Changes to the NSW Road Rules & Traffic Laws
NSW Roads and Maritime Services recently announced a number of changes to the NSW Road Rules due to commence on 1 November 2012. The most significant amendment involves the rules...
Read MoreWhen can a police officer search you?
Police are required to have reasonable grounds or a reasonable suspicion before they can undertake a search. Find out more by reading this article...
Read MoreInternational Child Abduction and the Hague Convention
There has recently been significant media attention regarding the case of Garning -v- Department of Community, Child Safety & Disability Services and Anor regarding the application to return four children...
Read MoreWho is included in a gift to your “children” in your Will?
It is common for parents to make provision for their children in their Wills as a group. Such a gift is known as a “class gift”.... find out more by...
Read MoreWhat if I don’t want my children to receive a share of my estate until they reach a certain age?
This is a particularly complex area of Will drafting. Certain wording can mean your children receive an “expectant share” in your estate when you die, but only take “possession” of...
Read MoreUnsigned Wills – When Intention is Everything
Generally, for a Will to be valid it needs to be signed by a Willmaker (testator) in the presence of two witnesses, who should also sign at the same time....
Read MoreMisconduct at Work Can Lead to a Summary Dismissal
Many employees either do not understand or are blissfully unaware that failing to follow the reasonable directives of their employer constitutes serious misconduct at work which can result in Summary...
Read MoreDon’t Leave Your Child’s Guardian Out of Pocket
In the Wills there should have been a power to enable money to be advanced to the guardians themselves, either by way of loan or gift, to enable the guardians...
Read MoreWhy Employers Need a Social Media Policy
A social media policy is not 'one-size-fits-all'. Every business is different and operates under a unique set of values that will impact how the social media policy is constructed. In...
Read MoreAbortion & Pregnancy Termination – Who has jurisdiction?
The Court reiterated that reference to the word “child” within the Family Law Act does not include an unborn child.
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