Proceed with caution, if your intention is to grant a long-term lease or license of part of your lot to a family member.

The right to correct or "recycle" payment claims under construction contracts in WA has always been taken as given.

Avoid alternative dispute handling clauses and time bars that could cause problems in civil and construction contracts.

Rapid adjudication of payment disputes, if a dispute exists, could literally save a construction contractor's business.

Can a court overturn an adjudicator's determination of a construction payment dispute without any jurisdictional error?

ACCC Chairman has drawn criticism for his basic refusal to intervene in the business model adopted by Amazon.

A contractor has a legal right to be paid for work that the owner requested, even if there is no contract that says so.

Regardless of whether Australia continues to avoid headline gun incidents, we are not immune from tragedy.

Employers will need to review employment contracts at minimum wage, under a modern award or other industrial instrument.

Outlines the wage increase announcement made by the Fair Work Commission.

If you are considering a new partner later in life, make sure you have your estate planning documentation in order.

This is not easy to do, as there are very limited circumstances in which Final Orders will be set aside by the Court.

WA de-facto couples will soon be able to split their superannuation interests in Family Court financial proceedings.

The purpose of Spousal Maintenance is not to have one party supporting the other financially ad infinitum.

Courts in WA and NSW have recently extended the time for PPS interest registration past the prescribed 20 business days.

The new laws combat the illegal practice of stripping a company of its assets and then winding up the stripped company.

There are many challenges arising out of the Pindan Constructions insolvency.

Security of payment for construction contractors is high on the agenda for the WA Government's new suite of reforms.

This decision may open the way to more challenges against determinations of construction payment disputes by adjudicators.

Apple announced that they will be introducing a new Account Legacy feature in their new operating system MacOs Monterey.