by aslaumbe | Apr 14, 2020 | Ligitations News, News
A decision of the High Court of Australia shines a light on how the Police can get it wrong when arresting someone. In NSW v Robinson [2019] HCA 46 (4 Dec 2019) the Court decided that the arrest of a man was unlawful as the arresting officer had no intention at...
by aslaumbe | Dec 1, 2019 | Ligitations News, News
Change to 40 km/hr Slow Down Road Rule From 26 September 2019 the road rule requiring motorists to slow down to 40 km/hr when passing stationary emergency vehicles with flashing blue or red lights has been changed. The rule has been expanded to also apply when...
by aslaumbe | Nov 6, 2019 | Conveyancing News, News, Strata Matters & Dispute News
New Laws for Off-the-Plan Purchases Off-the-plan property buyers will soon get better protection when new laws come into effect on 1 December 2019. They will give purchasers greater rights and more certainty and will stop rorts like developers selling a one bedroom...
by aslaumbe | Jun 27, 2019 | Litigation News, News
New Drink Driving Laws From 20 May 2019 new laws came into effect so that NSW Police can now immediately suspend the licence of any driver caught low range drink driving for the first time. This includes special and novice range offences, so that a driver’s...
by aslaumbe | Oct 12, 2018 | Conveyancing News, Leases News, News
Electronic Conveyancing Electronic conveyancing has already commenced. This refers to the settlement of a conveyancing transaction being conducted on an electronic platform (known as PEXA) through which representatives of the parties (such as a vendor and a purchaser...
by aslaumbe | Oct 12, 2018 | Ligitations News, News
New Road Rule Concerning Emergency Vehicles A new road rule now requires motorists to slow down to 40 km/hr when passing a stationary emergency vehicle displaying blue or red flashing lights and to not increase speed until a safe distance past the vehicle. The rule...
