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What is NCAT?
What is NCAT? The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal commenced operation on 1 February 2014 as a "super tribunal" bringing together the work of 22 former tribunals into one. It deals with a wide range of matters including: * reviewing administrative...
Strata Disputes
Strata Disputes For those of you who live in a strata unit (and it appears that more and more of us will be in the future if the NSW Government has its way) one of the most common issues that arises is excessive noise made by neighbours. So, what do you do if you've...
Unfair Contract Terms in a Business to Business Contract
Unfair Contract Terms in a Business to Business Contract In a recent Federal Court case, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v J J Richards & Sons Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 1224, the Federal Court found that a number of terms in a standard form contract...
Demerit Points Suspension of Your Driver Licence
Demerit Points Suspension of Your Driver Licence Under the demerits points system points are allocated for a range of driving offences and at the date of each offence points are placed on the record of the licence holder. Once the threshold number of demerit points is...
Summary of 2017 Family Provision Cases
Summary of 2017 Family Provision Cases Estate MPS, deceased 4/5/17 - Value of Estate/ Notional Estate - $2,000,000 Plaintiff claimed a close relationship with deceased providing support and personal care for over 2 years. Deceased’s brother entitled to whole estate...