Family breakdown and separation can be extremely stressful and costly. However, it can actually be pretty simple and cost effective, if the parties can agree on how to go about …
Current Provisions for Residential Care Facilities Fees
Please see below a note prepared by Sue Field who is an Adjunct Fellow, Casual Academic and Casual General at the Dean’s Unit – School of Law, at the University …
Compulsory Acquisition of Land by WestConnex
Paul Dillon explains how Compulsory Acquisition of Land by WestConnex works Stage 1 of WestConnex includes an extension of the M4 East motorway via twin tunnels from Homebush Bay Drive to …
What is an Enduring Power of Attorney?
An explanation of ‘What is a Power of Attorney’ is set out here. A ‘Power of Attorney’ is a document you can sign to appoint another person (called your attorney) …
How do you register a Trademark?
So you’ve come up with a new brand idea and you want to protect it as a part of your business’s goodwill. In order to protect your trademark you need …
Are Uber Drivers Independent Contractors Or Employees?
By Jacob Carswell-Doherty The California Labor Commission in the United States recently decided that an individual Uber driver was in fact an employee of Uber under Californian employment laws. Uber takes …
What is Capital Gains Tax?
What is Capital Gains Tax? To understand Capital Gains Tax you need to know the difference between “income” and “capital”. In simple terms, the money you receive into your bank …
Hancock v Rinehart – Dispute over the Hope Margaret Hancock Trust
Despite imposing her vast resources to pressure her children to prevent them taking control of the the Hope Margaret Hancock Trust, Gina Rinehart has failed to prevent her daughter Bianca Rinehart from being …
Who is responsible when retaining walls fail?
Paul Dillon Last month Sydney experienced the effects of an East Coast Low with extended periods of heavy rainfall resulting in flash floods, fallen trees, collapsed power lines and damage …
Having the Last Word. Will making and contestation.
There has been a recent research project undertaken by three (3) Australian Universities and involving the Public Trustee in a majority of the states and territories. The full report is …