With the New Year in full swing, many of us are finally getting into the habit of writing 2020 instead of 2019. Be warned, however, that the new decade brings with it a unique legal risk. Legal … [Read more...]
Climate Justice: Changing law in our changing climate
How does climate change affect our laws? Let's discuss. We know that the vast majority of climate scientists say that climate change is real, and that it is caused by human activity. The earth … [Read more...]
Children’s Criminal Responsibility: Raise the Age or Maintain the Status Quo?
The Australian Medical Association and the Law Council of Australia recently called on Australia’s governments to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility. Current Criminal … [Read more...]
New Year’s Resolutions – It’s Time To Decide
We’re now in 2020 – a new year and a new decade. How did this happen? What are your resolutions for this futuristic-sounding New Year? New Year is a time to reflect on your life, to … [Read more...]
Bushfire Disaster – Helpful Links, Staying Safe, Being Kind
The current bushfire crisis has brought Australia to a standstill. The fires have resulted in mass evacuations, burning almost 5 million hectares, taking the lives of 24 people and destroying more … [Read more...]
Adoption Reform
The utmost priority in dealing with children in Family Law is the protection of the "best interests" of a child. New research debated in Parliament last month suggests that adoption processes in … [Read more...]
Challenging a Will update! – The Knowledge and Approval of a Will
We have previously written about the validity of Wills and the Testamentary Capacity of Will-makers, and how to challenge a Will through a Family Provisions Claim. Follow the links for more … [Read more...]
Reducing family violence – A step in the right direction!
New laws in Western Australia announced last month have been described as the most comprehensive family violence law reforms the state has ever seen. The reforms exist of legislative changes to … [Read more...]
Be a Grinch – Weird Xmas Laws and How to get your Neighbour’s Lights Taken Down! Ho Ho Ho!!!
Christmas is a special time of the year, when millions of people around the world celebrate in all sorts of weird and wonderful ways. However, it is also a very easy time to fall afoul of the … [Read more...]
Where there’s a Will, there’s a way!
A recent article in the Law Society Journal looked at some famous Australian cases involving celebrities, sports people, politicians and so on, who have had their Wills contested before the … [Read more...]
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