Managing the 'Silly Season'
That time of year is fast approaching - it’s called the ‘Silly Season’ for good reason. While misconduct and serious misconduct, stress claims and allegations of harassment can all occur at any time…
Consent Orders
If you and your former partner have reached an agreement on parenting and/or property division, then there is a process available where you can obtain consent Court orders without ever having to go…
Dealing with Self-Represented Litigants in the South Australian Employment Tribunal
The recent decision of the Full Bench of the South Australian Employment Tribunal in Richards v Little Company of Mary Health Care [2018] SAET 186 concerned a self-represented litigant, and whether…
“The Thorn Birds Between Two Roses”: Conflicting Wills
Australia’s famous author of “The Thorn Birds”, Colleen McCullough (who died in 2015) provided a great source of entertainment through her writing for generations. It is now her life narrative that…
Retirement Village Unit
Termination of Resident’s Contract A resident of a retirement village unit governed under the Retirement Villages Act 2016 (SA) (Act) will sign a Resident’s Contract (“Contract”), which normally…
Workers Compensation Case Studies
Return to Work Corporation of South Australia v Karpathakis; Return to Work Corporation of South Australia v Rudduck [2018] SASCFC 45
Parallel Universes Converge: Trade Mark Act Amendments
An act with the lengthy title Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Act 2018 [Amending Act] was passed by both Houses of the Commonwealth…
ATO Raids
Roasting the Phoenix The Phoenix according to Greek and Roman mythology is a bird that lives for centuries and then is consumed by fire and rises again. It was a benign mythology symbolising concepts…
“As Told by Hassold”: A Tale of Many Wills
We were instrumental in getting this tale over the line earlier this year and now we take the time to reflect on the work required to ensure the testamentary wishes of Mr Hassold are upheld following…
Trust Splitting
Tax lawyers have a propensity for applying slickly phrased euphemisms for sets of procedures known commonly among them. In this category are “Trust Splitting” and the previously popular “Trust…
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