As an online business owner in Australia, you may be wondering if you really need to have online terms and conditions for your website or app. The short answer?...

I often get asked how can I protect my secret recipe/ my unique biz method/ my software.  To fully understand how you can best protect your business secrets, it...

Important legal documents for your online store When you start selling online you should make sure you have 3 main legal documents in place. Firstly, you should have some...

It makes good business sense to have a privacy policy published on your website, and we encourage all small businesses to have one. Legally only certain businesses are required...

 If you’re a hair stylist or makeup artist, booking weddings, balls, parties and other events, it’s important to make sure you have the right terms and conditions in place...

Whilst the “Roadmap to Freedom” is super exciting, and means many of you will be able to open your doors, there are some legal considerations we need to consider before doing so.   It’s...

All photographers and copywriters should have written agreements in place to ensure that the ownership of copyright in works is clear. When it isn’t, there can be disputes, and...

What is a Mumpreneur?  No, really? Is it an entrepreneur who is also a Mum? And do we even like the word?   When I began The Mumpreneur Lawyer,...

There are many reasons young girls choose to study law, and then become lawyers. Maybe it is to help others? An intellectual challenge? Social justice? To effect change, and...

The moment you become a parent you see the gift of life more vividly than ever before. You quite literally hold new life in your hands. Life that didn’t...

Usually when we hear the word startup, we think of a scalable business. A business that intends to grow bigger than just us, the founder. But whilst some startups...

Things go wrong in business, we know they do, but how can you lessen the impact? How can you limit your legal responsibility, or as lawyers like to say, limit your...

Choosing a good trademark can be one of the best business decisions you will ever make. So when you start looking into branding as a startup, it should definitely...

Before Covid-19 online law firms were often viewed with intrigue, but not taken seriously. “That model would never suit us” – “Our clients are different, they would only ever...

E-commerce? Well, we all know what commerce is… the buying and selling of goods and services. It’s been around for a while… well, almost as long as human kind...

Being a woman and a lawyer has not always been easy. At law school in the early ’00s there were already more women than men studying law. But at...

Over the years we have heard – through the grapevine –  questions that people desperately want to ask lawyers, but usually don’t have the courage to. If you’re thinking...

When you start growing your business, or even right at the idea stage, you might consider setting up a partnership or company, rather than going it alone. Often two...

The Australian Consumer Law is the law that you need to comply with when customers ask for a refund for online shopping. The law gives consumers rights or guarantees...