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Mullane Lindsay turns 40!
“From little things, big things grow…”Robert Lindsay and Graham Mullane have been good friends since the 1970s. They worked together as solicitors before Graham established a legal practice as a…
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Revoking Powers of Attorney
Section 11(1)(c) of the Succession Act provides that an existing Will is revoked by a new Will. This means by the mere fact that a Willmaker makes a new Will, all previous…
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Wigge v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2020] NSWSC 150
On 27 February 2020, the Supreme Court of New South Wales handed down its decision in Wigge v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2020] NSWSC 150, in which leave was granted for…
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Absence does not make the insurer fonder
Photographs of unoccupied spaces are becoming our new norm. If your business is no longer operating from owner-occupied premises or you are a landlord where the tenant has ceased to…
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High Court Ruling - Disappointed Cruise Passengers Can Recover Damages for Distress
The travel industry, and in particular cruise ship operators, have been strongly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated bad publicity. Whilst not related to the pandemic, a recent High…
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LGBTQIA+ Relationship Breakdown - Your Rights to Property Settlement
Until 2009, the Family Courts in Australia did not have the authority under the Family Law Act to make Orders for property settlement between people whose same sex relationship had broken down.…
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Media Release: Parenting Orders and COVID 19
The Chief Justice of the Family Court has issued a Media Release confirming that the family courts remain open to assist parties and provided parents with some general guidance to…
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Traps with Using Unqualified Interpreters
In 2018, the Supreme Court considered a claim by a surviving (ex) husband on the estate of a deceased former wife. The husband claimed that when he and his wife…
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Executor - Does an Executor get paid? Part 2
An Executor is entitled to claim executor’s commission by way of compensation for the time and effort of performing the role. The amount of the commission is determined by the…
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Bankruptcy and its Impact on your Family Law Property Settlement
Unfortunately for some people following the breakdown of their relationship, their financial circumstances become so difficult that they are either forced into bankruptcy by their debtors, or elect to become…
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When Confidentiality is Worth More than Indemnity Costs
In the recent decision of Bailey v BMW Sydney Pty Ltd & Anor (No. 2) [2020] NSW DC139 the District Court refused to make an order that the plaintiff pay indemnity costs…
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To cancel or postpone, that is the question.
COVID -19 has resulted in many scheduled events such as tours, theatre or concert events failing to take place. The Australian Consumer Law provides that a supplier of services guarantees…
