New ABRS Requirement for Founders: Director Identification Numbers
If your appointment was on or before 31 October 2021, you must apply for a Diretor ID before 30 November 2022. Directors appointed from today onwards will need to apply within 28 days of appointment.
Startup Lawyer’s Guide to Sweat Equity
Sweat Equity: What is it and when do I need it?
IP Lawyer: You need to audit your Intellectual Property
Once you have audited the IP you own, you can start planning and implementing your overall IP strategy. One simple mistake in your early stages can be very difficult to remedy later on. So be warned: if you fail to plan, plan to fail.
Startup Lawyer Explains Directors Duties
Understanding and appreciating the responsibility of your duties as a company director will be vital to both ensuring the smooth sailing of your startup and that you personally meet the legal standards required of you as a director.
Startup Lawyer: Notify ASIC about Advisory Shares with Form 484!
ASIC forms can be quite confusing, but they are necessary! There are consequences to filing notices late or failing to file entirely. Please make sure all your documents are lodged and lodged on time
Startup Lawyer: How to start a Not For Profit in Australia
Whether you’re a foreign organisation looking to service Australia or a homegrown, passionate individual looking to give back to the community — we’re here to help you get your not-for-profit (NFP) running in no time. We take you step-by-step through all the requirements you need to keep in mind when registering as an NFP with ASIC, ATO and ACNC.
Paying Yourself a Salary as a Startup Founder: When and Why!
The range of salaries paid to founders varies heavily based on factors including the amount of capital you have already raised, your business cash flow, and the potential to increase your Startup’s capital in the near future.
Startup Lawyer: Should you protect your startup product’s design?
Which designs can you protect? When we talk about designs in IP law, we aren’t referring to a product’s functionality or the way it operates. Rather, ‘designs’ refer to the visual appearance of a product. Design rights therefore only apply to the features that give your product a unique appearance — such as its shape, […]
Obsessive compulsive: why corporate governance matters for your startup, and beyond.
What really is Corporate Governance, and why should it matter to a budding start-up’s global business strategy?
Get the tech right: Lawyers Weekly Host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Anthony Bekker
Catch Anthony Bekker on the Lawyers Weekly podcast on how general counsels can grow their business into an international one. Now he’s helping start-ups!