Across conference tables and networking sessions at the recent Lawyers Weekly Boutique Law Summit in Sydney, delegates were abuzz about how to take on the future....
Why should you have a Co-Ownership Agreement? Here are some frequently asked questions relating to disputes between Co-Owners....
Under section 461(1)(k) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) a Court may make a winding up order and appoint a liquidator to a company where it is of the opinion that it is just and equitable that the company be wound up....
On 17 February 2021 the Senate passed the proposed Family Law Merger bill despite strong opposition by many of the stakeholders involved in Family Law....
Almost always, insolvency is the reason why a company is wound up. This process is often initiated by a creditor of the insolvent company. However, insolvency is not the only grounds for winding up. The court may also order the winding up of a...
The changes effected to our Family Law system back in 2006 have had a huge impact on the approach to child care arrangements in separated families, but have also been largely misunderstood....
As a grandparent myself, I can well understand the emotional distress that may be caused where parents refuse to allow their child to spend time with a grandparent. This issue arose recently in the case of Sarti & Sarti, heard on Appeal in the Family Court...
Property prices have been on the rise making it more difficult for buyers to get their foot into the property market. Owning property jointly can seem appealing as friends or family can pool their money together to have a larger deposit, or substantially better borrowing power....
In many Family Law property settlements, the value of the matrimonial home is often a contentious issue which arises. The family home is the most precious asset which many Australians own. The current strength of the Sydney property market has resulted in significant growth in housing...
There has been a nationwide effort to criminalise coercive control since the tragic murder of Hannah Clarke and her three children Laianah, 6, Aaliyah, 4, & Trey, 3, at the hands of her estranged husband Rowan Baxter, in Queensland on 19 February 2020 when he...