153 publications by our lawyers on commercial law, leasing, buying and selling a business, contracts, disputes, property and estates. Page 5 of 8.
Wills for Blended Families
Wills for blended families present their own set of unique challenges. When children come from different parents, there may be conflict or disagreements as to entitlements.
When is a loan payable on demand?
Is your loan payable on demand? When should you have to repay an informal loan? What about money that you borrow from family? The way Australian laws interrelate, a lender may never recover a loan. Read our tips to safeguard your money.
Protecting your Intellectual Property – Copyright Essentials
Copyright provides creators like artists and writers with legal ownership of the work they produce.
E-conveyancing – the way of the future
For the past 150 years when completing a property settlement, it has been necessary for lawyers and banks to meet up to check and swap documents and bank cheques.
Why your company must have a Shareholders Agreement
Starting a business requires careful planning and consideration. A failure to allow for unforeseen events or for ways to resolve future disagreements could put your business at considerable risk.
Consequences of an employee sharing company secrets with competitors
Employees have a duty of confidentiality and good faith to their employers and employers have a right to ensure that company information is not misused or wrongfully disclosed.
Business Structures: Company
When commencing a business venture, it is necessary to consider the most appropriate type of business structure to put in place.
Giving money to your Child, Was it a loan or a gift? – Big difference!
Housing affordability is a big issue for young Australians. When discussing that issue once, a former Prime Minister infamously remarked that the solution was for parents to “shell out” to help their children buy a home.
Interview questions you can’t ask
An employer’s potential liability for workplace discrimination arises before the first interview and exists whether or not a decision is made to hire a person.
Insolvency and the right to terminate contracts
Reforms to insolvency laws which commenced on 1 July 2018 prevent contracting parties from relying on certain termination clauses in commercial contracts.
FAQ on Estate Planning
While many people are unlikely to nominate estate planning aka “Thinking about what will happen to my assets when I die” as being on their “most wanted things to do” list in reality, this is something that should be on…
Business Structures – Trusts
When commencing a business venture, it is necessary to consider the most appropriate type of business structure to put in place.
Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts
For an increasing number of high net worth individuals with complex professional and personal affairs, the question of how best to approach long term estate planning and in particular, what is likely to be the best way…
GST and Residential Property Transactions
The responsibility for remitting Goods and Services Tax (GST) to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) generally falls on the party making a ‘taxable supply’.
Update on Personal Property Security Register
The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) is a national, central register where you can record any interest you have in goods or any debts owed to you. You can check whether goods or assets you are considering purchasing are already encumbered with a debt or charge.
Challenging a Will in Victoria
Claims can be made for further provision from a deceased estate if relatives or loved ones believe that insufficient provision has been made for them.
Important things to consider when buying a business
If you are considering buying a business there are many things you need to do from a legal, financial and general business perspective.
Support for all Women and Teenage Girls in Australia
Violence against women is a significant human rights issue in Victoria. It goes without saying that all women have a right to safety in homes, schools, at work and on the streets.
Social media and the workplace – employees take care
We live in an age characterised by a rise in the use of social media, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, snapchat and the like.
Unfair Contracts Update – are you complying with the law
From 12 November 2016 the current Unfair Contract Terms Regime (UCT Regime) has been extended to cover standard form contracts entered into with ‘small business’.