Legalese is a Cape Town-based “creative legal agency” and exists at the intersection of creativity and law.
The agency is designed specifically to service the creative and small business sector. They offer specialised legal services to creative, startup, and tech-based businesses. In addition to their services they offer practical legal advice, tools, and guidance.
Their legal solutions cover a variety of industries and specialities including tech (aviation and drones, fintech, gaming, social media), the entertainment industry (music), health and medical (cannabis, health tech) and the gig economy, among others.
Their mission, according to their website, is to “innovate legal services by making them accessible, creative and cheaper”.
They have a large network working remotely across the country and are able to service clients across the country. Businesses can also access their legal products and packages designed specifically for businesses at all stages online.
Compliance and regulation – User-friendly legal products and packages designed specifically for startup companies and small businesses. Includes company administration, tax clearance, change of company details and operating licence applications.
Agreements – Bespoke internal and external agreements, including shareholder agreements and NDAs, lease agreements, service agreements and terms of engagement.
Labour legal services – Includes formulation and compliance with company policies, employee discipline, restructuring and retrenchments and/or terminations.
Tech law – Laws relating to information technology, includes: commerce and online platform fintech services, data privacy and processing, gig economy legal services, access to information (Paia) compliance, Popia, aviation services, drone regulation compliance, fintech agreements.
Entertainment law – Legal services dealing with artistic performance, intellectual property, or advertising. Examples – performance and booking agreements; management and label agreements, band member agreements, music publishing agreements, music distribution and music licence agreement.
Medicine and health – Legal services to navigate regulatory red tape and requirements of operating a medical or health-related business.
Intellectual property registration and guidance – Get advice on registering your trademarks and other trademark-related matters in South Africa and internationally.
Tax services – Includes tax registration, tax advice for non-resident taxes, international tax structuring and advice, VAT opinions and more.
Legalese offers the following various packages for differing stages of business and industries:
New Businesses
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Growing Businesses
Includes:
Music industry
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Creative agencies
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Freelancers
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Social enterprises and non-profits
Includes:
Company secretarial
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Labour services
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POPI compliance
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They also offer the following Retainer Packages:
Legalese has a COVID-19 specific page for legal resources and assistance.
They are not a legal firm.
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