by Alison Shaw | Oct 30, 2017 | Commercial Matters, Dispute Resolution, Family Law Matters
When we are ready to sell property, we generally turn to a real estate agent, the trusted advisors and facilitators of property sales. But should we trust every real estate agent? And while there are plenty of agents that always do the right thing, it’s hard to be...
by Alison Shaw | Oct 30, 2017 | Commercial Matters, Dispute Resolution, Family Law Matters
The 2016 Census showed that the trend towards renting over owning a home has continued to rise. The percentage of Australians who are renting has increased slightly from 29.6 per cent to 30.9 per cent in 2016 (from the last census). In a society where renting is the...
by Alison Shaw | Oct 30, 2017 | Commercial Matters, Dispute Resolution, Family Law Matters
Property disputes can come out of nowhere. They can arise between separated partners, legal disputes with developers or even development processes with councils or just between neighbours. At this time of the year, the courts are already locking in cases for next...
by Alison Shaw | Oct 30, 2017 | Commercial Matters, Dispute Resolution, Family Law Matters
This year saw new strata legislation put in place in NSW which changes the way strata schemes can be ended and buildings sold, especially those that are aging. Land is a hot commodity in Sydney, and greater NSW, and many of the older properties are quite often better...
by Alison Shaw | Oct 30, 2017 | Commercial Matters, Dispute Resolution, Work Place Matters
Due to business interaction with customers, there is always the potential of a dispute on the horizon. Sometimes it’s just a lack of communication, or a combination of circumstances that led to an issue arising and escalating. Other times, there are clear factors that...
by Alison Shaw | Oct 24, 2017 | Commercial Matters, Dispute Resolution, Work Place Matters
Disputes arise when two parties disagree on something. When business terms and contracts are breached, or when Trademarks and IP are interfered with, copied or challenged defences go up. It’s quite often due to a lack of guidelines, procedures and policies that can be...
