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As a part of the practice of employment law, it is often the case than an employee who has been...
February 11, 2021
What is the Small Business Restructuring Process (SBR)? On 1 January 2021 some of the most significant changes to insolvency law...
The governing rules of most superannuation funds allow a member to nominate who receives their benefits if they die (known...
January 14, 2021
space Appointment of dividend By her last will Vivienne Ross gave her shares and other interests in any companies to Hopi Markin....
Allegation of testamentary fraud The court in The Estate of Milan Zlatevski; Geroska v Zlatevski [2020] NSWSC 250 (Henry J) granted...
December 17, 2020
Rebecca Cheers is a solicitor and mediator who runs Lion & Lamb Law. Ms. Cheers was admitted as a Solicitor...
On 12 October 2020, the NSW Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Cooper v The Owners – Strata...
December 10, 2020
The customer opened a Westpac bank account and added the complainant as a signatory. Four years later, in July 2019,...
Thomas Marlow made a homemade will in 2002 with the following: “I give the residue of my estate to my...
August 13, 2020
Recent legislative reforms designed to tackle illegal phoenixing activity mean that if a company fails to meet its GST obligations...
When will an application to Court for an easement be successful? If a person is unable to negotiate an easement with...
December 13, 2018
The expression ‘informal will’ is not found in the Succession Act 2006 but it is an accepted ‘short-hand’ reference to...
With the flexibility of information technology, working from home is easier than ever, and more popular for many, being associated...
March 14, 2019
Powers of Attorney continue to generate difficulties for the community generally, and for lawyers in particular. The Australian Law Reform...
No property order for husband who had effectively been supported by wife and her parents during six-year cohabitation. In Babray [2019]...
June 11, 2020
Given the costs associated with the acquisition of real estate in the current market, it is becoming common for parents...
In the recent decision of Roden v The Owners-Strata plan No 55773 [2019] NSWCATCD 61 (Roden Decision), the NSW Civil...
December 12, 2019
A string of high-profile Australians – including former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, NSW Premier Neville Wran and cricket icon Richie...
The Disability Discrimination Act (“DDA”) commenced 25 years ago. The Act was designed to create equality for persons with disabilities...
July 11, 2019
The NSW Government has a road safety policy called “Towards Zero”. It is said the Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Penalties...
In Rogers v Rogers Young (2016) WASC 208, Master Sanderson considered the proper construction of a ‘homemade’ will. The judgement...
May 09, 2019
One of the more important priorities for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) with respect to the franchise industry...
Recently we have seen the spotlight squarely placed on the issue of freedom of speech in the context of employment....
May 14, 2020
Liquidating a company won’t necessarily avoid husbands and wives from back-paying employees out of their own pockets. In FWO v Sinpek...
The introduction of the Bill is a step towards protecting Australian farmers and agricultural businesses from trespass or property damage/theft...
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