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  • Contract Lawyers

    Contract Lawyers for Creatives

    Our contract lawyers believe in creating plain english, succinct and effective contracts. Our dedication to ‘less is more’ and beautifully designed contracts is what sets Studio Legal apart from other law firms.

    As IP law experts, we have a deep understanding on how to protect intellectual property assets within a contract. As a result, creative businesses choose us, to create, update, review and negotiate their important deals.

    Who we work with

    We work with a wide spectrum of creative businesses and individuals. Our expertise spans  the arts, entertainment, media and music, health and wellness, food, and hospitality, publishing, tech, architecture, interior design, and construction, and much more!

    For more information about the industries we work with, take a look at our client industries here.  

    Looking for legal assistance or advice? We’d love to help. Get in touch with one of our commercial lawyers today.

    

    Contact drafting services

    We provide advice and support with contracts, such as: 

      • Preparing one off contract templates.
      • Preparing a range of contract templates for businesses in a variety of industries.
      • Revising entire suites of contract templates for businesses.
      • Conferences to discuss contract law updates.
      • Reviewing and editing out-dated contracts.
      • Designing contract templates to suit a business’ brand, tone of voice and colour palette.
      • Advising on various laws applying to contracts in Australia.

    Contract review services

    We can support you and your business, by assisting with the following:

    • Reviewing contracts and
    • Advising on contract risks,
    • Advising on key terms in contracts.
    • Advising terms in a contract that should be changed.
    • Marking up contracts with recommended changes.
    • Negotiation of contracts with various stakeholders.
    • Acting as your contract negotiator and representative in high stake negotiations.

    Commercial contract services:

    We can draft, review and negotiate a range of commercial contracts, including: 

    • Heads of agreements. 
    • Sale of business contracts. 
    • Commercial and retail leases.
    • Shareholders agreements. 
    • Unitholders agreements. 
    • Partnership agreements. 
    • Joint venture agreements. 
    • Corporate power of attorneys. 
    • Loan agreements. 
    • Confidentiality agreements. 
    • Sale of assets agreements. 
    • Client services agreements.
    • Business terms of trade. 
    • Supplier agreements. 
    • Franchise agreements.
    • Supply and manufacturer agreements.
    • Distribution agreements.
    • Professional services agreements. 
    • Share transfer agreements. 
    • Share subscription agreements. 
    • And many more!

    Intellectual property contract services:

    We can draft, review and negotiate a range of IP focused contracts, including: 

    • Copyright licence agreements.
    • IP assignment deeds.
    • Interior design contracts.
    • Architectural services contracts.
    • Creative contracts.
    • Co-creator contacts.
    • Music industry contracts.
    • Entertainment industry contracts.
    • Marketing asset contracts.
    • Artist contracts.
    • Trade marks, designs and patents licensing contracts in Australia and internationally.
    • Collaboration agreements.
    • Confidentiality agreements.
    • Employee and contractor agreements (with clauses tailored to ensure business IP ownership and protection).
    • And many more!

    Contract dispute services:

    We have experience dealing with contract disputes in a range of industries, and can assist with: 

    • Breaches of contract.
    • Disputes between employees, contractors and businesses.
    • Intellectual property agreement disputes.
    • Commercial and retail lease disputes.
    • Music industry disputes.
    • Architectural contract disputes.
    • Marketing industry contract disputes.
    • Alternative dispute resolution. 
    • Negotiations and mediation.
    • Copyright, trade mark and design infringement proceedings and litigation. 
    • General commercial disputes and litigation.  
    • And many more!

     

     

    Common problems our contract lawyers solve

    • My contract has been breached, what should I do?
    • Someone has alleged I have broken a contract, what should I do?
    • I am a co-founder of a new business, what contracts should I put in place?
    • What contracts should I put in place for my new start-up?
    • What contracts do I need to start working with suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers?
    • How can I protect my business IP in a contract?
    • I’ve created a new and unique product, is there I contract I can get to stop others from copying?
    • I want to expand my team. Should I hire employees or contractors, and what documents do I need?
    • What contracts do I need when buying / selling a business? 

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