How to buy a business
If your New Years Resolution is to buy a business you might be surprised to know that buying a business can be quite a complicated… Read More »How to buy a business
If your New Years Resolution is to buy a business you might be surprised to know that buying a business can be quite a complicated… Read More »How to buy a business
An Enduring Guardian is someone that can be appointed to make lifestyle and certain medical decisions on your behalf, if you lose the ability to… Read More »What is an Enduring Guardian?
What is a Will? A Will is a written record about how you would like your possessions and property to be distributed when you die,… Read More »What is a Will?
What about the kids? Parenting after separation When going through a separation, every couple will need to address parenting after separation by deciding what is… Read More »Parenting After Separation
For some, the decision to downsize and start afresh in a retirement village is liberating. For others it is a time of anxiety and of… Read More »Retirement Village Contract 101
What are Joint tenants and tenants in common ? If you and your partner have just thought about purchasing a property or are in the… Read More »Joint tenants and tenants in common
Can 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 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?
If you and your former partner have owned property together, it is very important that you get advice from a family law solicitor about how… Read More »‘We don’t need a property settlement’, famous last words.
Independent contractors can be a cost effective way to structure or even supplement your workforce, for when times get busy. A business that has famously… Read More »When is an Independent Contractor Really an Employee?
Almost everyone accepts they need a Will. They want to determine who will inherit their property on their passing and on what grounds. The Public… Read More »The real cost of DIY and FREE Wills
On Monday 20th April Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers hosted a Webinar with our friends Gerald (Kenneally’s Funerals) and Rod (Atlas Financial Services). The topic is… Read More »Preparing with a will
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR SUPERANNUATION AFTER YOUR DEATH? There is a lot of misconception about the interaction between an individual’s superannuation and their will. Clients… Read More »Estate Planning and Superannuation
If you are in business you are sure to have had at least one client who owes you money- probably more than one. This can… Read More »5 Tips on Reclaiming Your Debts
Parents 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
New 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
Whether 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?
The Australian Government, in partnership with the New South Wales Government, has announced a ten-year road investment programme of over $3 billion for Western Sydney.… Read More »The Northern Road Upgrade
Revised Debt collection guideline released The ACCC and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission today released an updated version of their joint Debt collection guideline:… Read More »Debt Collection Guideline
ACCC launches guidance on country of origin labelling for businesses Today, the ACCC has published its revised guidance on country of origin labelling which will… Read More »Labelling for Businesses