Author: Mark Streeter

Can a strata Body Corporate recover all of the legal costs it incurs when chasing outstanding strata levies? It is quite common for civil legal action to leave successful plaintiffs out-of-pocket in respect to their legal expenses, even if they obtain...

An interesting article in The Sydney Morning Herald in October 2009 commented on the statistics from Dun & Bradstreet's trade payments analysis.  The article, Business pay up more quickly, said the analysis showed a fall in the payment terms for...

When is Covert Surveillance illegal and when does it serve a Legitimate Forensic Purpose? Have you ever wanted to record a phone conversation as evidence for a family law dispute. How about discretely filming a video of a meeting of a spouse meeting...

Higher minimum debt for bankrupt individuals will reduce bankrupcty notices On 24 June 2010 the Federal Parliament passed amendments to the Bankruptcy Act 1966. There were a number of technical “restructuring” type changes to the Bankruptcy Act...

The Situation A couple in a de-facto relationship were seeking to make an "interim" agreement for spousal maintenance pending final discussions and negotiations in respect of a property division. The Solution Streeterlaw were retained on an urgent...

Does a Deed of Enduring Guardianship allow a hospital to stop medical treatment even if it is keeping a patient alive? The case of Hunter and New England Area Health Service v A [2009] NSWSC 761 in 2009  raised this very important question. A Deed of...

Case forces unprofessional lawyers to lift their game In a decision on 5 August 2009 the High Court significantly revised the guiding principles relating to case management of proceedings brought before the Courts in Australia.  The decision overruled...

It pays to act on overdue accounts Every business needs to manage their cashflow. Overdue accounts can make this hard. This case study demonstrates how bringing in Streeterlaw Sydney Lawyers speeded up the process dramatically. The Pain Aged debt...

Grandmother's bank accounts being raided “I am concerned my grandmother is being taken advantage of!  My cousin has moved into her house and is accessing her bank accounts what can I do?”   Comment from Mark Streeter - Sydney Family Law...

Two court cases follow breakdown of a business relationship The first court decision over who was responsible and who was to pay costs was overwritten by the second court decision. Facts behind BATTERHAM v MAKEIG [2010] NSWCA86 (22 April...