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Family Law Property Settlements
In the Family Law field where the parties have separated and want to settle their property interests there is a lot of Law on the subject but the primary get go is to gather all the information of the assets and liabilities of the parties to ensure there has been a...
Drinking and Driving Anothers Car
DON’T LEND YOUR CAR because if you do and your friend gets caught drink driving at 0.10 you loose your car for 30 days and you have to pay the fine $600.00 to get it back The Herald Sun today 15th June 2015 writes: THOUSANDS of Victorians found boozed-up behind the...
Employment contracts – restraint of trade?
Many employment contracts have restrictions on employees when they leave their employer and start working for a new employer in the same business. The law in Victoria is different from other states in that; what one would consider a valid agreement is read down to be...
Drink and Drug driving there more…
The Andrews Labor Government is cracking down on some of Victoria’s most dangerous drivers who mix alcohol above the legal limit with illicit drugs and then get behind the wheel. Natalie Hutchins, Acting Minister for Roads and Road Safety, announced two new offences...
Lease Law
Do you rent a commercial property as the Landlord or the Tenant you need to know the latest. VCAT has just issued a directive to advise that if a Landlord is required to make good issues with respect to their property because essential safety measures require fixing....
Estate Planning
Where there’s a will there’s a way. I am often asked by people about the importance of doing their will and I always respond with the advice that even if you do not think that you own anything you must have will. My will is important. Administration and Probate Act...
No such thing as a simple will
A recent decision of the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Tasmania in Calvert v Badenach [2015] TASFC 8 is a good reminder for lawyers preparing wills that there is no such thing as a simple will. The case concerned a professional negligence claim against a...
Cooling Off – Sale of real estate
Selling and Buying land is always a complex business made even more difficult when the Supreme Court sends a curve ball. So sending a notice to the agent is not giving a notice and it must be given to the vendor. Read on… Russell Cox, Victoria’s leading writer on...
Conveyancing – the new way
Conveyancing – the new way With the world of electronic conveyancing fast approaching we have decided to revamp our pricing structure and to pass on the benefits to our customers. As of today we will provide the following: Vendors statements and draft Contracts of...
New Building Laws
Have you ever found yourself looking at a new building contract and wondering what it all means? Next door to my place here in Silverwood’s a new home is being built and I went to have a chat to the painter and walked inside to see that the concrete slab already had...