Ethical Law

Ethical Law provides cost-effective legal solutions to NFPs, social enterprises, and other community-based organisations.

Ethical Law is a social enterprise legal practice, providing accessible and affordable legal consultancy services for social enterprises (Socents), Not-for-Profits (NFPs), and other local, social, emerging and community-based businesses, helping to bridge the access-to-justice gap that faces many socially-minded organisations, and placing your business on a level playing field with your competitor

s, suppliers, and clients. Combining experience from the corporate world to the non-profit sector, Ethical Law can tailor solutions for your organisation's needs to help ensure your business is well-placed from a legal perspective. We can help you with a range of corporate legal, compliance and governance issues, including: contracts, advising if and how your organisation needs to comply with various laws, insurance law issues, and more.

04/08/2022

Ethical Law is very excited to have been named a for Firm of the Year at the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards 2022. This recognises the value in Ethical Law's approach to serving its clients, being not the traditional law firm approach, but one that is tailored to NFPs, Social Enterprises, and Community and Arts-focused businesses.

Awards night is next week!

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02/05/2022

Privacy: the foundation of trust.

It’s 2022! People like to know their personal information is secure. You might be using their without even knowing! Check if your organisation’s practices are building trust in your business.

Swipe through to find out how Ethical Law can help your organisation meet its legal obligations for privacy, and help to build better trust with your clients and stakeholders.

Make a no-obligation enquiry by contacting us at [email protected].

05/03/2022

We are excited to announce that Ethical Law's founder and principal lawyer, Kiri Libbesson, has been recognised in this year's Australasian Lawyer Rising Stars List, recognising her role in the growth of and achievements accomplished by Ethical Law during 2021.

Ethical Law's passion for helping social and community-minded businesses to achieve their goals, coupled with its low cost model, makes it an ideal provider of legal services for NFPs, social enterprises, and other arts and community-based business.

Read the full list of 2022 Rising Stars here: https://www.thelawyermag.com/au/best-in-law/rising-stars-2022/326509

25/01/2022

On 26 January we remember the cruel history of this country, and remember that this always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. 🖤💛❤️

Many people may not have known that the copyright over the Aboriginal Flag was (until yesterday) held privately, without an open licence available, meaning that the flag could not legally be used by anyone without permission from the copyright owner (including on websites as an acknowledgment, but also on clothing and other items, even by Aboriginal people themselves).

After a two-year long legal battle, the Commonwealth has now purchased that copyright, and the Aboriginal Flag is now publicly owned and free to use (respectfully of course)!

It’s understandable that some may have concerns that the copyright is now owned by a government that, to many people, also represents oppression of the Aboriginal culture and people. Hopefully the copyright will be managed appropriately and with all due consideration of and respect for the wishes of Aboriginal people. Importantly, public ownership means that we all have a responsibility for this flag as well.

25/11/2021

Great news that the amendments to ACNC Governance Standard 3 have been disallowed by the Senate! This is a win for charities, as the proposed amendments would have impacted on the charitable sector’s ability to advocate.

01/11/2021

Company Directors (including directors of NFPs and Socents): remember that from today you can now register for your Director Identification Number (DIN). I have just registered for mine, and it was very easy.

If you already have a myGovID setup (which you may have done already to connect your vaccination status to your state's check-in app), then the process for getting your DIN takes just a few minutes. If you don't yet have a myGovID you will need to do that first, including providing some verification documents (you can do this digitally).

You can apply for your DIN here: https://www.abrs.gov.au/director-identification-number/apply-director-identification-number

Current directors have until 30 November 2022 to apply for your DIN (plenty of time, but might as well do it now so you don't forget - don't want to risk the penalties!)

Any new directors appointed between now and 4 April 2022 will have 28 days to apply from their appointment, and directors appointed from 5 April 2022 onwards will need to have applied before their appointment.

Note directors of Indigenous corporations under the CATSI Act have longer to before needing to register. The full outline of dates and deadlines is available here: https://www.abrs.gov.au/director-identification-number/who-needs-apply-and-when

Note that committee members of incorporated associations are not required to have a DIN - it’s only for companies regulated under the Corporations Act or CATSI Act.

29/05/2021

Reconciliation takes action. It’s more than just a word, and it’s more than just one day, or one week, of making an effort.

The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2021 reminds us not only to call for reconciliation, but to listen to and connect with First Nations people as we do so.

“We all have a role to play when it comes to reconciliation, and in playing our part we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures, and futures.”

Ethical Law acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia, in particular the Cammeraygal people of the Eora Nation, who are the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Ethical Law is currently working.

22/03/2021

Ethical Law loves working with incredible NFPs and social enterprises doing good things, like , and we couldn’t be happier to hear how helpful the services have been 💛

21/03/2021

Today is Harmony Day in Australia, the last day of Harmony Week. Read our thoughts on this bellow.

“Harmony Week is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values.” (harmony.gov.au)

Today, this week, and all year Ethical Law celebrates and cherishes the rich cultural diversity that exists within Australia, and its importance in shaping the country we live in cannot be understated.

While celebrating that, we should also not ignore or forget that racism is still prevalent in Australia; and that part of celebrating diversity, also means calling out racism.

Harmony Day coincides with the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which, for 2021, the theme is “Youth standing up against racism”, calling on everyone to stand up against racial prejudice and intolerant attitudes, and celebrating the young human rights defenders who are leading this challenge. (https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-racism-day)

So let’s carry today’s messages forward through the rest of the year:

1. Let’s continue and be better at celebrating cultural diversity through positive actions of inclusiveness and actively showing our respect, and
2. Let’s continue and be better at standing up to racism, both on the big stage, and in the day-to-day occurrences.

They are two related but quite different sets of actions - both equally as important.

So starting from today, I challenge myself, and I invite you to join me, to be better in both of these streams of actions. In particular, I challenge myself to be better at calling out those subtle negative or divisive remarks or jokes that are based on skin colour, race, or cultural background.

15/03/2021

flashback to some more lovely words from a client from earlier this year 💛

06/03/2021

Ethical Law’s Founder & Principal Lawyer, Kiri Libbesson, is proud to be involved in this International Women’s Day event on Monday!

It’s in a unique location and will showcase some incredible women, have entertainment, there will be artworks for sale, and canapés on offer, whilst also raising funds for two fantastic organisations, one of which is a women’s refuge that Kiri is a new board member of (Bonnie Support Services).

Entry is by donation ($20 suggested) and RSVPs are important for numbers.

Please RSVP via the Facebook event (or otherwise let us know if you don’t have Facebook): https://fb.me/e/CgFGKf8A

Please come join us and share it with anyone else who may be interested.

(PS the boat stays stationary at the location - this is not a cruise)

27/02/2021

Love hearing these words from clients!

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About Ethical Law

Ethical Law provides accessible and affordable legal consultancy services for social enterprises, NFPs, and other community-based businesses, helping to bridge the access to justice gap that faces many socially-minded organisations.

Combining experience in both the corporate world and the non-profit sector, Ethical Law can tailor solutions for your organisation's needs to help ensure your business is well-placed from a legal perspective.

We can help you with a range of corporate legal, compliance and governance issues, including: contracts (preparing yours, or advising if someone else's is ok for you to sign), advising if and how your organisation needs to comply with various laws, insurance law issues, and more.