The complexities of granny flat interests
Granny flat arrangements can address socio-economic issues but complex legal and financial issues can arise when parties fail to document their arrangement.
By John Clarke - 8 min readGranny flat arrangements can address socio-economic issues but complex legal and financial issues can arise when parties fail to document their arrangement.
By John Clarke - 8 min readThe Court of Appeal has considered whether firms can recover costs for work done by employed solicitors when the firm is self-represented.
By Charlotte Morson - 6 min readThe Court of Criminal Appeal has restricted the admissibility of certain expert evidence as to doli incapax in criminal cases involving children under 14.
By Mark Ramsland - 7 min readRecent High Court decision has confirmed that a class action waiver clause in the Ruby Princess class action was an unfair term under the ACL.
By Alex Tolliday, Hugo Wilesmith, Ben McLachlan and Chiara Biviano - 6 min readPractitioners will be familiar with the words ‘survive me’ in wills, but the word ‘survive’ has two different meanings.
By Darryl Browne - 7 min readEmployers have a legal obligation to consult employees when making significant workplace changes and guidance is needed on how to implement this duty.
By Giuseppe Carabetta and Paul Lorraine - 8 min readIssues raised by the litigation run deeper than technical issues of IP, and challenge our understanding of concepts such as the nature of personhood and…
By Andrew Horne - 9 min readCourts have held that a solicitor’s role can extend to advising on and severing joint tenancies where applicable.
By Sophie Duffy and Charu Stevenson - 4 min readThe Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.
By The Law Society Policy and Practice Department - 9 min readReporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. BY DR MICHELLE SHARPE
By Dr Michelle Sharpe - 6 min readReporting and analysis of the latest key Federal Court judgments. By MICHAEL MORGAN
By Michael Morgan - 6 min readReporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON
By Craig Nicol and Keleigh Robinson - 6 min readReporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
By Thomas Spohr - 6 min read