Private Clients
Retirement Villages – What could go wrong?
Entering into a retirement village contract is an important financial and legal step – possibly second only to the purchase of your home ...
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Private Clients
Buying a Retirement Villa – What you need to know
With an ageing population, the volume and choice of retirement based accommodation is increasing around the country. There has also been a lot of media attention around the fairness of retirement village contracts.
Private Clients
“My lawyer stuffed up” — Professional negligence claims against
When you engage a lawyer to provide legal services, no doubt you have certain expectations about how those services will be delivered.
Private Clients
Good wills hunting — the risks of using a DIY will-kit
Think you’re sorted if you prepared your own Will using a Will-kit from the news-agency...
Private Clients
Do you stand a chance challenging a will?
We often hear stories of ‘I heard…’ when it comes to Wills and who’ll get what when someone dies...
Private Clients
Just been served with a bankruptcy notice? Here’s what to do
You may have come to the end of litigation or in some cases, been a party to litigation you never knew existed...
Private Clients
My customer owes me a debt — get my money — enforcing judgment
In our last note about chasing money owed by a customer we looked at where and how judgment for a debt could be obtained...
Private Clients
Yes, you can defend a director penalty notice
In November 2016 the Queensland Court of Appeal handed down a decision which gives directors some guidance about...
Private Clients
A single racist remark may constitute unlawful discrimination
The recent Full Federal Court decision of Vata-Meyer v Commonwealth of Australia & Others provides a valuable reminder...
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Where there’s a will — there’s a way… To determine capacity
An ageing population — Australia’s population is aging. In 2012, life expectancy for males had risen to 79.9 years and 84.3 years for females...