Fair Work Act will soon provide a ‘right to disconnect’
The right to disconnect has received media attention as the trend of work extending into personal life is seen as an increasingly important issue.
By Paul Moorhouse - 2 min read
Elder law & succession: May 2024
Recent decisions involving trustee remuneration, protective jurisdiction, disclaimers and family provisions. By DARRYL BROWNE.
By Darryl Browne - 1 min read
Trouble at the bank of mum and dad
Gift or loan? Families can be litigious when they fall out but good practice at the outset can keep it out of court.
By Anneka Frayne - 1 min read
Advising clients charged under the new coercive control legislation
Criminalisation of coercive control takes offending beyond the narrow scope of violence linked to physical acts alone.
By Hayley Dean - 2 min read
Closing loopholes: More changes to the Fair Work Act
Recent amendments make a number of significant changes to the Act, including a revised definition of ‘casual employee’ and new conversion process for casual employees.
By Paul Moorhouse - 2 min read
Practical considerations when issuing a subpoena
There are many obstacles to issuing an effective subpoena. Learn what they are and how to avoid them.
By Justin Wong and Prudence Watts - 2 min read
Estate and family law planning for the ‘great wealth transfer’
Lawyers are seeing an unprecedented demand from clients for wealth protection plans to ensure their legacy is carried out upon death.
By Niki Schomberg and Chelsea Baker - 1 min read
Flexible home learning and disability discrimination
A recent NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision considered disability discrimination in connection with home assisted education during the Covid-19 pandemic.
By Ben Fogarty - 2 min read
Solicitors’ duties to advise on the implications of transactions
Recent Supreme Court decision confirms solicitors have an obligation to advise clients on obvious practical implications of transactions which are the subject of advice.
By Paul Kozub and Natalie Sullivan - 1 min read
Changing trustees and landholder duty pain
Consider the landholder duty provisions whenever shares in a company or units in a unit trust are being transferred in landholding entities.
By Amanda Tully - 1 min read
The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: April 2024
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.
By The Law Society Policy and Practice Department - 1 min read