A Review of Women at Work in 2018
With 2018 coming to a close, an opportunity exists to reflect on the social, legal and political issues that defined the…
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Publications
Keeping you up-to-date
With the latest legal developments, legislation changes and case precedents.
‘Tis the season: a word about gifts in your family law property settlement
It’s the time of year where most of us are busily engaged in buying last-minute gifts for our friends and…
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Informal Property Settlements: When will the Court decline to make Property Settlement Orders?
The recent appeals decision in the matter of Horrigan & Jennings [2018] FAMCAFC206 has highlighted the willingness of the Court to…
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Modern Award changes 2018 / 2019- Implications for employers
Employers face the constant challenge of trying to keep up with the pace of change to the industrial relations landscape…
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The Role of Expert Evidence in Family Law
If you are separated and looking to obtain a final property settlement, the very first step you will be required to…
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But What Does It Mean? Interpreting Binding Financial Agreements
Parties generally enter into Binding Financial Agreements at the beginning of a relationship, to protect the assets they bring into the…
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You say tomato, I say tomahto: The battle of the forms and building contracts
Introduction In the recent decision of Stepanoski v Aslan [2018] NSWSC 1160, the New South Wales Court of Appeal had to…
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Death and family law property proceedings
If you and your former partner are unable to agree to the terms of a property settlement, one of you will…
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Cross all t’s, dot all i’s: Personal guarantees gone wrong
Introduction There are occasions, especially for small to medium size enterprises, where the company’s director or directors have to provide…
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Appeals: a useful lesson
The decision of PND Civil Group Pty Ltd v Bastow Civil Constructions Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 159 highlights the difficulty of…
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