Separation affects the personal, financial and legal aspects of your life. When you have just separated from your spouse or partner, legal issues may not be the most important things on your mind, which is why you should seek legal advice. Read more
Conveyancing Act 1919 amendment applies to all rescissions of off the plan contracts after 2 November 2015, irrespective of when the off the plan contract was entered into! Read more
It is recommended you seek legal advice when dealing with retirement village contracts as the contract can be large with many conditions. Retirement Villages are subject to the Retirement Villages Act, but as long as a village complies with the Act it can decide on the details of its arrangements with its residents! Read more
If a franchisor is going to provide financial information or make statements as to the desirability of a particular business, then the franchisor needs to have reasonable grounds for making those representations or else they risk being sued when the franchise fails! Read more
It is common practice for each party to disclose their financial position before a family law settlement, but what happens when a party tries to conceal their true financial position in order to hide assets? Read more
Many people count on superannuation and life insurance to form part of your estate but if you do not make the correct nominations to work with your estate planning documents you may leave the executor of your estate with not enough money in which to carry out your wishes! Read more
If you are a director of a company the easy answer is you should have access and permission to inspect the books of your company however a recent case shows this may not always be the case.. Read more
Beware! Documents disclosed in your case may not always be protected by privilege if the court establishes it will support facts in a dispute! Read more
To eliminate some of the risk when "buying off the plan" it is vital to have an expert in property law review the contract for sale or you could be disappointed with the end result of your purchase! Read more
What can you do if your children get taken overseas? We look at the story of Sally Faulkner and her unsuccessful attempt to recover her children from Lebanon and how this situation affects the rest of us.. Read more