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The case highlights the need to exercise care when drafting easement terms and that the financial implications of having the benefit (or not) of an easement can be huge.

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The Problem The Chief Justice of the NSW Supreme Court has on a number of occasions made references to increasing legal costs in litigation and the need for lawyers to review the basis upon which they charge. He has suggested that lawyers need to re…

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Many of our clients will have followed the Geelong petrol price fixing case with interest.

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An old Arabian proverb observes that a secret is like a dove: when it leaves one?s hand, it takes wing.

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Becker -v- Public Trustee & 2 Ors [2006] NSWSC 743 dealt with alleged suspicious circumstances surrounding the last Will of an elderly spinster.

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We discuss Haider v JP Morgan Holdings Aust Limited trading as JP Morgan Operations Australia Limited (2007) NSW.

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The two exemptions take effect on 1 September 2007 and 1 July 2008 but only apply if the borrower or borrowers are natural persons.

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The long awaited Workplace Relations Fact Sheet has now arrived and from 1 October 2007 minimum wage rates are increased.

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Work Choices - the legislation that dare not speak its name.

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Two recent cases are a reminder that care needs to be taken in relation to Court settlements involving minors.

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We have had much recent interest from our clients on the subject of secret commissions. Confusion reigns with this topic, so we thought we?d clear the air.

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In this bulletin we look at a decision of the High Court that may have a significant impact on employers and insurers and employer?s obligations to take out 'State insurance?.

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If your business involves selling goods and services through others, there is a risk that the arrangement constitutes a franchise agreement under the Code.

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On 1 March 2007 the new Federal Independent Contractors Act came into operation, continuing the Federal Government?s clean sweep of workplace relations.

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Cases in which the ability of a successful party to claim in-house counsel?s costs have shown there is no real difference between in-house and external lawyers for this purpose.

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2007 begins with some new workplace laws, some answers, and some solutions in the transition to Work Choices.

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The Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 will commence operation on 2 February.

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Did you know that website links can be very dangerous for both you and the operator of the linked website?

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