Can “friends with benefits” become friends with inheritance benefits?by Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers3 September 201524 July 2025Can an ex personal friend claim inheritance benefits from your estate if you die? In March 2014 the Supreme Court of New South Wales considered… Read More »Can “friends with benefits” become friends with inheritance benefits?
What situations can cause franchise disputes?by Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers2 September 201524 January 2024What do pizza and petrol have in common?At the moment there are two big businesses making headlines for franchise disputes- Pizza Hut and United Petroleum. Around… Read More »What situations can cause franchise disputes?
Court Grid Lock Leaves Families Waiting Three Yearsby Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers10 December 201424 July 2025Parents locked in child custody disputes and couples going through acrimonious divorces will wait up to three years to have their cases finalised as “drastic… Read More »Court Grid Lock Leaves Families Waiting Three Years
Foreign buyer inquiry to recommend national database and harsher penaltiesby Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers27 November 201416 August 2023New rules forcing foreign buyers to register their Australian property purchases on a single national database at settlement of a sale is likely to be… Read More »Foreign buyer inquiry to recommend national database and harsher penalties
Separated?… how do your kids feel?by Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers8 October 201424 July 2025Whether you have just decided to separate or have been separated for some time, you and the other parent obviously need to think about and… Read More »Separated?… how do your kids feel?
Franchising and Supply Agreementsby Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers23 January 201424 July 2025Can a franchisor require the franchisee to buy all supplies from an approved supplier? Known as third line forcing, a franchising agreement can require you… Read More »Franchising and Supply Agreements
Do you provide goods on credit, consignment or under a lease? Is your interest in those goods protected in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency?by Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers12 December 201314 April 2023You can protect your secured property by registering your interest on the Australian Government’s Personal Property Security Register (the PPSA). If you don’t register your… Read More »Do you provide goods on credit, consignment or under a lease? Is your interest in those goods protected in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency?
Relocationby Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers3 December 201324 July 2025My ex-partner and I have Court Orders allowing the child to live with me. I want to move from Sydney to Brisbane to be closer… Read More »Relocation
Is a Will set in stone?by Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers22 October 20135 January 2023There is a growing category of people who are eligible to challenge a Will in Court, seeking that a provision be made on your Will… Read More »Is a Will set in stone?
Will you sleep tonight? Without a Will, your assets are at risk.by Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers20 August 20135 January 2023Thinking about the worst is not something that any of us like to do. But unfortunately, life doesn’t always turn out the way we had… Read More »Will you sleep tonight? Without a Will, your assets are at risk.
Official RBA cash rate remains at record lowby Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers9 July 201314 April 2023In case you didn’t hear the good news, the Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to leave the cash rate on hold at a record… Read More »Official RBA cash rate remains at record low
$15k First Home Owner Grant (new homes) extendedby Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers25 June 201314 April 2023Time to get moving? We were delighted to see NSW Treasurer Mike Baird announce that the $15,000 grant for first-time new home buyers is to… Read More »$15k First Home Owner Grant (new homes) extended
NSW Mortgage Duty to be Abolishedby Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers10 September 201214 April 2023Buying a house is already one of the largest transactions that most people will make in their lifetime. The sheer expense of it alone means… Read More »NSW Mortgage Duty to be Abolished