We deal with various IT clients. One client provides software for the Aged Care sector. That client has received 2 rather unusual requests from the Royal Commission into Aged Care, which required some legal advice, because the Commission was considering ordering my client to produce various documents. I advised my client that one request, which […]
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 one to rent out. She recently went to sell them, but the buyer had an inspection carried out. It transpired that they were built in accordance with the
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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 tomorrow; and 2 arbitrations with relatively short time tables, … all running at once! We like keeping busy 🙂
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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 debts to the ATO and other creditors? Do you wish to incorporate a new company and buy the business from other company, leaving any baggage behind? What
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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, since we see a lot of building non-compliance issues and failure to comply with the National Construction Code and various Australian Standards. Foe help with building disputes, contact Michael Paterson &
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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-deceases her husband, because most of her assets are in super. We have worded her will such that, if her husband survives her, even by 5 minutes, all of her
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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 a deceased estate to one beneficiary, in specie, i.e by direct transfer, and for the that person to buy the other two thirds from the estate, with the other 2
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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 not adequately provided for by the deceased. It covered recent decisions, superannuation and life insurance implications, preparation for hearings and arguments about equitable estoppel and constructive and resulting trusts
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We are helping some clients purchase 2 businesses outside of Perth. It involves contracts of sale and shareholder agreements. One sale has a potentially long settlement, which is due when 2 current employees obtain permanent residency. For contracts of sale, be it for business, plant and equipment or commercial real estate, see Michael Paterson &
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 sought an extra payment of some $25k from my client. My client disputed the claim and complained about poor project management, though the damages were hard to quantify. The Project