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In what was announced as a ‘win-win’ for those taking their first steps on the property ladder this month, the NSW Government has announced plans to pause stamp duty with the hope of boosting construction amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. What is changing? The threshold for stamp duty on new homes for first home buyers

The High Court has over turned an earlier Federal Court Decision regarding the personal leave of shift workers at Tasmania’s Cadbury Factory. The Court has decided that personal leave for shift workers should be calculated based on a ‘notional day’, being a tenth of the employees normal working hours over a two week roster. The

With the way the Sydney property market has been behaving lately, we have been seeing more and more parents providing money to their children to purchase property. This seems like a very innocent thing to do, but it can lead to some legal issues which you did not think about.  The questions which are important

Some of us are getting to the age where our friend’s parents are suffering with dementia or dealing with other illnesses. We have seen the roles reversed from a parent taking care of a child to the child taking care of the parent. Apart from the emotions that people go through, grieving, and seeing their

  If you are a parent of a child with a disability, like I am, then you will know that you need to be an advocate for them at all times, when navigating the education system, the medical system, the legal system, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the social security system…..the list goes on. You

Employees can be both an essential asset of your business and its biggest risk. When employees have contact with your clients or have access to your business processes, know-how and trade secrets, it is essential that you protect your business against employees taking that information with them when they leave, or disclosing it if they

  So, you’ve just received a statement of claim and you don’t know what to do with it? Whilst you may be tempted to just add it to the pile of junk mail and forget about it, you may want to think twice about doing so. If you have received a statement of claim you

Having your home built or renovated is a significant event in your life. It involves a considerable investment of emotions, time and money. The process can be enjoyable for you and stress free provided that you communicate properly with the builder so that you both understand each others expectations. Following are 10 tips to help

Suing a family member can be avoided The saddest types of legal battles are those which involve our family members. People often associate a family dispute with divorce, dividing up the property or working out where the children will live after separation but I’ve noticed another type of matter emerging more often in recent years.