Category Archives: LAWYAL Solicitors

Who needs an office when the future is already here

Posted to Dynamic Business on 7 November 2013 by Stephanie Zillman in Digital, eCommerce, Featured, News, Women in Business There are a few professions which evoke a certain ‘old-school’ feel. Innovation isn’t the done thing. Talk of technology means email and … Continue reading

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LAWYAL Solicitors – Starting a New Law Firm From the Cloud Up

By Legal Practice Intelligence – published on 18 November 2013 LAWYAL Solicitors (pronounced ‘loyal’ solicitors) was founded by Leonie Chapman in mid 2013. Leonie is a commercial lawyer who has worked in top law firms and in-house. She has spent the … Continue reading

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Using Technology to Unbundle Legal Services

I believe that providing unbundled legal services in Australia may be one way to provide better access to these services for small businesses. According to Harvard Journal of Law & Technology Occasional Paper Series dated February 2013 – Using Technology … Continue reading

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LAWYAL online legal advice – how it works

While traditional law firms in Australia are lagging behind other industries on the technology front, to kick off a new technological age of mobile legal advice LAWYAL Solicitors has developed bespoke software to allow Australian businesses to seek advice from … Continue reading

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Watch out for penalty clauses in contracts

If your contracts contain fees imposed for breach or that apply upon termination, be mindful that special treatment is now given to “penalty” clauses, which may be deemed void or unenforceable. Generally, parties are free to negotiate contracts and determine what … Continue reading

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Finally, affordable online legal advice for SMEs

My name is Leonie Chapman, co-founder and the Legal Practitioner Director of LAWYAL Solicitors, an online law firm created to make legal services more accessible and affordable to companies and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). After spending the last decade as in-house … Continue reading

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