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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...

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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 ...

Dispute Resolution

A Heavy-Handed Section 69 Notice – Fair Trading Act August 22, 2019 5:29 am

Michael met with a lady who had recently sold some vacant land. The buyer was not happy about the sewer line on which she could not build a...

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Case Summary of Porter -v- Steinberg [2019] WASC 291 August 16, 2019 12:53 am

In this case, the Applicant lived in a lower floor unit in a Strata development. The Respondents living in the unit immediately above the Ap...

Dispute Resolution

Potentially Fraudulent Promises August 15, 2019 5:03 am

One of our client’s has been strung along for some months with promises of payment and extra work. The promises have all been broken, ...

Dispute Resolution

Lease Dispute Arbitration August 1, 2019 2:14 am

This week we finalised an agreement to send numerous disputes regarding a lease to arbitration. One dispute related to whether the lessee or...

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

$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

Merging Businesses September 27, 2018 3:48 am

We spoke to an old colleague of Michael’s this week who is merging his business with the business of another old colleague. He needs a sha...

Business Law

Sale Agreement Improvement September 20, 2018 3:31 am

We’ve been helping a client with documentation to buy a café this week. A real estate agent who is acting for the seller put together a r...

Business Law

Businesses Extending Credit to Customers July 26, 2018 3:30 am

A lot of businesses extend credit to their customers. We recommend businesses require their customers to make credit application, which inco...

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

Longest Mediation Session Ever! March 8, 2018 3:05 am

Last week we attended the longest day’s mediation we’ve ever been involved with. We did not get out until after 7.00pm. We almost fi...

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