Event Law

Event Law is the only dedicated business platform for Australia’s wedding and event suppliers.
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24/09/2026

Working in the wedding and events industry? Come join us.

The Wedding and Event Supplier Hub is a Facebook group created exclusively for suppliers working in the industry.

It’s a space to connect with people who get it — ask questions, talk business, share experiences, discuss what’s happening in the industry and chat about all things weddings and events.

Got a business question you want another supplier’s perspective on?
Something happening in the industry you want to discuss?
Or just want to connect with more people who understand the beautiful chaos of event life?

This is your space.

The group is for suppliers only, so you can have genuine conversations with others working behind the scenes in the wedding and events industry.

🩷 Join The Wedding and Event Supplier Hub on Facebook — we’d love to have you there (link in story)

21/09/2026

Breach of contract.

It sounds very dramatic.

But in its simplest form, it means someone hasn’t done something they agreed to do under a contract.

For an event business, that could be a client failing to make a payment when it’s due, someone not providing an agreed service or a party failing to meet an important obligation.

What happens next isn’t always as simple as:
“They breached the contract, so I can cancel it.”

The nature of the breach, the terms of the contract and the circumstances all matter.
That’s why clearly setting out what each party is expected to do — and what happens if they don’t — is so important.

Save this one for the next time someone casually drops “breach of contract” into a conversation.

General information only and not legal advice.

17/09/2026

Photographers — your business involves a lot more than taking beautiful photos.

There are bookings and payments.
Cancellations and postponements.
Copyright and image use.
Delivery expectations.
Equipment.
And the occasional unexpected situation that nobody particularly wants to deal with.

Your contract needs to keep up with all of it.

Event Law’s Photography Package has been professionally drafted with photography businesses in mind, so you’re not trying to make a generic contract fit an industry it wasn’t written for.

- Photographer Client Terms & Conditions
- Website Terms & Conditions
- Privacy Policy
- Video guides to help you customise your templates

Protect the business behind the camera.

Explore our Photographer Packages via the link in bio.

15/09/2026

Your business probably doesn’t look the same as it did when you first started.

Your prices have changed.
Your services have evolved.
Your processes are better.
You’ve learnt what works — and probably learnt a few things the hard way too.

So why are you still using the same contract?

Your contract should evolve alongside your business.

I don’t believe contract reviews should only happen after something has gone wrong. Looking at your terms every so often is simply part of making sure the foundations of your business still reflect the way you actually operate.

If you haven’t looked properly at yours in a while, perhaps this is your reminder.

When did you last read your own contract from start to finish?

— Kathryn

General information only and not legal advice.

11/09/2026

You’re about to send the contract. Before you hit send… give it five minutes.

Check the client details.
Check exactly what you’ve agreed to provide.
Check the payment information.
Check the cancellation and postponement terms.
Check whether anything you’ve promised in emails, proposals or DMs needs to be reflected in the contract.

It’s easy to get into the habit of duplicating the last client’s document, changing a few details and sending it on its way.

But every booking is different.

Save this checklist and run through it before you send your next contract. Five minutes now could save a lot of confusion later.

General information only and not legal advice.

09/09/2026

Can you charge a cancellation fee?

Sometimes.

Can you simply choose an enormous number, put it in your contract and assume you’re covered because the client signed it?

Not quite.

Cancellation terms should have a purpose. Depending on the circumstances, they may help account for things such as work already completed, costs incurred or losses connected with a cancelled booking.

What they shouldn’t simply be is a punishment for cancelling.

The important part is having cancellation terms that are properly drafted for your business — and understanding how they actually work.

Because the middle of a cancellation dispute is a terrible time to discover you don’t really know what your cancellation clause means.

General information only and not legal advice.

07/09/2026

A cancellation is stressful enough without having to figure out the rules as you go.

What happens to the deposit?
Is there a cancellation fee?
How much notice is required?
What happens if you’ve already started work?

These are conversations you want to have before a booking is cancelled, not while you’re in the middle of dealing with one.

Clear cancellation terms help both you and your client understand exactly what happens when plans change.

Because in the events industry, cancellations happen. Your contract should be ready for them.

Go check your cancellation clause now!

General information only and not legal advice.

03/09/2026

Since we’re getting reacquainted around here… hi, I’m Kathryn.

Lawyer. Entrepreneur. Mum. Cat lady. Coffee addict. Reality TV enthusiast. Frequent traveller. Occasional conspiracy theory investigator 😂

And, most importantly, Founder of Event Law.

After stepping away from my own legal practice and spending some time back in the corporate world, I realised something pretty quickly:

I missed this.
I missed working with business owners.
I missed the wedding and events industry.
I missed helping people understand the legal side of their business without making it feel unnecessarily complicated.

Corporate life gave me plenty of experience, but ultimately, it felt cold and unfulfilling.
So I made the decision to return.

I’m back behind Event Law, creating practical legal resources and education specifically for the wedding and events industry, and I’m back practising through KVA Law too.

My career has taken me through law firms, multinational companies, universities, community legal centres, my own event business and more than a few countries along the way. But somehow, I’ve found myself right back where I’m meant to be.
Helping business owners protect what they’ve worked so hard to build.

So, if you’re new here, welcome to Event Law.
And if you’ve been here for a while, thanks for sticking around. It’s good to be back. 🩷
Now tell me something about YOU that I wouldn’t guess from your job title.

01/09/2026

“But they signed it!”

A signature is important. But it isn’t a magic wand that makes every sentence in your contract enforceable.

Your terms still need to comply with the law — and depending on the circumstances, things like consumer protections and unfair contract term laws may come into play.

So when reviewing your contract, don’t only ask:

“Will my client sign this?”

Ask whether the terms themselves are clear, reasonable and appropriate for your business.

Because a contract is only as useful as the terms inside it.

General information only and not legal advice.

26/08/2026

Your DMs might feel casual. Your words still matter.

A conversation like:

“My styling package is $2,500.”
“Perfect! We’d love to book you.”
“Amazing! Consider the date yours.”
..might feel like nothing more than a quick Instagram exchange.

But agreements don’t always need to come neatly packaged in a formal contract with a signature at the bottom.

What you say in your DMs, emails and messages can matter — particularly when you’re discussing things like price, dates, services and agreeing to go ahead.

So before you type “Consider it booked!”, make sure you’re actually ready to consider it booked.

And yes, you should still have a proper contract.

How much business do you conduct in your DMs?

General information only and not legal advice.

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