his legal documents, so the meaning is very clear to all relevant parties. He pays attention to the details and ensures all relevant points are covered. His goal is to reduce risk in your business. I recommend him for business owners looking for an approachable, thorough commercial lawyer.

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Harvey Bowlt in the Blog

The Not So HO HO HO Side of Christmas

by Harvey Bowlt | Dec 4, 2018 | Harvey Bowlt, Human Resources, Risk Management

Approx time to read: 1 minute Key Take Aways: Employers may be liable for injuries sustained by employees at work functions Bullying, sexual harassment and inappropriate use of social media are all possible risks. Contains tips for employers to keep things...

Long Service Leave Changes in Victoria

by Harvey Bowlt | Nov 14, 2018 | Harvey Bowlt, Human Resources

Approx time to read: Under 3 minutes Key Take Aways: Long service leave entitlement due after 7 years (previously 10) Unpaid parental leave of up to 52 weeks is now included in the calculation of an employee’s continuous service Long service leave...

Bigger Penalties to Keep the Shysters Honest

by Harvey Bowlt | Sep 30, 2018 | Harvey Bowlt, Marketing, Risk Management

Approx time to read: Under 2 minutes Key Take Aways: Lists updated penalties for breaches of Australian Consumer Law Discusses implications for those big business who have previously treated penalties for ACL breaches as an expected cost of doing...

Simpler Awards in Sight

by Harvey Bowlt | Aug 25, 2018 | Harvey Bowlt, Human Resources, Risk Management

Approx time to read: Less than 2 min Key Take Aways: Some underpayment bungles may result from failure to understand complex awards. Research by Sweeney Research found small business operators described awards as “convoluted, complex, ambiguous and of...

Business Risk and the internet – beyond cybercrime – the panel Q&A

by Synergy48 Group | Aug 16, 2018 | Damien Battersby, Harvey Bowlt, Ian Hopkinson, KSDS Panel Q & A, Risk Management, Stewart Clark

Meet the panel The panel Q & A As a small business owner, what do I need to do to ensure that my IT is actually protected? A lot of small businesses that we come across their IT systems are a bit like Swiss cheese, plenty of holes in them. So NUMBER...

The real risks of business and the internet: beyond cybercrime – the panel

by Synergy48 Group | Aug 15, 2018 | Damien Battersby, Harvey Bowlt, Ian Hopkinson, KSDS Meet the Panel, Risk Management, Stewart Clark

On Tuesday 14th August 2018 a group of 28 business owners met over dinner with an expert panel comprising a commercial lawyer, an insurance advisor, an IT security expert and a digital marketing specialist, to discuss the reality of doing business in the...

The real risks of business and the internet: beyond cybercrime – best practice checklists

by Synergy48 Group | Aug 15, 2018 | Damien Battersby, Harvey Bowlt, Ian Hopkinson, KSDS Action Items, Risk Management

Every month Synergy48 Group members invite a select group of 20 clients to attend a Knowledge Sharing Dinner with a panel of 4 business specialists from different professions to discuss a different business issue. As part of the agenda the panelists...

Best Practice Benchmarks for Trade Marks and Protecting Your Brand

by Harvey Bowlt | Nov 21, 2017 | Harvey Bowlt, Risk Management

One of the serious consequences if you've not registered the trade mark and someone else comes along, is they can stop you using it, AND they can demand that you account for any profits you've made out of using that trade mark. Synergy48 Business Advisor...

Benchmarking Best Practice Intellectual Property

by Harvey Bowlt | Aug 29, 2017 | Harvey Bowlt, Risk Management

This post is one in a series designed to help SME businesses benchmark their business and create a best practice business improvement plan across all of their business processes. You can find the links to the full series here. Why is it important to ensure that the...

Benchmarking Best Practice Business Structures