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Legal guides

Detailed guides filled with actionable legal insights to help small businesses

What is Sweat Equity?

Sweat equity is a great way for young, cash-poor businesses to compensate early employees and co-founders for their time and loyalty.

How to Legally Change Your Casual Employee’s Roster

A common question employer's wonder is whether they can legally change their casual employee's roster. Read our guide to find out.

What is a Jurisdictional Objection?

A jurisdictional objection may impact the ability of the Fair Work Commission to hear your claim for unfair dismissal. Read our guide to find out more.

Is it Legal to Update a Quote?

Often it can be difficult to fully anticipate the full cost when you quote up a job, but are you allowed to update the quote? Find out here.

How to Resolve a Dispute Between 50/50 Shareholders

When 50/50 shareholders disagree, there is a high chance of a deadlock and the business suffering. Here is how to proactively avoid these situations.

What is a Startup Incubator?

For many young entrepreneurs, a startup incubator represents the opportunity to realise their dreams. Here's our guide to how they work.

5 Things You Should Include in Your Company Constitution

A company constitution governs how a company is managed. Read this article to learn what things you should consider when writing your company's constitution

Company Liquidation: Who Gets Paid First?

When a company goes into liquidation, there may be many different parties who are owed money. Find out the order of payments in this article.

What is a De Facto Director?

Every company must have at least one director. However, some are classified as ‘de facto directors‘. Read on to understand what de facto directors are.

What is a Multi-unit Franchise?

A multi-unit franchise allows you own a franchise of a brand but operate at a higher level because you are overseeing multiple branches. Find out more here.

What is a Barrister? (2022 Update)

A barrister is type of lawyer who acts for clients in Court proceedings and general litigation. Find out more in this article.

Federal Court Unmasks Google Users’ Cloak of Anonymity

A recent finding in the Federal Court may herald significant changes to the way Google reveals information about anonymous users who post false reviews.

How to Start Your Own Coffee Shop

Do you consider yourself a coffee connoisseur and dream of being your own boss? Read this article to find out how to start your own coffee shop.
What happens to Shares when Shareholders Die

What is Share Vesting?

There are many types of shares and ways to invest. Read this article to find out more about share vesting, and how you can use it for your business.

Statutory Demand vs Statement Of Claim: What’s Different?

A statutory demand and a statement of claim are two legal options you have to recover a company debt. So what is the difference? Read our guide to find out.

What is a Procurement Contract?

Procurement contracts are contracts commonly used by businesses to access goods and services in the service of their own projects.

Is Data Scraping Legal?

Data scraping refers to the ability of a web browser to imitate actions that users would be able to perform on the original website. But is this legal? Read our guide to find out.

What You Need to Know Before You Become a Company Director

If you are about to be appointed as a company director, you must be aware of the duties to your company and your legal obligations.

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