A Law Firm with A Difference

Weblegal is a different kind of legal practice. We run a virtual office as a means of keeping our costs and your bills down. We are a passionate and progressive law firm that provides outstanding value and flexibility.

Our initial consultation is free and if you are located in the Sydney metropolitan area we can come to you. We can do this outside of the regular 9 to 5, Monday to Friday working cycle. Most of the services we provide are available on a fixed fee basis rather than just on the old billable hours system that rewards tardiness. Unlike most law firms, we do not charge for speaking to you on the phone or sending you an email.

We provide legal services in a number of different industrial, commercial, intellectual and creative areas. One of our priority areas of legal practice is industrial relations or employment law. We offer an array of legal services tailored to employers, employees and contractors. The services include advice and representation on contract negotiation, employment conditions, enterprise bargaining, terminations, including unfair dismissals, unlawful dismissals, adverse action and discrimination; the drafting of contracts, policies and enterprise agreements and a wide range of services offered by contractors. Click on the most appropriate link below for more information or select from the drop down menu above.

Employment Law for Employers. Click the link to information about the legal services we offer for Employers and Business Owners.

Employment Law for Employees. Click the link to information about the legal services we offer for employees and other other workers.

Employment Law for Contractor and Principals. Click the link to information about the legal services we offer for contractors.

Law for the SME. Click the link to information about the legal services we offer for the small medium enterprise (SME).

Information Technology. Click the link to information about the legal services we offer in relation to IT.

Intellectual Property. Click the link to information about the range of legal services we offer in respect on IP.

Entertainment and Media. Click the link to information about the range of legal services we offer in respect media law.

Advertising and Marketing. Click the link to information about the range of legal services we offer in respect marketing.

Wills and Estates. Click the link to information about the range of legal services we offer in respect of wills and estates (succession law) from drafting a will through to probate and administration.

Recent articles & free legal information:

Below you will find links to a number of recent articles that have been written in response to current events and legal cases that we have found to be of interest, or which we have identified of interest to the public generally. More are available at the foot of this page or from the drop down menu above.

Optus loses TV Now case against Telstra, AFL and NRL

A Full Court of the Federal Court has overturned the Federal Court ruling that upheld Optus' right to stream football matches and which rejected the argument that Optus' actions were a breach of copyright. The Full Court has essentially found the reverse of the judge's findings at first instance.

The 2012 Super Bowl, the yoghurt commercial and the John Butler Trio song "Zebra"

This article is to do with a yoghurt ad aired during the 2012 Super Bowl, its copyright, possible copyright infringement and a number of other statutory breaches and common law intransigences. The advertisement is contained in the article, and directly below that is a video of the song Zebra to which the riff in the advertisement some may think has more than a passing resemblance.

Controversial opt-out clauses in enterprise agreements are held to be valid, but for how much longer? An opt-out clause allows employers and individual employees to enter into individual arrangements or agreements that contain different conditions of employment from the enterprise agreement that would otherwise govern the terms of the employment relationship.

JJ Richards Appeal Rejected

The Full Federal Court confirms that an application for a protected industrial action order, and protected industrial action may be taken before bargaining commences. Though they did stress it would depend on the circumstances and that the Fair Work Act contained other mechanisms that could have been more appropriately utilised.

Legal Requirements for a Valid Will

There are a number of requirements that need to be fulfilled if a court is to consider a will to be valid. This article provides an overview of the factors that are required under New South Wales law and which must satisfy the courts and also what factors will invalidate a will if they are present.

More legal articles. Click here to open a page of links to a range of legal articles and free legal information.

Weblegal can assist. Contact us if you would like to arrange a free consultation with no obligations. We can come to you.

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