Blog

12
Jan

Conveyancing – Don’t Pay Too Much.

Are you considering buying or selling a property?  For peace of mind and to ensure that you don’t pay too much for your conveyancing, then engage a lawyer who has more than 40 year of experience in acting in a broad range of property transactions.  Whether you are buying or selling a property and whether it is a house or

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20
Nov

BUYING OR SELLING PROPERTY – ILLAWARRA

Sales figures appear to show that some of the “heat” has come out of the property market in the Illawarra as well as elsewhere in Australia.  This appears to be due to a number of factors including inflation and concern that we are looking at some downturn in the economy which is being affected by a range of issues from

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2
Nov

COVID-19 – A NEW “NORMAL” IN SIGHT

It has been almost 2 years since the COVID-19 Pandemic hit Australia.  Much has happened during that time and many small to medium businesses have struggled with “lockdowns” and dramatic declines in turnover and staff shortages. The relief provided to lessees by various iterations of Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulations (Regulations) have assisted many lessees at the cost

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16
Jun

COVID-19 IMPACT ON LESSORS & LESSEES

The Covid-19 pandemic is not over and the threat of the pandemic raging out of control cannot be dismissed.  Notwithstanding the financial assistance provided by the Australian Government many landlords and many tenants are still struggling to come to terms with the nature and extent of the relief provided by the Retails and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation  2020 and

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29
Jan

How You can get Custody of Your Children

As the saying goes; “there is more than one way to skin a cat”, as if you would want to.  But there are many ways you may want to sort out the living arrangements for your children. Your options: Kitchen table negotiations Third party neutral assisted negotiations (mediation or other ADR) Without lawyers attending With lawyers attending Collaborative Law With

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23
Jan

WILLS AND ESTATES DISPUTES

There are few areas of dispute which are as costly and as destructive of relationships as disputes concerning Wills and estates. It is common for families to be torn apart and relationships irreversibly destroyed as a result of the acrimony and unpleasantness associated with litigated proceedings concerning a Will or the division of an estate. The consequence may be that

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18
Jan

A MOVE TO COLLABORATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

The adversarial method of dispute resolution has been tried and tested throughout the common law world and is today still the most common form of dispute resolution in western societies. Why then is there an ever increasing number of people, both litigants and lawyers, who take the view that the Courts do not dispense justice, they simply provide certainty through

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16
Jan

CONVEYANCING IN SHELLHARBOUR / KIAMA AREA

The process of buying or selling a property (referred to as “conveyancing”) can be a very stressful process for purchasers and for vendors alike, but that does not have to be so. If you are selling a property, you will be told by your real estate agent that you must have a draft contract available for any prospective purchaser to look at.  This

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1
May

BUYING OR SELLING PROPERTY?

The property market has been very active during the last few months although there are now some signs that clearance rates at auctions may be slowing.  Whether the property market is active or a little slower, you as a vendor or a purchaser are entitled to received soundly based, timely and professional advice in relation to the sale or purchase that you are considering. 

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28
Jul

THINKING OF BUYING A HOME UNIT?

THINKING OF BUYING A HOME UNIT Strata title living is becoming more and more popular and for many people it makes a lot of sense to buy a home unit rather than a house BUT there are some things to look out for when considering entering into this market. Firstly, it is an important step to find out as much

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