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Shutting Down a Company: Deregistration or Members Voluntary Winding Up? Simple can be risky

Quite often we have clients referred to us to sell their business. The sale can be for a variety of reasons. They may be retiring, unwell, looking to downsize operations or may..

Spousal Maintenance in Family Law

Spousal maintenance is ongoing financial support paid by a party of a marriage to their former partner in circumstances where the former partner is unable to support themselves...

The consequences of sharing about your Family Law proceedings

It is not uncommon in family law proceedings for a party to post on social media about their separation. It is so common in fact, that many may think that venting on social media,..

What is the Family Court Merger?

For the first time in over 40 years an inquiry has been made into the family court system. The Family Court system has been criticised as ‘painstakingly slow’ and ‘prohibitively..

Psychiatric Harm in the Police Force

Claims for psychiatric harm are becoming more common due to social change and awareness. There has been an influx of claims being made against employers for not protecting their..

Has a word ever cost you $18 million?

Santos Ltd, Australia’s second largest independent oil and gas producer, recently lost an appeal in the Supreme Court of Queensland: Court of Appeal against BNP Paribas.

Can you sue for obesity?

In 2018, ABC’s Four Corners program investigated the grip of the sugar industry on global policy efforts to cease the rise of obesity. The epidemic of obesity has been a major..