When setting up small businesses, many entrepreneurs and business owners immediately look to register new companies and complex corporate structures to facilitate the business. This desire stems from the understanding …
How will the Roads and Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 influence the future of protesting?
On 1 April 2022, the Roads and Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 was assented to in the NSW Parliament. It was proposed and passed into the NSW parliament for the …
Business Succession Planning Company Power of Attorney
It is of importance for all company directors to consider the value of appointing a ‘Company Power of Attorney’. A Company Power of Attorney is an integral legal document created …
Do I need a family trust? Probably not.
Do I need a family trust? Probably not. There are various types of trusts. This article uses general terminology but is probably most relevant in terms of family discretionary trusts, …
Do Public Trustees and Public Guardians act in the best interest of the individual?
When an individual possesses impaired decision-making abilities and lacks the capacity to make decisions about their life and money, these individuals have the legal right to appoint an Enduring Guardian, …
Trolls No More? The Future of Defamation Litigation
On 1 December 2022, the Federal Parliament proposed the Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill, in an attempt to confront cases of defamation online. The bill’s introduction would pioneer notions of culpability …
Do You Have Exclusive Use of your Car Space?
If you are purchasing property in Australia, the increasing population and urban density means that you are increasingly more likely to be purchasing in a strata scheme. If you’re purchasing …
Wills Drafting: Considerations of the changing nature of property
In a world of increasing decentralised assets and unregulated markets, the way we view property, and what constitutes property must shift also. This is particularly relevant when drafting a will …
A recent case on adverse possession in NSW: McFarland v Gertos [2018] NSWSC 1629
In New South Wales it is possible to ascertain land ownership by way of ‘adverse possession’. Adverse possession, commonly referred to as ‘squatters rights’, permits an individual to gain legal …
The Djokovic decision and the broad powers under the Migration Act
The recent decision of Djokovic v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs[1] serves as a window onto the extraordinary scope of powers available to the Minister under …
