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The Importance of Updating Terms and Conditions to Protect Against Payment Scams

By |2025-03-17T23:53:31+00:00March 17th, 2025|COMMERCIAL LAW|

Businesses are encouraged to review and update their terms and conditions (T&Cs) to establish clear contractual rights and obligations regarding payments. This call to action follows a landmark decision by the Western Australian District Court involving an invoice scam that resulted in significant financial losses for one company. In March and April 2022, Mobius issued invoices to Inoteq totalling $235,400 for services rendered. Unbeknownst to [...]

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Power of Attorney v Appointment of Enduring Guardian: what’s the difference? and why do you need both?

By |2025-03-17T23:49:36+00:00March 17th, 2025|ESTATE LAW|

What is a Power of Attorney? A Power of Attorney is a formal legal document that provides an appointed person or trustee organisation with the ability and legal authority to act on your behalf and manage your assets. Unlike an Appointment of Enduring Guardian, this is for the purpose of financial and legal decisions. Your appointed attorney will be able to do the following on [...]

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Dividing Fences and Responsibility

By |2025-02-18T05:02:02+00:00February 18th, 2025|PROPERTY LAW|

Introduction Dividing fences are structures that separate adjoining properties. A dividing fence can be of any material (brick, paling, Colourbond, stonewall) or vegetation. Typically, a dividing fence runs along the boundary line but may be situated on one side if agreed upon by neighbours. In New South Wales, the responsibility for maintaining these fences is governed by specific legislation, the Dividing Fences Act 1991. This [...]

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Protections, Privacy, and Property: NSW Fair Trading’s Guidance on the Collection of Personal Information in Tenancy Applications

By |2025-02-18T05:00:39+00:00February 18th, 2025|PROPERTY LAW|

In our increasingly interconnected and technological world it is likely that you have seen news of several data and information breaches. Even if you are extremely careful in when and where you provide personal information there are other ways your information can be mishandled. For example, where you or someone you know may be completing a tenancy application. With this in mind,  NSW Fair Trading [...]

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Criminal Offence: Using a carriage Service to Menace, Harass or Cause Offence

By |2025-01-15T01:53:12+00:00January 15th, 2025|CRIMINAL LAW|

S 474.17 Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Criminal law has developed over hundreds of years to regulate the actions that people take, and to protect people from those who would do them harm. However, new challenges relating to this timeless principle have arisen with the advent of modern communication technologies. Contentious interactions between people have been argued over in court for longer than Australia has [...]

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What happens if the Owners Corporation will not fix common property and my lot is affected?

By |2025-01-15T03:00:13+00:00January 15th, 2025|PROPERTY LAW|

Section 106 of the Strata Schemes Management Act provides a statutory obligation on the Owners Corporation to maintain common property. If it is common property, the Owners Corporation must undertake the necessary repairs based on its obligations under s.106 of the Act.  If, on the other hand, the damage is to lot property, the Owners Corporations obligation arises in circumstances where the damage is caused [...]

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What You Need To Know About The Legal Actions Against The Supermarket Giants

By |2024-12-17T05:01:38+00:00December 17th, 2024|COMMERCIAL LAW|

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched legal action against Woolworths and Coles separately in the Federal Court, accusing the supermarket giants of misleading consumers with false discount claims on hundreds of products. According to the ACCC, the discounts advertised by the supermarkets were allegedly not genuine and were misleading to shoppers. The ACCC became aware of this issue through consumer complaints and [...]

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Contracts In A Digital Age: Can Text Messages And Direct Messages Constitute A Legally Binding Agreement?

By |2024-12-17T04:59:09+00:00December 17th, 2024|LEGAL NEWS|

In an age of increased digital communication - whether it be via text message, or social media direct messaging - it can become increasingly confusing as to whether these digital message exchanges can constitute a legally binding agreement between two parties. In order to determine whether such an exchange is legally binding, it is important to consider whether , the exchange contains all of the [...]

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Family Law Amendment Bill 2024

By |2024-11-15T00:22:39+00:00November 15th, 2024|FAMILY LAW, LEGAL NEWS|

The Federal Government has put forward proposed changes to parts of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (the Act) that will influence how property settlements between separated couples are determined, introducing the Family Law Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill) on 24 August 2024. The Bill’s aim is to clarify the court’s process when defining the parties’ property entitlements and codifying principles decided in case law [...]

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The Benefits of Entering an Early Guilty Plea

By |2024-11-15T00:13:23+00:00November 15th, 2024|CRIMINAL LAW|

In NSW, entering an early guilty plea of guilty can provide significant benefits. The timing of a defendant's guilty plea can also influence the sentencing outcome. Sentencing discounts are mechanisms used to incentivise early admissions of guilt, promote efficiency, and reduce the emotional and financial burdens of legal proceedings on the victims and the state. Defendants can receive a sentencing discount ranging from 1% to [...]

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