From the frying pan to the fire: The impact of businesses' legal problems

Among LAW Survey respondents, 2,611 people (13%) described themselves as business owners. These business owners reported 984 business-related legal problems, 65 per cent of which resulted in adverse consequences (e.g. loss of income, illness or relationship breakdown). This not only impacted on business and the Australian economy, but also on business owners’ private lives and their families. Providing timely and integrated legal assistance services to business owners has the potential to mitigate the impact of problems not just on businesses and the wider Australian economy, but also on private and family life.