A New South Wales case, Simon v Hunter and New England Local Health District [2013] NSW 476, involved a man by the name of Stephen being concerned about the mental state of his friend, William. He arranged for him to be taken by ambulance to hospital. Read More
As divorces become more common we find that our clients are increasingly researching the topic of divorce on the internet and in some cases people are attempting to obtain their own divorce without legal assistance. Read More
When making a Will, there is often confusion in respect to what a person is able to “gift”. Obviously, you can only give away in a Will that which you own. It is not possible to give someone else’s asset away in your Will. That is perfectly logical. Read More
Traditionally the law has recognised the right to bring a claim for compensation by the survivors of a person who has died in a car accident. The essence of that claim is that they have been deprived of the economic benefit provided by the deceased. The claim is limited to... Read More
There have recently been a number of high profile court cases against financial advisors from respected banks around Australia. These financial advisors had engaged in fraud as well as misleading and deceptive conduct and caused their clients to invest their money in schemes where their clients ultimately ended up losing large amounts of money. Read More
We are often contacted by people regarding entitlements to property settlement in a situation where one of the parties (usually the mother) is a stay at home parent. Often in these cases the stay at home parent is concerned that their contributions will not be valued. Read More
