by aslaumbe | May 3, 2021 | Articles, Commercial Agreement & Dispute Articles
I am often asked by people who are going overseas (yes, we used to do that!) or at least leaving home for an extended period or going into hospital about signing a document that allows someone to look after their legal affairs in their absence including signing...
by aslaumbe | Feb 15, 2021 | Articles, Litigation Articles, Strata Matters & Dispute Articles
From time to time an owners corporation may not properly look after common property in a strata scheme which would comprise everything other than the insides of individual lots including external and boundary walls, driveways, pipes, electrical wiring and original...
by aslaumbe | Feb 15, 2021 | Articles, Litigation Articles
The first question is whether the Federal government has the power to force people to take the vaccine. The Biosecurity Act (Cth) allows the government to manage biosecurity threats to plant, animal and human health. A human biosecurity emergency declaration can be...
by aslaumbe | Nov 23, 2020 | Articles, Conveyancing Articles, Debt Recovery Articles, Litigation Articles
A caveat is a statutory injunction which prevents the registration of certain dealings concerning real property. It acts as a warning to the public that the person who lodged the caveat (the caveator) is claiming an interest in the property for a particular reason. A...
by aslaumbe | Aug 14, 2020 | Articles, Building Dispute Articles, Litigation Articles, Litigation Articles
In NSW the Dividing Fences Act regulates what should happen between owners of adjoining land where there is no “sufficient fence” separating the two properties. The two owners are liable to equally contribute towards the cost of a “sufficient...
by aslaumbe | Jul 17, 2020 | Articles, Wills & Deceased Estates Articles
Most people are familiar with a will being a written document that sets out how a person would like the assets of their estate distributed after their death and which must comply with certain formal requirements such as it must be signed by the will-maker in the...