The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (PPSA) commenced operations on 30 January 2012 and implements fundamental changes to the rules affecting ownership of ‘personal property’ in Australia.
The Strategic Cropping Land Act (Act) has been passed to protect ‘strategic cropping land’ in Queensland from development that would permanently alienate the land, or reduce its agricultural capacity. The Act commenced on 30 January 2012.
Since 2006, families with a disabled child have been able to establish a Special Disability Trust (SDT). SDTs allow immediate family members and carers to provide for the future care and accommodation needs of a ‘severely disabled person’.
So you’ve separated and don’t really want your ex-spouse or de facto partner to be able to claim against that house you bought out of your hard-earned savings. After all, you were the one who went to work each day and earned that money. It seems reasonable that you should be able to do what you like with it, doesn’t it?
Have you been divorced from a former spouse? Were you previously in a de facto relationship that ended? If your answer to either of those questions is ‘yes’, and you never formalised your property settlement with the ex, you might have cause for concern.
During school holiday periods, children frequently have the experience of spending considerably more time than usual with the parent with whom they do not usually live.
Contemplating holiday travel with the kids? Do you have court orders about parenting? Are you paying child support?
Contemplating holiday travel with the kids? Do you have court orders about parenting? Are you paying child support?
The New South Wales Supreme Court has ordered an accountant to pay $117,995 in damages after he used his former employer’s confidential information to poach at least 776 clients.
The business judgment rule is a defence to breach of the statutory duty of care and diligence in section 180 of the Corporations Act. The Australian form of the rule is found in section 180(2) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and was derived from a common law doctrine of the United States.
Separating from a long-term spouse or de facto partner is considered to be one of the most traumatic events a person can experience. The circumstances giving rise to the separation, which typically include infidelity, physical or emotional abuse, or the partners simply growing apart, can have a profound effect on the reactions of both partners.
It is common for separated parties to be anxious about their property settlement and the assets they are likely to retain when the separation-dust settles.