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Dispute Resolution

Tiny House Dispute February 20, 2020 11:10 am

We seem to be attracting building disputes at the moment. I am helping one lady who bought a couple of “tiny houses”, one to live in and...

Dispute Resolution

Mediating Disputes February 13, 2020 11:26 am

I had prepared a shareholder agreement for some clients. An issue arose between two groups of shareholders and one group asked me if I cou...

Dispute Resolution

Lots of Litigation January 23, 2020 11:23 am

We are flat out at the moment with: A major Supreme Court matter with a hearing next week; A district court and a magistrates court hearing ...

Dispute Resolution

Building Arbitration January 16, 2020 11:15 am

We have two building arbitration’s running at the moment which are keeping us very busy. We get a skewed view on life as lawyers, sinc...

Dispute Resolution

Family Provision Disputes November 21, 2019 9:35 am

I went to a 4 hour seminar on Family Provision actions on Tuesday, in which relatives of the deceased claim to have special need that was no...

Dispute Resolution

Property Dispute November 16, 2019 9:49 am

Last week I settled a dispute between an owner and a project manager. We acted for the owner. A project manager for a major renovation sough...

Dispute Resolution

Intellectual Property Dispute November 7, 2019 11:21 am

Kellie has been working on a breach of confidentiality and trade restraint case this week. With the help of Steve Edwards, we have found evi...

Dispute Resolution

Domestic Dispute October 31, 2019 11:34 am

This week I’ve been dealing with a case of elder abuse. Am 82 year old widow client of mine is being harassed by her 60 year old son. Sinc...

Dispute Resolution

YouTube Copyright Dispute September 26, 2019 9:13 am

This week we received an enquiry about a breach of copyright. Our client claims to own the copyright in several documentaries which have b...

Dispute Resolution

Dispute Over Unpaid Invoices September 5, 2019 11:12 am

I received a call during the week from the daughter of a gentleman who has taken out his own summons in the Magistrates Court, chasing over ...

Business Law

Mediating Disputes February 13, 2020 11:26 am

I had prepared a shareholder agreement for some clients. An issue arose between two groups of shareholders and one group asked me if I cou...

Business Law

Heritage Commercial Property Sub-Lease September 12, 2019 11:08 am

This week I’ve been helping a client negotiate a sub-lease of a heritage-listed commercial property. I am a bit concerned because the land...

Business Law

Macro to Change the Fonts in Practically Every Part a Document – It only misses Watermarks, that I know of … September 5, 2019 11:52 am

As a lawyer with a computer science degree, I like to write the occasional bit of software, often in Microsoft WordBasic. We recently change...

Business Law

Speedy Settlement August 29, 2019 8:30 am

An old client came to us last week seeking independent advice on loan contract, guarantees and mortgages being given as security for a loan....

Business Law

IP Issues for IT Client July 7, 2019 6:19 am

We received an e-mail from an old IT client who had a trade mark issue. A cruise company wanted to register a trade mark in relation to some...

Business Law

Company Dispute April 18, 2019 9:02 am

We started dealing with another company dispute this week. Our client has been left to run the business on his own for over a year without a...

Business Law

Spreadsheets for Business Sale Agreements March 28, 2019 9:18 am

I have been preparing documents for a client who wishes to sell some businesses. The buyer pulled out, but my client is now offering to sell...

Business Law

Terminating A Building Contract March 7, 2019 11:08 am

We received some instructions this week to help terminate a building contract. There has been a litany of issues during the build. It is not...

Business Law

$1.15 Million Business Sale February 28, 2019 11:55 am

I had a lengthy discussion with a client who is selling his interest in 5 businesses to his business associates for $1.15 million, on 90% ve...

Business Law

Computer and IT Contracts February 14, 2019 11:59 am

We are helping a client who wishes to develop some software to assist in his business and sell to others in the industry to recoup the $180,...

Notarisation of Documents

Notarisation of Overseas Documents November 23, 2017 6:11 am

One of our clients needs some documents notarised and sent to the US, as part of the process of winding up her late husband’s estate.

Estate Planning

Wills with Tax Benefits December 5, 2019 9:03 am

We have been finalising wills for a couple with a large combined estate, however, the wife will not have much in her estate if she pre-decea...

Estate Planning

Help with a Deceased Estate November 28, 2019 9:20 am

This week we received a referral from another lawyer to prepare the paperwork necessary to effect a transfer of one third of a property from...

Estate Planning

Family Provision Disputes November 21, 2019 9:35 am

I went to a 4 hour seminar on Family Provision actions on Tuesday, in which relatives of the deceased claim to have special need that was no...

Estate Planning

Guardianship and Administration Order September 4, 2019 3:06 am

What to do when a loved one has Alzheimer’s and is incapable of looking after themselves or making decisions: You would need to obtain a G...

Estate Planning

Case Summary of Walsh v Adrian Cory Sloan as Executor of The Estate of The Late Laurette Dorothy Keddie [2019] WASCA 107 August 7, 2019 7:24 am

This case is an appeal regarding a Will bequeathing a house as a gift to a friend. On the face of it, the clause was straight forward: “...

Estate Planning

Probate of Will with Informal Codicil July 25, 2019 4:00 am

This week Michael met with an accountant to receive some instructions to apply for probate on a Will that we drafted about 10 years ago. The...

Estate Planning

Family Provision Dispute June 23, 2019 1:35 am

This week we received an e-mail from a lady whose step-son has served a Family Provision claim on her and his half-brother, his father havin...

Estate Planning

The Importance of a Binding Death Benefit Nomination April 4, 2019 9:06 am

I was reading a recent case yesterday about a lady whose husband passed away with no will, a small estate, $500k in super and no binding dea...

Estate Planning

Grants of Letters of Administration and Reseals March 21, 2019 9:13 am

A South African lady was referred to me this week. Her husband passed away leaving a bank account in Perth and the NAB will not release the ...

Estate Planning

Executor’s Of Deceased Estates December 13, 2018 11:02 am

I saw a couple of sisters for some advice about obtaining probate or alternatively, letters of administration. Their late father told them t...

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