From a family law perspective, both parties are entitled to remain in the home, regardless of who owns the house.

The ACNC announced that the due date for the submission of 2013 AISs for charities has been extended to 31 March 2014.

The Small Business Commissioner (SA) will be able to prescribe industry codes as regulations to administer them as law.

Businesses should review their supply terms and registration strategies or risk loss if their clients become insolvent.

The new Federal Minister for Social Services, Scott Morrison, has stated that abolishing the ACNC is now not a priority.

The case involved two claimants who each successfully claimed damages (totalling almost $1.2M) against a licensed restaurant/nightclub after being shot by a patron during busy New Year's Eve celebrations in 2003.

Advisers should be aware that dealings with and by wholly owned pre-1999 unit trusts may make a fund non-complying.

The QIRC does not have the power to give an employer leave to appear in an appeal to the QIRC filed by a worker.

The Queensland Government has extended the duty exemption for transfers of assets used in a primary production property.

Marriage and divorce change the operation of Wills, but until Blyth v Wilken, ceasing a de facto relationship did not.

There are several different types of Will challenges that can be made after a person dies.

A Prescribed Private Fund (PPF) is like a private charity – it is a trust which individuals or companies can control and to which they (and others) can make tax deductible gifts.

The Treasurer announced the decision to scrap the tax on earnings on super assets supporting retirement income streams.

This recent NSW Court of Appeal decision is a good example of where a prospect of an occurrence can be mistakenly elevated to a contributory cause of it.

The Queensland Court of Appeal has recently refused the appeal of Ms Noela Anderson to challenge the findings of the Magistrates and District Court of Queensland that found no breach of duty by a local Council...

Last month we featured a recent decision in which an hotelier was found liable to an intoxicated patron who was injured after he had left the hotelier's premises. This month the story continues...

An incapacitated plaintiff can recover from the defendant the costs associated with managing the fund management damages.

The amending bill was passed on 11 September 2014 and will bring into effect significant changes to the existing regime.

The Act removes requirements for sellers and real estate agents to give sustainability declarations to potential buyers.

The former government's tax amendment Bill has been improved to address concerns raised by the not-for-profit sector.