Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B

Venture Law

Deakin Law Clinic

Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B

About us

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Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B

Deakin Law Clinic is a teaching law firm, offering free legal advice and assistance to those who are disadvantaged in their access to justice. Our areas of assistance are:• civil and commercial law;• criminal law;• employment law;• family law; and• venture law.

Relevantly, our Venture Law service includes advice and information for early stage start-ups and entrepreneurs.

About Deakin Law Clinic

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Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B

Our Venture Law practice provides advice and information in relation to the following areas of law:• Business structuring, registrations and company incorporation• Intellectual property – trade mark clearance, copyright issues• Contractual documentation – terms & conditions, customer contracts• Privacy policies• Verifying pitch decks• Employment agreements

Venture Law assistance

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Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B

Deakin Law Clinic offers a priority service to Deakin SPARK participants – just let us know that you are part of Deakin SPARK

Our appointments are on a Tuesday morning and Thursday all day at Deakin Downtown• Please contact us to make an appointment

Deakin Law Clinic x Deakin SPARK

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Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B

How to get the most out of your legals

Before meeting with Deakin Law Clinic

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Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B

What are my issues?• Structure and registrations

– Company or some other structure?– Do I need an ABN and/or a business name registration?

• Company documentation– Do I need a constitution and is it working for me?– Shareholders’ agreements?

• Intellectual property– Do I have trade marks and should I register them?– Who holds any IP?– What about copyright?

Thinking about your legal issues

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Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B

What are my issues?• Employees, contractors and volunteers

– Am I paying the right amounts?– Are arrangements appropriately documented?

• Contracts– What are my obligations under any contracts I have entered into?– Do I need to create some pro forma contracts / T&Cs / disclaimers?– Do I need a non-disclosure agreement?

• Privacy– Do I need a privacy policy?

Thinking about your legal issues

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Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B

Many start ups are happy to take on a large amount of the early legalsthemselves, including:• Company incorporation with ASIC • ABN and/or business name registration• Trade mark applications online through IP Australia• Employment contracts using templates from the Fair Work Ombudsman

We are able to provide information and/or assistance in relation to each of these aspects

What can you do yourself?

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Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B

There are some areas of law that we recommend that you invest in legal assistance early:• Patents – whether or not you have a patentable invention and/or making a

patent application• Funding or investment documents • Complex contractual documents

Where should I spend my legal budget?

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Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B

Email: law-clinic@deakin.edu.auPhone: 03 9244 3000

Appointments available from 22 July 2019

Contact us

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