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Legal updates and insights for Australian businesses.
Contracts
“We Had a Deal”: When Handshake Agreements Go Wrong
Handshake agreements may be legally binding, but they can be hard to prove. Learn why written business contracts help reduce risk and disputes.
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Startups
Founder FAQ: Common Legal Questions for Business Owners
Answers to common legal questions from business owners about contracts, templates, unpaid customers, shareholders agreements, contractors and trade marks.
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Employment Small Business
Hiring Your First Employee? A Legal Guide for Employers
Hiring your first employee? Learn the legal steps employers should consider, including awards, NES, contracts, pay, super, WHS and records.
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Business Structuring Corporations Startups
Does Your Business Structure Still Fit? Updating Your Legal Structure for Growth
As your business grows, your legal structure may need to change. Learn when to review your structure, protect assets and prepare for future growth.
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Startups
What Founders Really Need From Their Lawyer
Founders need more than legal answers. Learn why commercially focused legal advice helps business owners manage risk and make better decisions.
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Business Sale and Purchase
Preparing Your Business for Due Diligence: What Buyers Want to See
Selling your business? Learn what buyers look for during due diligence, including contracts, IP, employees, records, compliance and hidden risks.
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Employment
Do Small Businesses Need Employment Contracts?
Small businesses should use written employment contracts to clarify roles, pay, entitlements, confidentiality, IP ownership and termination rights.
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Corporations Startups
Bringing On Investors? Read This First
Bringing on investors can help your business grow, but it can also affect ownership, control and decision-making. Learn the key legal issues to consider.
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LawBase Newsletter
Why Quality Legal Advice is Worth the Investment
Quality legal advice can help small businesses avoid disputes, protect contracts, reduce risk and build stronger legal foundations from the start.
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LawBase Newsletter Regulatory and Compliance
July 2026 Legal Changes for Australian Businesses
From payday super to paid parental leave, AML/CTF, privacy and minimum wage changes, learn what Australian businesses need to know from 1 July 2026.
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Contracts Small Business Startups
How to Start a Business in Australia: A Legal Checklist for Founders
Starting a business in Australia? Learn the key legal steps: structure, ABN, licences, trade marks, agreements, employment, privacy and insurance.
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Contracts Business Structuring Corporations Startups
Co-Founder Exit? Why Your Shareholders Agreement Matters
Co-founder exits can create legal, financial and operational risk. Learn how a shareholders agreement helps protect Australian businesses.
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Contracts Employment Small Business
Legal Documents for New Business: 7 Essentials
This article acts as a general checklist of the 7 legal documents that new businesses typically require.
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Employment
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring Employees
This article outlines 5 common mistakes that businesses make when hiring employees that should be avoided.
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Contracts Small Business
How to Get Paid on Time: Legal Tools to Protect Your Cash Flow
This article outlines the key legal tools that can be used by businesses to protect their cash flow.
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Startups
Sole Trader or Company: What You Need to Know as an SME Founder
Choosing between sole trader and company? Learn the key legal, liability, tax, admin, growth and restructuring issues SME founders should consider.
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Business Structuring Small Business Startups
5 Common and Costly Legal Mistakes that Australian Founders Make in Year 1
This article will explore the most common and costly legal mistakes that we see Australian founders make in year one and what Australian founders should do instead.
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Contracts
Indemnity Doesn’t Cover It All: Why Consultants Still Need Insurance
This article explores why it is essential that consultants have indemnity clauses in their consultancy agreements but also adequate insurance policies.
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Contracts
Transparency with AI: Why Your Service Contract Needs A Clear AI Clause
Using AI in your business? Learn why AI disclosure clauses in service contracts are best practice and what to include to manage legal risk and client expectations.
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Employment
Employment Contracts: Does this form part of ‘employee records’?
Do employers need to keep employment contracts? Learn what the Fair Work Act requires, what counts as employee records and key takeaways from a major 2026 court decision.
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LawBase Newsletter
Legal Updates to Start 2026
Stay across the key legal changes for 2026 affecting Australian businesses, including workplace laws, payday super, AML reforms and major court decisions.
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Employment
Navigating the Christmas Shutdown Period: Leave Requests and Employer Obligations
Understand your legal obligations during the Christmas shutdown. Learn how to manage leave requests, comply with Fair Work laws, and plan ahead with LawBase.
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Regulatory and Compliance Small Business
The Latest AML/CTF Changes and What They Mean For Businesses Providing Virtual Addresses
This article will explore what the AML/CTF changes involve and the implications for businesses providing virtual address services.
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Business Sale and Purchase
Buying or Selling a Business? Why Checking the PPSR Matters
This article explores the impacts of PPSR registrations when buying and selling a business and how these challenges can be avoided.
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