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In this edition of ‘It depends’, special counsel Craig Turvey talks about how financial agreements can be used from a family law perspective.

In this edition of ‘It depends’, partner Scott Hay-Bartlem talks about whether you might be affected by the latest changes to superannuation.

In this video, CGW family law partner Justine Woods talks about why intermingling is not just important for your social life, but also vitally important to understand in your family law matter.

In this edition of ‘It depends’, senior associate Keeghan Silcock talks about whether your self-managed super fund can lend money.

The High Court of Australia has held that Australia’s unfair contract term laws have extraterritorial application and will apply even where applicable contracts are not wholly or partially performed in Australia.

In this edition of ‘It depends’, associate Sacha Robinson talks about whether transfer duty is payable on the issue of additional units in a unit trust.

The Australian Government’s response to the Privacy Act Review Report foreshadows significant amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

The ACCC has released its finalised guidelines to prevent greenwashing and uphold the integrity of environmental marketing claims.

The Queensland Parliament has introduced the Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, which proposes new privacy and data breach laws.

Cooper Grace Ward is proud to share that prestigious international legal research firm Chambers & Partners has listed lead disputes partner Rocco Russo and our litigation and dispute resolution team in its 2024 rankings of leading lawyers and law firms in Australia.

In family law world, separation requires three features: the breakdown of the marriage, that the breakdown be communicated between the spouses and that it be acted upon. It is common for separated spouses to disagree on the exact date their marriage ended. However, if you and your ex have vastly different views about the separation date, this may impact when you should apply for a Divorce Order.

In a recent case, the Victorian Supreme Court said that an accountant ‘would know well that a statutory demand involves strict time frames for response and potentially very significant consequences for a company’. The accountant failed to take appropriate steps to inform the company of the statutory demand.