Anyone who sets up a Facebook page or Twitter account is a publisher, so social media users are subject to these laws.

Scammers impersonate conveyancers or real estate agents and give false account numbers to redirect payments.

You must consider your digital life when drawing up your will and leaving instructions on who gets what from the estate.

Although the elder daughter was estranged from the mother, she was still eligible to apply for a family provision order.

It may be wise to seek urgent legal advice to resolve property interests with your ex-spouse prior to receiving an inheritance.

If you leave your combined estate to your spouse, then your surviving spouse can deal with the estate however they want.

You may prefer that Treasury gets your estate rather than a nasty relative, but without a will, you have no choice.

The contract was in writing, and the purchaser was required under a written agreement to pay a deposit of $400,000.

It is time for the government to step in and bring uniformity and certainty to the laws governing short term letting.

The court ruled in favour of the tenant, concluding that the owner was not entitled to loss of bargain damages.

By laws are secondary to the strata law principle that the operation of the lot of an owner cannot be restricted.

Recent case draws on precedents to decide whether a conditional or unconditional gift was given by a mother to her daughter.

Interesting case where 2 sisters, both executors, disagreed over funeral arrangements.

Although the sisters agreed that their mother wished to be cremated, they disagreed about the funeral arrangements.

Recent case shows how important it is to document your estate planning intentions properly in a carefully drafted will.

There are important laws governing investment in Australia by a foreign resident, including what is a "foreign person".

Discusses & analyses recent case where policeman develops PTSD & makes claim for damages.

A directions hearing is a short court appearance where a judge or registrar outlines steps needed to resolve the dispute.

Discusses a dispute concerning whether or not a property vendor was entitled to cancel a contract of sale & keep the purchaser's deposit. Who won?

The service station claimed compensation for the losses attributable to the disturbance and relocation.