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read moreInheritances and “problem” beneficiaries
28 June 2019 | Estate Planning | Tim Donlan
What do I do if I am concerned about leaving an inheritance to a “problem” beneficiary? In this article Tim Donlan considers this problem and offers some possible solutions.
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read moreSperm donation and parentage – High Court to decide
28 June 2019 | Family Law | Carrie Eames
The High Court of Australia has been called upon to hear an appeal regarding the legal parentage of a child “B” born as a result of an artificial insemination procedure.
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read moreA short word on digital estate planning
28 June 2019 | Estate Planning | Tim Donlan
In late 2018, Gerald Cotton, CEO of Quadriga CX (Canada’s largest crypto currency exchange), died, age 30, taking with him the company’s “digital wallets” and their password to his grave; wiping out an estimated almost $283 million worth of crypto currency forever.
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read moreTraps in preliminary agreements
07 June 2019 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Kelvin Keane
Are you a builder and confused about 'preliminary agreements' and what you should and should not do? Our own Kelvin Keane provides some clarity on this issue in his latest article.
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read moreExperts and Strata – A Developer’s (and Builder’s) need for inspectors and quantity surveyors when dealing with strata developments
08 May 2019 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Kelvin Keane
To reduce risk and exposure, it is important that Builders and Developers know when, and which expert, to engage.
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read moreIf you can’t go through them, go above them – Payment Withholding Requests in Security of Payment Disputes
03 May 2019 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Nicholas Achurch
As a contractor, almost invariably you’ve experienced non-payment of an invoice. So what can you do?
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read moreThe Devil in Design – Builders in the Firing Line
27 March 2019 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Nicholas Achurch
Opal Tower - can it really be the case that innocent builders or even worse, owners end up footing the bill for this fiasco? What options are available to address this significant problem? A proactive approach needs to be taken to address these issues rather than collective ignorance and shirking responsibilities.
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read moreSecurity of Payments – New Year, New Act
21 February 2019 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Nicholas Achurch
Significant amendments to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (SOP Act) were passed on 21 November …
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read moreNew family and domestic violence leave entitlement
10 December 2018 | Employment & Workplace Relations | Maeve Doyle
In August 2018, all employees to whom a Modern Award applied were given an entitlement to unpaid Family and domestic violence leave. This new amendment extends the entitlement to all employees in the Fair Work System from 12 December 2018.
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read moreUpdate contracts and register assets to protect against insolvency events
04 December 2018 | Construction & Infrastructure | Nicholas Achurch
It’s time to review and update your insolvent trading clauses and practices! Historically common law came to the aid of an asset owner needing to protect materials, plant and equipment delivered to a buyer which had not yet paid in full. Recent changes to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) assist such buyers in receipt of unpaid assets even though the buyers are potentially insolvent.
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read moreManagement of digital assets and accounts
03 October 2018 | Estate Planning | Jacqueline Keddie
So what’s needed for estate planning for digital assets? Michael Perkins explores this topic in this September 2018 Sydney Morning Herald article.
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read moreClimate Change – A Construction Contractor’s Risk?
02 August 2018 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Simon Forsterling
Australian Governments at all levels recognise that climate change is occurring. The NSW Government has gone so far as to publish …
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read moreSimplifying construction contract language
12 June 2018 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Simon Forsterling
Construction law has its own language and each contract is like a dialect of that language.
If you don’t communicate using the …
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read more2018 Construction projects – three changes to the law you need to know
11 January 2018 | Civil Contractors and Construction | Kelvin Keane
Three fundamentals of any construction project – building product safety, defects and termination – are set to change under new legislation …
