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While there is no legal requirement to finalise a property settlement with your former partner or spouse immediately upon the breakdown of that relationship, there are many benefits in not waiting too long to do so. Divorcing couples must finalise a...

A case involving a farmer and his daughter and son-in-law (Milling v Hardie [26 May 2014] NSWCA 163) is a reminder of the need to put property living arrangements, even between family members, in writing. Mr Milling is a farmer who lives in one of...

Against the wishes of the NSW Police and insurance companies, the NSW Government has made lane-filtering by motorcyclists legal from 1 July 2014. Lane filtering is when a motorcycle rider moves alongside vehicles that have stopped or are moving slowly...

If you are getting married and are looking to enter into a Section 90B Financial Agreement, make sure you finalise and sign the agreement well before the wedding date otherwise you could face the risk of it being set aside (disregarded) by the...

If you are a trustee of a self-managed superannuation fund with a binding death benefit nomination, it’s important you understand your responsibility to remain impartial. If the fund involves a blended family, a binding death benefit nomination can...

The Lean Thinking and Practice Australasian Summit, held this year on 6-7 May in Melbourne, is an annual opportunity for Lean practitioners and theorists in Australasia to think more deeply on the principles and practice of the management theory and to...

A recent study has revealed that more than half of the calls made to the NSW Government’s Elder Abuse Helpline related to financial abuse. Many elderly people reportedly put up with or give into their children’s financial demands because they do not...