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Patent Dispute June 5, 2020 3:56 am

A new client was referred to me this week by a patent attorney. My client has been accused of infringing a patent, and US$500k is being so...

Dispute Resolution

Case Summary Mcgeough v Ian Torrington Blatchford as administrator of the estate of Margaret Mary Mcgeough [2019] WASC 454 May 25, 2020 11:49 am

This court case illustrates why these sorts of family provision matters should settle, particularly for a small estate. The first 132 paragr...

Dispute Resolution

Building Dispute April 23, 2020 8:55 am

We are dealing with a building dispute. We are concerned the building company involved will drag out the matter, and then go into liquidatio...

Dispute Resolution

Temporary relief for financially distressed businesses March 30, 2020 1:03 am

Here is a link to a flyer which you may have seen, click HERE. In summary: Creditors Statutory Demands (CSDs): The temporary increase in...

Dispute Resolution

March 5, 2020 11:10 am

I was at a Supreme Court mediation yesterday trying to resolve a long-running dispute. I’m afraid that the enemy just wasted our time. T...

Dispute Resolution

IT Clients February 27, 2020 12:57 pm

We deal with various IT clients. One client provides software for the Aged Care sector. That client has received 2 rather unusual requests...

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...

Business Law

Winery Purchase May 14, 2020 9:31 am

In what can only be described as a good sign, we are acting on the purchase of a winery for a client. The client is buying the business and ...

Business Law

Beware of the Fine Print when a Trust gives a Guarantee! April 16, 2020 11:20 am

We recently dealt with a guarantee that was being given by our client’s in their capacity as trustees of a discretionary trust. There is a...

Business Law

Temporary relief for financially distressed businesses March 30, 2020 1:03 am

Here is a link to a flyer which you may have seen, click HERE. In summary: Creditors Statutory Demands (CSDs): The temporary increase in...

Business Law

IT Clients February 27, 2020 12:57 pm

We deal with various IT clients. One client provides software for the Aged Care sector. That client has received 2 rather unusual requests...

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

Buying & Selling Businesses January 16, 2020 11:25 am

Do you want to buy the shares in an existing company and run the risk of taking on skeletons that may be lurking in the closet, such as debt...

Business Law

Contracts of Sale November 18, 2019 11:58 am

We are helping some clients purchase 2 businesses outside of Perth. It involves contracts of sale and shareholder agreements. One sale has...

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....

Notarisation of Documents

Need a Notary? November 11, 2018 3:23 am

I am Notary Public and we had the AGM of the Public Notaries Society of WA on Tuesday. At 54 I drop the average age of the Notaries by a yea...

Notarisation of Documents

Notary Assistance November 8, 2018 11:02 am

I am Notary Public and we had the AGM of the Public Notaries Society of WA on Tuesday. One item discussed involved a solicitor in Perth, who...

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

Case Summary Mcgeough v Ian Torrington Blatchford as administrator of the estate of Margaret Mary Mcgeough [2019] WASC 454 May 25, 2020 11:49 am

This court case illustrates why these sorts of family provision matters should settle, particularly for a small estate. The first 132 paragr...

Estate Planning

Do you have a Will? May 21, 2020 8:53 am

The results of a poll that I looked at last night estimated that that 55% of the adults in Western Australia have no Will, or are not sure i...

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...

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