Who owns “your” Nature Strip?
Your nature strip is the piece of land in front of your property which forms part of the road…
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Five Common Misconceptions about Estate Planning
An estate plan involves more than signing a Will and leaving it in a safe place. An effective Estate…
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Risks of buying a new property before finalising your Family Law property settlement
If you’ve recently separated and wish to move on with your financial matters, it’s important to close off on…
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Paper Certificates of Title Abolished with move to total eConveyancing
New changes to the Land Titles system in NSW have been introduced that will transition NSW away from paper-based…
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Life Estate or Right of Residence?
It’s quite common, particularly in the case of blended families, that a person when making a new Will may…
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Costs Orders in Family Law
The general rule for costs in Family Law matters is contained in section 117(1) of the Family Law Act…
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Being an Attorney is not risk free!
A Power of Attorney is an important legal document. It allows a person (the principal) to authorise one or…
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Using Mediation and Arbitration in Family Law disputes
Being a litigant in the Family Court system can be time consuming, personally exhausting and expensive. However, there are…
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Do you have an encroachment?
An encroachment relates to a building or structure that intrudes on or crosses over another person’s land. The NSW…
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2020 Law Bursary Winner
Eugenia Kim from Penrith High School is the winner of this year’s Bateman Battersby Law Bursary. Eugenia completed the…
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