Legal Updates

Minimising the challenges of estate planning for blended families

Posted on September 19, 2018

If you, or someone you know, are in a second marriage then you need to contact us to discuss your estate plan. The current divorce rate in…

Recent changes to Probate Applications

Posted on September 12, 2018

What is Probate? When a person passes away he or she usually leaves behind an estate which requires administration. It is the assets…

Are we there yet? Practical completion and handover

Posted on September 10, 2018

Practical Completion can be tricky to navigate. The contract will usually specify a finish date when the building work is to be complete,…

Supervision only anyone?

Posted on September 10, 2018

You may be asked to be supervisor for a job. You might think this is a way to earn some easy money but before you jump in, consider the…

Worker's Liens: what to keep in mind when registering a lien

Posted on September 10, 2018

There’s nothing worse than finishing up your work and then having an argument about getting paid. That’s when a worker’s lien can be helpful and help you get paid for work done and materials supplied.

Beware the unlicensed builder

Posted on September 10, 2018

Licensed builders A person must be licensed as a building work contractor if they want to undertake building work for a client (this…

Section 440A - the changing landscape of what is considered a “creditor’s best interest”

Posted on September 07, 2018

Section 440A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Act) empowers the Court to exercise its discretion to adjourn a winding up application, if it is…

Surveillance Laws in South Australia - What’s new?

Posted on August 23, 2018

New video and other surveillance laws are now in force in South Australia (since December 2017). The Surveillance Devices Act 2016 (SA)…

Family Trusts – Control and Succession

Posted on August 01, 2018

The recent case of Mercanti v Mercanti decided by the Court of Appeal of Western Australia in December 2016 is a very helpful illustration…

A Phoney Will (Part 2)

Posted on July 18, 2018

A few months ago we wrote about a case in Queensland involving a woman on her death bed in hospital filming her testamentary intentions on…

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