In today’s rapid­ly chang­ing con­sumer laws and high­ly com­pet­i­tive mar­ket, it’s cru­cial to col­lab­o­rate with a legal team that tru­ly grasps the com­plex­i­ties of the retail and whole­sale industry.

Our exten­sive expe­ri­ence spans crit­i­cal indus­tries such as gro­cery, food and bev­er­age, fash­ion and beau­ty, auto­mo­tive, appar­el, pet sup­plies, elec­tron­ics and agribusi­ness. We sup­port pri­ma­ry pro­duc­ers, man­u­fac­tur­ers, whole­salers, dis­trib­u­tors, and retailers.

We under­stand that some of the biggest chal­lenges you are fac­ing, which include: sup­ply chain issues, sup­pli­er con­tracts, employ­ment issues, automa­tion, cash flow, cyber threats, sus­tain­abil­i­ty and e‑Commerce.

By har­ness­ing our one-firm mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary exper­tise, we pro­vide com­pre­hen­sive advice on any legal issues encoun­tered by those in the retail and whole­sale dis­tri­b­u­tion sectors.

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No mat­ter how rou­tine or com­plex the busi­ness issues you face, Mer­i­tas’ net­work of law firms is with you every step of the way. Mar­ket-lead­ing firms offer a full range of legal ser­vices, which enable you to do busi­ness any­where. Wise coun­sel and prac­ti­cal solu­tions are just a phone call or e‑mail away. Dis­cov­er the breadth and depth of the prac­tice and indus­try sec­tor capa­bil­i­ties avail­able to you through Meritas.

Publications

Employ­ers Ban­ning AI Smart Glass­es from the Workplace

Can employ­ers ban AI smart glass­es at work? As wear­able AI tech­nol­o­gy grows, busi­ness­es are nav­i­gat­ing pri­va­cy, cyber­se­cu­ri­ty, work­place sur­veil­lance…

Land­lords Beware: New Tobac­co Laws Could Mean Heavy Fines and Even Gaol Time

How Do New Tobac­co Laws Affect Land­lords in NSW?This year the NSW State Gov­ern­ment is crack­ing down on the sale of…

When is entry into a lot with­out the lot own­er’s con­sent per­mit­ted to car­ry out repair work to com­mon prop­er­ty? When there is an emergency

When is entry into a lot with­out the lot own­er’s con­sent per­mit­ted to car­ry out repair work to com­mon prop­er­ty? When…

In the News

Michael Byrnes appeared on Break­fast with Tim Web­ster on 2SM on 22 Octo­ber 2026 to dis­cuss the use of smart glass­es in the work­place (from 1:24:00 to 1:28:30)

Can employ­ers ban AI smart glass­es in the work­place? As wear­able AI tech­nol­o­gy gains trac­tion, organ­i­sa­tions must bal­ance inno­va­tion with…

Michael Byrnes appeared on Nights with John Stan­ley on 2GB and 4BC on 19 Octo­ber 2026 to dis­cuss the use of smart glass­es in the work­place (from 1:06:35 to 1:10:10)

Can employ­ers ban AI smart glass­es at work? As wear­able AI tech­nol­o­gy grows, busi­ness­es are nav­i­gat­ing pri­va­cy, cyber­se­cu­ri­ty, work­place sur­veil­lance…

Press Release | New Spe­cial Coun­sel Appoint­ment — Suzy Whitty

With over ten years’ expe­ri­ence as a prac­tis­ing lawyer and a pri­or career in the Roy­al Aus­tralian Navy, Suzy is recog­nised for…