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Self-Representing In the Family Court? Think Again!
25 SEPTEMBER 2020 , FAMILY LAW & DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPS , LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTIONA recent family law case saw a husband and wife both decide to deal with their property settlement without engaging lawyers. The couple were struggling to deal with a complex financial situation, with multiple businesses and financial interests between them. Read more
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8 Things You Need to Know About Your Customers’ Right to a Refund
15 SEPTEMBER 2020 , COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS LAWIf your business supplies goods or services then generally the Australian Consumer Law will have an impact on your obligations to your customers. Read more
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Think Carefully and Get Advice Before You Resort to a “Self-Help” Remedy to Your Property Dispute!
08 SEPTEMBER 2020 , LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION , PROPERTY LAW & CONVEYANCINGA few years ago, a builder purchased a property in a regenerated suburb. He intended to knock down the existing house and build on it a large new house for his family. Read more
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Choose the Executor of Your Will Wisely!
01 SEPTEMBER 2020 , WILLS & ESTATE PLANNING , ESTATE DISPUTESIn a recent case a father had two sons and no other family. The father made a will naming the older son as his executor. The will said that the estate was to be divided equally between the two sons. Read more
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New Defective Building Laws Come into Effect
27 AUGUST 2020 , LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION , PROPERTY LAW & CONVEYANCINGOn 11 June 2020 the Parliament of NSW passed the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 which applies to building work, including residential buildings. The law was introduced following concerns raised about building defects and combustible cladding after reports of defects in high rise buildings. Read more
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Have You Considered What Happens to Your Digital Assets after You Die?
25 AUGUST 2020 , WILLS & ESTATE PLANNING , PROBATE & DECEASED ESTATESAs digital assets continue to rise in popularity, the amount of people holding digital assets and dying without either telling others of the assets, or not providing enough information in order to access the assets, is dramatically on the rise Read more
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Your Business Contracts and “Force Majeure”
11 AUGUST 2020 , COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS LAWCoronavirus has been extensively covered in the news media. What has arguably received less attention is what happens when an unforeseeable event such as this prevents a party from fulfilling its contract obligations. Such situations have the potential to disrupt businesses. With this in mind, here are 5 things to know about how your business could be affected. Read more
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Will Making Capacity is Not Black and White!
04 AUGUST 2020 , CONTESTING A WILL , WILLS & ESTATE PLANNING , PROBATE & DECEASED ESTATES , ESTATE DISPUTESA father had six daughters. He made a will dividing his estate equally between the six of them. In 2013 he changed his will to give $40,000.00 to each of five of the daughters, and the rest of his $3,000,000.00 estate to his remaining daughter. Read more
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Strata Owner Wins Case But Forced To Pay Costs Of Owners’ Corporation
27 JULY 2020 , PROPERTY LAW & CONVEYANCING , LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTIONA man purchased one (1) car parking spot in a strata plan in Potts Point as an investment. Being close to the city, the car spot was highly valued, however getting a car into it required that the man drive over part of the common property, which was a garden. The owners' corporation did not approve of this and sought to prevent his movement over that part of the garden. This was first done by putting a metal chain across the edge of the garden, however the man removed the chain. In response to this, the owners' corporation decided to build a raised concrete garden bed to stop him. Read more
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Court Awards Compensation for Missing a “Once-In-A-Lifetime Cruise”!
21 JULY 2020 , COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS LAW , LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTIONBefore the enormous disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court heard a case dealing with the question of what happens when a planned tour holiday goes wrong or is not as advertised. Read more
