How long do I have to live with someone to be in a defacto relationship? De facto relationships aren’t simply based on a timer. It’s widely believed that you have to be living with someone for at least 2 years…
Have you been promised a property or other gift when someone dies? Or are you the one making those promises? The High Court recently considered what happens when a person promises to leave a farm to someone in their Will…
Why does growth bring new legal risks? Growth in business is exciting. It is the payoff for years of hard work and smart decisions. But growth doesn’t just bring new opportunities. It reshapes the risks you face. Often the biggest…
Did you know your pet is property? Sometimes the most precious asset in a family law breakdown isn’t the cash, it’s Rufus the Bulldog. Previously, pets fell into a grey area which could become one of the most contentious parts…
In a local lesson on loan agreements, the case of Kempe v Grine [2025] NSWDC 227 began as an agreement between friends, but ended in a courtroom showdown over $300,000—and a lesson in why clear documentation matters. Back in December…
Legal Update - Security of Payments Act & Residential Building Contracts By Johanna Woodland. From 1 March 2021, the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payments Act) 1999 (NSW) (SOPA) now applies to owner occupied residential building contracts. For a…
Are you the director of a company? Is your company unable to pay its debts due to Covid-19? Are you considering placing the company into liquidation after the Jobkeeper payments and other stimulus measures cease in 2021? If you have…
New Code of Conduct for Short Term Rental Accommodation - Party Houses could be a thing of the past! By Leah Thorpe & Hamish Thomson. The NSW Code of Conduct for Short-Term Rental Accommodation Industry (the Code) is due to…
By Johanna Woodland and Hamish Thomson New South Wales Court of Appeal Victory for Pet Owners Cooper v The Owners — Strata Plan No 58068 [2020] NSWCA 250 “Cooper” The NSW Court of Appeal has recently handed down its decision…
By Tony Burke and Hamish Thomson The breakdown of a marriage or de facto relationship inevitably creates the need for assets to be divided among the separating parties. If an agreement cannot be reached on how to divide the assets,…
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