The ABCs of Child Support

Apr 15, 2016

Child sup­port is a pay­ment made by one par­ent to the oth­er to assist him or her to meet the expens­es…
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Rela­tion­ship break downs — how do you sort out maintenance?

Mar 18, 2016

So, we have a rela­tion­ship break down – how do we sort the maintenance? It is one of the most chal­leng­ing…
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If you employ a work­er for a par­tic­u­lar project, can you ter­mi­nate them at the end of that project?

Mar 18, 2016

IN BRIEF Today in the world of Aus­tralian prop­er­ty, con­tin­gent work­ers fit the bill. Con­tin­gent work­ers are the free­lancers, or inde­pen­dent…
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Gov­ern­ment and ATO tight­en laws in rela­tion to sale of prop­er­ty by for­eign residents 

Mar 18, 2016

IN BRIEF It’s all about low vol­un­tary com­pli­ance by for­eign res­i­dents who sell Aus­tralian prop­er­ty – and the gov­ern­ment is…
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If cir­cum­stances change, so can Par­ent­ing Orders

Mar 18, 2016

In brief: It may come as a relief to some that Par­ent­ing Orders made by the court are not always set in…
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Work­place lia­bil­i­ty in unex­pect­ed places

Mar 11, 2016

In brief In this arti­cle we look at two recent cas­es where employ­ers face penal­ties in cir­cum­stances which high­light the…
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After the Mar­di Gras glit­ter and glow why not pause for thought on the sta­tus of your relationship

Mar 3, 2016

In Brief “…it’s time to stand up and be count­ed, to turn your pas­sion into pur­pose. Start some­thing! Build momen­tum.”…
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Pro­tect­ing In-house Coun­sel’s advice

Feb 29, 2016

In brief Swaab believe the recent case of Hol­man v War­ringah Coun­cil [2015] brings some clar­i­ty to the law sur­round­ing legal…
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Impor­tant news for small busi­ness new laws offer pro­tec­tion against unfair contracts

Feb 18, 2016

In Brief The land­scape for small busi­ness­es in Aus­tralia is chang­ing. Through­out 2016, those of you look­ing to the future…
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New prop­er­ty laws for a New Year! Real estate agents who under­quote are the target

Feb 18, 2016

IN BRIEF If you’re a buy­er in the mar­ket for prop­er­ty, changes to the law could mean a hap­pi­er new year ahead…
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