The Personal Property Securities Register overhauls the legal framework for taking security interests over personal property, and consolidates over 70 pre-existing state and territory-based registers. If you are a landlord, builder, developer or are otherwise involved in real property transactions, it is vital that you obtain legal advice to ensure that your personal property rights […]
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Bankruptcy of a loved one or relative can affect your Estate entitlements
How would you feel if part of a deceased family member’s estate were to be applied to satisfy creditors of a bankrupt beneficiary family member? Would a Will maker really want the Trustee in Bankruptcy to receive a bequest under their Will? Unfortunately, it happens, writes partner DEAN FRITH.
MoreWhat you need to know about Powers of Attorney and Appointments of an Enduring Guardian
By making a Power of Attorney, you give to a trusted person the power to conduct your legal and financial affairs while you are still alive. An Enduring Guardian allows your trusted person to continue to look after your health, medical and lifestyle affairs during any period where you are incapacitated temporarily or permanently either […]
MoreWho is eligible to contest a will under the Succession Act 2006?
When a will is contested, or where there is no will, the Court must decide who is eligible to receive an inheritance.
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Workplace Gender Equality update
In November 2012 the Australian Government introduced historic legislation heraldingsignificant change in the area of gender equality, writes REBECCA MCKENZIE.
MoreWorking from home: Legal consequences for employers and their staff
This week, when Yahoo’s HR chief clamped down on staff working from home citing productivity concerns, it threw the spotlight on some of the tensions between employees and employers about flexible work arrangements, writes REBECCA MCKENZIE.
MoreBusiness succession: what will happen to your business if you or your partner fell ill or died?
If you’re a business owner, you know how much time and effort you’ve put in to building up and running your business over the time it’s been operating. But do you know what would happen to the wealth in your business if you or your business partner(s) suddenly fell ill or died? Business succession planning […]
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Self-managed Superannuation Funds growing in popularity
Are you concerned that your superannuation is not being invested in the best way possible? Have you thought about establishing a Self Managed Superannuation Fund (‘SMSF’), or are you already a trustee or member of an SMSF?
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When I die, all this will be yours! (unless I change my mind)
People make promises which they just do not keep. Perhaps the disappointed party decides to do nothing about the broken promise, but it should not be forgotten that there are promises a Court in equity will uphold and prevent a person from breaking
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Do you need to issue a Creditor’s Statutory Demand to collect your debt?
In the conduct of any business, and even more so in times of economic difficulty, the collection of debts by a business is of paramount importance, according to TERRY MORGAN.
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