Festivals & Events

Entertainment lawyers in Melbourne

Planning a festival or major event? You need experienced legal guidance to navigate an ever-evolving line-up of permits, licenses, contracts, liability and more. Sanicki Lawyers has the expertise to cover all the legal assistance you’ll need to throw an epic event. More importantly, we’re performers ourselves, and understand the unique ecosystem of a big event.

You’ll have enough tasks to tick off to deliver your event – don’t let legal hurdles derail your schedule and eat up your time. Contact us today for a consultation and let us help you create a successful event.

What can we help with?

Our team can help you with all aspects of entertainment law as it relates to festivals and events, including:

  • Business Structures: Choosing the right legal structure for your festival or event (incorporated association, proprietary limited company, partnership, etc.);
  • Funding and licensing: We have experience in dealing with funding agreements, grant agreements and dealing with councils and licensing bodies;
  • Liability and Insurance: Developing risk management plans, securing necessary insurance (public liability, property & equipment, etc.), and understanding overall risk profile;
  • Talent Agreements: Contracting artists and all other talent and performers booked for festivals and events; clearing rights required;
  • Intellectual Property: Clearing rights for music performances, managing copyright ownership for festival-created works, and navigating licensing agreements;
  • Permits & Licensing: Obtaining necessary permits and licenses (liquor licensing, competition permits, etc.)

Testimonials

By having a Sanicki lawyer involved I feel peace of mind knowing the deal has every chance of coming to fruition. I can honestly say that Darren, along with his wonderful team, have saved deals for me on several occasions. Sanicki’s end to end service makes my business life much less stressful.

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— Steve P

As the Group Commercial Manager for the Salvation Army Australia, I have used Sanicki Lawyers to assist me with commercial contracts and have found their advice, highly professional, commercially astute and legally sound.  I have no hesitation in recommending them to assist you in any commercial transaction.

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— Robert J

Chelsea, Darren and the broader team at Sanicki Lawyers are an integral part of our business… It’s a bonus that they’re incredible to work with. We can’t recommend them highly enough – and wouldn’t trust anyone else with our contracts or business requirements

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— Giorgio M

Sanicki Lawyers have been incredible to work with. They’re professional, approachable, and really know their stuff. The team made everything easy to understand and were always quick to respond. You can tell they genuinely care about their clients. Highly recommend them for anyone needing solid legal support.

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— Brandon W

Couldn’t have had a better experience. These guys are warm and efficient. Best!

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— Harry F

Darren has an excellent team of friendly and accessible people who are both efficient and practical. I trust Darren and his team to deliver for my clients at the most crucial stage of their transaction.

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— Ian A

Exceptional service from Sanicki Lawyers. I would never hesitate to recommend the team, and will certainly use their firm again for my business.

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— Julia N

I engaged Terence and Grace after I was defrauded a significant sum of money. Being a victim of cyber fraud is extremely stressful and confronting. Thanks to them I felt an instant sense of relief when they took on my case and achieved a successful outcome within a short period of time. Terence and Grace were extremely knowledgeable in their case law and knew the strategic steps to take, to help me recover both my lost funds and interest. I can’t thank them enough for their professionalism and empathy they displayed to me, to achieve this extraordinary result. I am eternally grateful.

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— George S

The Sanicki Lawyers team make you feel so welcome, and explain fully costs and processes. It’s so comforting to be able to approach these guys and feel confident with what they do.

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— Gina C

I couldn’t be more impressed with the exceptional service provided. The quality of work was outstanding, and any amendments I requested were handled with professionalism and efficiency. Communication was seamless—emails were always responded to promptly, which made the whole process smooth and stress-free. I engaged them for commercial legal matters, and both Chelsea and Natasha delivered beyond expectations. Highly recommended!

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— James T

Sanicki Lawyers can assist with:

Talent agreements

Event Management agreements

Venue hire and licensing

Music clearances and licensing agreements

Performer releases

Filming and photography releases

Equipment hire agreements

Investment and grant agreements

Service and supplier agreements

Contractor agreements

Ticketing terms and conditions

Sponsorship and partnership agreements

Competition permits

Liquor licensing

Artwork commissioning agreements

Activation agreements

Enquire with our commercial litigation lawyers in Melbourne