Publications

As a franchisor, you must not engage in misleading and deceptive conduct. We explain what it is and how to avoid it.

Your business’ brand represents your values, identity and reputation. Learn how to create a successful brand and protect it.

The Startup Manual is essential reading for any founder looking to launch and grow a startup.

Understand how trade mark registration works in Australia to protect your brand.

Whether it’s your first hire or your fiftieth, this guide will help you understand the moving parts behind building a high-performing team.

This guide helps business owners and financial controllers best manage and recover their debts.

This guide sets out how to set up, finance and grow an online business in Australia.

The Franchisor Toolkit covers all aspects of how to grow a business into a franchise network.

Understand how a shareholders agreement governs the rights and responsibilities of a company's shareholders and directors.

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Guide to Share Sales
Want to sell your business? A share sale may be beneficial compared to an asset sale. Download our free Guide to Share Sales today.
How to Sell Your Business
This guide sets out all the moving parts that will impact a successful business sale.
Due Diligence Guide For Purchasing A Business
This guide will walk you through the due diligence process when purchasing a business.
Buying a Business: Guide to Negotiating Terms
This guide will help you understand which key terms to negotiate when buying a business to protect your interests and gain a favourable outcome.
How to Finance Your Business Purchase
Understand what information you will need to apply for finance, choosing a lender and key features of a financing arrangement.

Venture Debt Handbook
This handbook aims to help startup founders understand the benefits of venture debt, how a venture debt deal works and how to prepare for taking on this form of capital raising.

Commercial Contracts Checklist
If you are entering into a contract with a supplier, use this checklist to ensure it includes important key terms and conditions.

6 Key Construction Contract Clauses
Understand six key construction contract clauses, their significance and the risks they may pose to your business.

Australian Business Innovation and Investor Visas Guide
This guide sets out the key business innovation and investor visas available in Australia.
Partner Visa Resource Guide
Save time, money and stress with this guide. It will make it easy to apply for a partner or marriage visa.
Employer Guide to Sponsoring Foreign Workers
Sponsoring overseas workers as an Australian business is complicated. Let us simplify it for you with this free employer guide.

Directors' Duties
This guide will help you understand the directors' duties that apply to you within the Australian corporate law framework.
Shareholders Agreement Guide
Understand how a shareholders agreement governs the rights and responsibilities of a company's shareholders and directors.
Corporate Governance Essentials for SMEs
This guide will help you to understand your corporate governance responsibilities, including the decision-making processes.

GDPR Cheat Sheet
Find out how the EU's new privacy laws may affect your business.
Spam Consent Factsheet
Before sending electronic messages, learn how your business can comply with the Spam Act with our free Spam Consent Factsheet.
Notifiable Data Breach Factsheet
This factsheet explains what a data breach is and when one is serious, your reporting obligations and limiting an NDB's impact.

How to Recover Unpaid Invoices
This guide helps business owners and financial controllers best manage and recover their debts.
Guide to Resolving Business Disputes
This guide will help you understand the best way to resolve a commercial dispute, quickly.

How to Start an Online Business
This guide sets out how to set up, finance and grow an online business in Australia.
5 Ways to Deal with Negative and False Online Reviews
Negative or false online reviews of your business can be disheartening and damaging. Understand your legal rights and options.

How to Hire & Inspire
Whether it’s your first hire or your fiftieth, this guide will help you understand the moving parts behind building a high-performing team.
How to Prevent Wage Underpayment
Ensure your employees are paid correctly with our free guide on how to prevent wage underpayment.
Employment Essentials Factsheet
As an employer, understand your essential employment obligations with this free LegalVision factsheet.
COVID-19 Vaccinations and Workplace Rights
Understand the circumstances as to whether or not you can compel an employee to take a COVID-19 vaccine.
Modern Slavery Factsheet
This factsheet explains what is modern slavery, whether your business needs to comply with modern slavery law, and how to do so.

Franchisor Guide to Misleading and Deceptive Conduct
As a franchisor, you must not engage in misleading and deceptive conduct. We explain what it is and how to avoid it.
Buying a Franchise
This guide sets out the key legal and commercial issues to consider when buying a franchise.
Franchisor Toolkit
The Franchisor Toolkit covers all aspects of how to grow a business into a franchise network.
Franchisor Financial Disclosure Factsheet
This factsheet sets out the three key financial disclosure obligations every franchisor needs to comply with.
Guide to Selling Your Franchise
Selling a franchise can be complex. Simplify the sale process and understand your obligations with this free guide.
Negotiating Franchise Agreements Factsheet
When bringing on board new franchisees, it is important to negotiate agreements that strike a balance. This factsheet explains how.
Selling Your Franchise Network
Selling a franchise network presents some unique and complex issues. Understand the process with this free guide.
How to Expand Your Franchise Overseas
This guide will help you expand your successful franchise overseas, with a clear roadmap, key steps and traps to avoid.
Franchisor Marketing Fund Cheatsheet
Understand your franchisor legal compliance obligations for managing marketing funds.

6 Key SaaS Contract Essentials
This cheat sheet explains your SaaS contract fundamentals.

NewLaw White Paper
This white paper covers legal tech trends and key developments for NewLaw players.

Guide to Protecting Your Brand
Your business’ brand represents your values, identity and reputation. Learn how to create a successful brand and protect it.
Trade Mark Essentials
Understand how trade mark registration works in Australia to protect your brand.

Lease Termination Factsheet
Learn about the three ways to end your commercial lease.
Managing a Lease When Purchasing a Business
This guide will help you to understand your options when you purchase a business with leased premises.
Commercial Leasing Cheat Sheet
Practical tips to understand key clauses and avoid disputes in leasing agreements.

Startup Manual
The Startup Manual is essential reading for any founder looking to launch and grow a startup.
Bringing Your Startup to Australia
This guide provides an overview of what founders need to consider when expanding to Australia.
Employee Share Schemes
A comprehensive handbook for any startup founder or business owner looking to attract and motivate top employees with an Employee Share Scheme.
Web3 and Financial Products and Services
Understand common financial products and services that are relevant to web3 businesses.