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read moreDoes a self-representing solicitor have a fool for a client?
06 December 2019 | Dispute Resolution | Philip Cowdery
Since 1885 solicitors who represent themselves in Court have been able to recover professional costs for their time acting for themselves, …
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read moreSOPA Over The Holidays
27 November 2019 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Nicholas Achurch
The present you don’t want to get – Dealing with SOPA payment claims over the holidays.
Unfortunately, the Christmas break poses as …
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read moreHow selective communication to lawyers protects business
22 November 2018 | Corporate & Commercial | Nicholas Achurch
Lawyers know, but clients need to appreciate, that not all communication of information by a client with a lawyer is blocked …
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read moreClaiming against home building insurance
08 October 2015 | Construction & Infrastructure | Marcus McCarthy
Contractors are required to insure their work if the value of that work will exceed $20K (this is provided for in …
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read moreLine your ducks up before heading to the pond
30 September 2014 | Construction & Infrastructure | Marcus McCarthy
The recent NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision in The Owners – Strata Plan 69743 v TRT Constructions Pty Ltd and …
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read moreNCAT building disputes – can your lawyer represent you?
18 September 2014 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Marcus McCarthy
The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) replaced numerous tribunals on 1 January 2014, including the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal. …
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read moreThe cost of litigation and the prudence of settlement
12 August 2014 | Dispute Resolution | Marcus McCarthy
The recent Supreme Court judgment in Chaina v Presbyterian Church (NSW) Property Trust (No. 26) [2014] NSWSC 1009 (‘Scots’) on the …
