In law, de facto relationships have been provided with the same rights as married people. Therefore, there are some important things to be aware of if you are in a de facto relationship. Read More
Serious concerns have been raised by health practitioners about the difficult and conflicted position they are placed in when caring for patients who had attempted to take their own lives, with an Advanced Care Directive refusing life-saving medical treatment in place. In response to these concerns, the State government revised the law in this area to create an additional exception to the obligation to comply with a binding refusal of health care as recorded in Part 4 of an Advanced Care Directive. Read More
Many couples are in a de facto relationship and stay that way, like married couples in de facto relationship couples can also enter into a Binding Financial Agreement (BFA) to protect their assets in the event of separation. Read More
When a person is injured and another person is responsible for that injury, the injured person may be entitled to receive compensation (otherwise known as "damages") for the loss they have suffered as a result of the negligent acts of another person. Read More
Last week the High Court of Australia handed down a highly anticipated decision in the case of Masson v Parsons. This case deals with the legal definition of 'parent' and considers the issues of ‘who parents are’ in circumstances of children conceived by reproductive technology. Read More
If you have been convicted of a criminal offence then you know that the conviction will be disclosed on your criminal record. However, you may not be aware that certain adult convictions are eligible to become “spent”. Read More
