Legal Issues
“You’ve been served!”: What it actually means
What the famous legal term actually entails in Australia.
What to do with abandoned property
We regularly get enquiries about what someone can do if another person has abandoned property in someone else’s possession or on someone else’s property.
Can someone with dementia make a Will?
We often get enquiries from people with family members who are in the twilight of their lives as to whether or not a person...
Beat the Christmas selling deadline
Daylight saving is upon us and with it a rapidly closing window to buy or sell a property in time for Christmas.
Buying property off the plan
The property market certainly has a spring in its step with property prices once again showing some encouraging growth, auction clearance rates high and lots of sale contracts coming across our desk.
Folau saga is not about religion
That Folau has hijacked the debate into a war about freedom of religion is clever, but misleading.
Folau can’t have his cake and eat it too
Professional sport in Australia is the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to salacious headlines and legal disputes.
Israel Folau has been sensationally...
Considering a franchise opportunity
We have recently had a spate of new enquiries about people considering entering into franchise agreements.
When you enter into a franchise agreement you are...
Tackling drink drivers
Did you know that new legislation was introduced in recent years to combat drink driving?
For the past few years Courts have been able to...
Australia’s gambling culture
By the time you are reading this article, the winner of the race that stops the nation will have been decided and Australians will...
Helping your kids buy property
We often get enquiries from potential clients about how parents can assist their children to buy property by giving them money, while at the...
Law catches up with modern day problem
Most people consider sex to be somewhat of a taboo subject preferring not to discuss the topic publicly.
With the advent of technology including smart...
Conveyancing to move with the times
Over the next 12 months, the way that conveyancing transactions have been completed for decades is due to change dramatically.
New South Wales will be...
May madness for Weekender readers
We understand legal services can be expensive, so for the month of May, we have decided to give readers of the Weekender some great...
Big news in real estate and how it impacts you
The country’s primary provider of real estate deposit bonds, Deposit Power, no longer has a guarantor/underwriter.
CBL Insurance, Deposit Power’s existing guarantor, is reported to...
Changes to the banking sector
This week’s column centres on the new payments platform which launched in Australia on Tuesday.
While not exclusively a legal issue, the changes will have...
Quirky road rules you may not know about
Most of us know our mainstream road rules back to front.
There are some other road rules in New South Wales that you might not...
Why DIY Will kits are dangerous
A lot of people die without a Will, which means that the division of their assets after they die is determined by legislation set...
Solving a moral dilemma
Every day we are fielding enquiries from people who wish to write Wills who have adult children and have entered into their second marriage.
Typically...
Legal inconsistencies in same-sex marriage debate
The marriage equality debate is taking centre stage in mainstream media once again following the decision of Australian tennis great Margaret Court to boycott...
