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Online Wills - the new age Will Kit
Following on from our earlier article, for a Will to be validly executed, s6 of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW) provides that a Will is not valid unless:- it is…
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What are the advantages of mediation?
Last time I wrote about mediation - what it is and how it works. This time I thought I would cover off on the many advantages that mediation has to…
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“Is this cheese? Is this Cheese Toastie Day?”
Pre-Covid, the Hunter Valley Family Law Practitioners Association held an annual Family Law Conference that attracted family law practitioners from throughout the state to listen to specialist guest speakers and…
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Think of the Grandparents - When Parents Separate
Few things can be more stressful for children than when their parents separate. Given the significant role that grandparents play in a child’s life, being cut off suddenly from this…
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Settlement date is negotiable
When selling a property, clients often think that the settlement date (which is also known as the completion date) in a Contract for sale of land must be 42 days.…
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Super-splitting orders for WA de facto couples now possible
Superannuation can often be a couple’s biggest investment asset. Until recently there was an inability for separated de facto couples in Western Australia to include it in their division of…
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And it only took 121 years!
For the first time the High Court of Australia will have a majority female bench, and it only took 121 years! On 29 September 2022, the Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus KC…
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Beware of Misleading & Deceptive Conduct in Business
Section 18 of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) provides that when acting in trade or commerce, you must not engage in conduct that is misleading or deceptive or is likely…
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First Home Buyers Choice Scheme
The NSW Government has announced that first home buyers purchasing properties for up to $1.5 million will be able to choose to pay an annual property tax instead of stamp…
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Damages for Lost Opportunity as a Consequence of a Landlord’s Breach of Lease
The NSW Supreme Court recently provided a judgement and a hefty award of damages for a tenant in circumstances where the landlord breached the Lease by failing to carry out…
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Limitation Periods for Loans Repayable on Demand
On 15 September 2022 the Supreme Court delivered a judgement in Kure v He [2020] NSWSC 1240 which considered the limitation period applicable to a verbal loan which was repayable…
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What is child inclusive mediation
Over time two primary models for mediation in relation to parenting disputes: the traditional (and still most common) model is “child focused” mediation but there is a growing trend to…
