While most business owners agree that chasing overdue accounts through the courts is the business owner’s worst nightmare, the importance of vigilance in reviewing and maintaining an adequate cash-flow goes without saying. […]
Australia does not have uniform laws governing surveillance in the workplace by private sector employers. As a consequence, the rules that apply to email surveillance in the workplace depend upon the jurisdiction in which an employer is operating. […]
On 24 November 2014, the Australian Financial Review (AFR) published the next in its series of special reports focusing on cyber security. […]
The Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 was enacted to protect adult individuals who are incapable of making decisions for themselves in relation to their living arrangements as well as their financial arrangements. These people require support and assistance to ensure that their quality of life is maintained and also to protect them financially. […]
Although it is relatively simple to lodge a caveat in a form acceptable to Landgate, there are a number of issues that need to be considered. […]
In the recent NSW Court of Appeal decision Chapple v Wilcox [2014] NSWCA 392, the deceased gifted his farming property under Will to his only child, a daughter. The daughter’s adult son (the grandchild of the deceased) made a claim for family provision order under the Equity Division of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW), in respect to his grandfather’s estate. This section empowers the court to make orders for the proper maintenance, education or advancement in life in favour of eligible persons for whom adequate provision has not been made under a deceased’s will. […]
There are a number of important questions to ask (and have answered to your satisfaction) before committing yourself to purchasing real estate in Australia, whether it is to be your principal residence, a residential investment property or a commercial property: […]
Put your business in the best possible position to succeed by taking heed of these ten tips for entrepreneurs: […]
There is a long line of cases which established the principle that compensation by way of damages are generally not recoverable for injured feelings or distress arising out of an employer‘s breach of an employment contract. […]
As proud supporters of this year’s Western Australian Branch of the RSL’s president’s breakfast, a few of the Havilah Legal team were privileged to attend the event held at Anzac House on 23 October 2014. The guest speaker was Peter FitzSimons AM, former Wallaby Footballer and an Australian journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald and the author of over 20 books including Gallipoli, Kokoda and Tobruk. […]
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