Articles
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27 August 2009
Wills & Estate Planning
The legal right to refuse life saving medical treatment - advance…
There have been two recent Court decisions that have considered the legal status of advance healthcare directives.
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26 August 2009
Property
Good easements - it's all in drafting the terms
The decision is important because it indicates that an easement for parking can amount to an exclusive right to park vehicles.
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21 August 2009
Finance & Capital
National credit reform is just around the corner - announcing the…
The Bills to enact the National Consumer Credit Reform Package were introduced into Parliament on 25 June 2009.
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20 August 2009
Corporate Governance
James Hardie Penalties Announced Today - disqualification of Dire…
Directors were ordered to pay pecuniary penalties ranging from $30,000 to $350,000.
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10 August 2009
Insolvency
Insolvency practitioners: dodgy proofs of debt and paltry dividen…
When should an insolvency practitioner look behind a proof of debt that may have been assigned?
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29 July 2009
Wills & Estate Planning
Court guidance on Statutory Wills following changes to the Succes…
Recent Court decisions give clear guidance on the interpretation of the relevant Statutory Will provisions of the Succession Act 2006.
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21 July 2009
Environment & Planning
Tree disputes - A second bite at the cherry? Change in circumstan…
As a general rule, a court will not hear a dispute between two people if the substance of that dispute has been sufficiently dealt with in an earlier hearing.
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13 July 2009
Workplace Law & Culture
Fair Work Act 2009 comes into force
The Fair Work Act 2009 has now come into force (as of 1 July 2009).
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24 June 2009
Superannuation
Superannuation trustees & failing the sole purpose test
As the popularity of SMSF increases, ASIC and ATO are increasingly targeting SMSF trustees to ensure that funds are compliant with the SIS Act.
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19 June 2009
Property
Treasury's got a plan - the Housing Construction Acceleration Pla…
Key features of the Plan are set out below.
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17 June 2009
Elder Law
Transactions overturned due to undue influence - equitable fraud…
Two recent cases in the New South Wales Supreme Court addressed the issue of equitable fraud and undue influence being exercised over elderly people.
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17 June 2009
Work Health & Safety
Behind the veil of self-employment - how to calculate true residu…
The calculation of a self-employed worker's entitlements under section 40 is never straightforward.
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02 June 2009
Environment & Planning
The open road - or is it? Status of roads in land subdvisions
We discuss Aquilina v Blacktown City Council, in which Bartier Perry represented the defendant council.
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28 May 2009
Superannuation
Landholder duty - replacing the "land-rich" model & implications…
NSW is proposing to convert its existing \"land-rich\" provisions to a \"landholder'? model.
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25 May 2009
Deceased Estates
New court procedures to speed decisions in deceased estate cases
The Court has introduced new Practice Note SC Eq 7 which will take effect from 1 June 2009.
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22 May 2009
Competition & Consumer
Retailers to display component pricing - an update on changes to…
\"Component pricing\" occurs when businesses advertise their prices, not as a single all-inclusive figure, but in \"component\" parts.
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20 May 2009
Wills & Estate Planning
Wills & Estates Law Update - new legislation on prescribed privat…
Proposed amendments to the rules for Prescribed Private Funds (PPFs) were announced in the May 2008 Federal Budget.
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19 May 2009
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
Copyright in TV schedules: The High Court Decision in IceTV and N…
It is important to identify the work in which copyright exists.