Senior associate Sophia Ousager and private client partner Scott Hay-Bartlem discuss Sophia's career progression at CGW, from law clerk to senior associate, while exploring her personal interests and approach to client problem-solving. The conversation offers insights into life at the firm and the motivations that drive legal professionals in corporate advisory and private client work.

This paper highlights recurrent problems in estate administration, but more obscure as they are not immediately obvious.

This paper, superannuation in an estate planning context, gives a useful insight into the breadth of issues in a will.

The paper considered the elements that must be considered and balanced when dealing with superannuation death benefits.

This paper addresses common issues that can arise with superannuation and death benefits in a blended family estate plan.

This paper outlines strategies to protect loans from claims from an asset protection and estate planning perspective.

In reply to the Financial Systems Inquiry, the government confirmed that it will not ban SMSF limited recourse borrowing.

The proposed amendments to the 2016 budget measures for the treatment of TRIS and LRBAs have been passed.

This episode examines a Magistrates Court workplace injury case where an executive housekeeper at Daydream Island Resort claimed shoulder damage from pulling a hotel room door shut against wind. The discussion explores how inconsistencies in the plaintiff's evidence—including an unreported 'Dirty Dancing' lift injury five months prior—influenced the court's assessment of causation and foreseeability in this personal injury claim.

The article considers the current regimes in Queensland and New South Wales, the proposals and an update on the reforms.

This paper reviews the non-arm's income rules after some landmark cases and the ATO's renewed focus on trust compliance.

Update on Division 296 tax - the tax on large superannuation balances.

Tax residency has become a contentious area of law for individuals working overseas, with increased ATO audit activity.

During 2018, new and far reaching labour hire licensing regimes will come into effect in a number of Australian states.

The video discusses the conveyancing process and how to transfer or sell property as part of a family law settlement.

Two people may be in a de facto relationship, if they're not married but are living together on a genuine domestic basis.

Fair Work Australia’s minimum wage panel has announced a 3.4% increase in minimum wages effective from 1 July 2011.

Cooper Grace Ward's workers' compensation podcast examines the District Court case of Sneddon v Petts, where a workplace injury involving a brush cutter on a rural hobby farm raised critical questions about liability and evidence credibility. Special counsel Damien Jarrett and insurance claims adviser Catherine Dugdell dissect the complexities of assessing witness reliability and managing injury claims in unconventional work settings.

Cooper Grace Ward's workers compensation podcast examines the landmark High Court case of CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman, exploring critical questions about vicarious liability and scope of employment arising from an unusual workplace incident on Daydream Island. Legal experts who appeared before the High Court discuss the case's implications for workers compensation law across Queensland and Australia.

FWC split up the way awards deal with paying overtime to casuals into 3 different categories that are discussed here.