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Changes to the Family Law Act (1975) - important information for de facto couples

Hall & Wilcox
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Australia
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May 21 2010

There have been some important changes to the Family Law Act (The Act) concerning domestic couples (de facto couples

Deceased estates & testamentary trusts: sro confirms duty exemption

Hall & Wilcox
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Australia
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September 30 2011

Earlier this month, the State Revenue Office (SRO) clarified its position regarding section 42(1)(a) of the Duties Act 2000 (the Act), confirming it will treat a transfer from the executor to the trustee of the testamentary trust as if it were a transfer to a beneficiary, provided the transfer is in conformity with the trusts contained in the will of the deceased, and is not for valuable consideration

Pre-nups: changes make things easier

Hall & Wilcox
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Australia
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December 22 2009

Changes to the law relating to binding financial agreements (BFA) between spouses and de-facto parties have been made to make them easier to enter into and more binding

Scrag fight

Hall & Wilcox
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Australia
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December 24 2009

An all in brawl erupted at a New Years Eve event at a reception centre after two women on the dance-floor got into a fight over a cigarette

Dumb mum

Hall & Wilcox
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Australia
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May 31 2011

The plaintiff allowed her 11-year-old son to park her car in the family garage

Dangerous liaison

Hall & Wilcox
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Australia
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March 20 2012

The plaintiff suffered serious brain injury after a speed boat driven by her intoxicated partner at high speed collided with another boat

Labour pains

Hall & Wilcox
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Australia
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March 20 2012

In late 2011, the first of five class actions arising from the 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires settled

Ding Ding

Hall & Wilcox
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Australia
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December 24 2009

In our June 2008 edition of Insurable Interest, we reported on a case involving a negligent motorist who collided with a tram

Council goes down

Hall & Wilcox
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Australia
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December 24 2009

The failure of the Lorne Foreshore Committee to fence a steep embankment connecting a road with the beach in Lorne was held to breach its duty of care