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Rockliffs
Solicitors & IP Lawyers
Level 5, 50 King Street
Sydney NSW 2000

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Online Contracts
When is a click signature binding?
Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): General Legal Services
Date: February 3, 2012

Retail Leasing
Honesty in pre-lease claims vital
Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Property & Commercial Services
Date: January 31, 2012

Tree Trouble

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): General Legal Services
Date: January 25, 2012

Memorandum on Trust Distributions

Author(s): Peter Gell
Practice Area(s): Discretionary and Testamentary trusts
Date: January 20, 2012

Can I Leave My Pet Money in My Will?

Author(s): Nicole Rockliff
Practice Area(s): Wills & Estate Planning
Date: December 19, 2011

Superannuation - Are Lump Sum Death Benefits Paid to Beneficiaries Subject to Tax?

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Wills & Estate Planning
Date: December 15, 2011

Selling Your Business - Things You Should Know

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Business Acquisitions and Sales
Date: December 13, 2011

Recently Granted Probates

Author(s): Michelle RockliffNicole Rockliff
Practice Area(s): Probate/Letters of Administration
Date: November 4, 2011

What is a Testamentary Trust and Should I Have One?

Author(s): Nicole Rockliff
Practice Area(s): Wills & Estate Planning
Date: October 21, 2011

Wills and Super
Can you say who’ll benefit after you’re gone?
Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Wills & Estate Planning
Date: October 21, 2011

Pitfalls of Will Kits

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Wills & Estate Planning
Date: October 14, 2011

First Home Buyer's Guide to Buying a Property

Author(s): Nicole Rockliff
Practice Area(s): Property & Conveyancing
Date: September 28, 2011

What is an Enduring Guardian?

Author(s): Nicole Rockliff
Practice Area(s): Appointment of Enduring Guardian
Date: September 19, 2011

Family Law Case Note: Relocation with Children

Author(s): Anthi Balafas
Practice Area(s): Family Law /Children /Defacto /Divorce
Date: September 2, 2011

Family Law Case Note: De facto relationships and separation - what are my rights?

Author(s): Anthi Balafas
Practice Area(s): Family Law /Children /Defacto
Date: August 29, 2011

Debt Recovery - Small Claims Division

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Debt Recovery and Insolvency
Date: August 23, 2011

Mandatory Reporting Under New Consumer Law

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): General Legal Services
Date: August 15, 2011

Company Officer Placed on Good Behaviour Bond for Failure to Lodge

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): General Legal Services
Date: August 5, 2011

Negotiation in Resolving Fencing Disputes with Neighbours

Author(s): Nicole Rockliff
Practice Area(s): Litigation
Date: July 29, 2011

Power of Attorney - Planning for Life

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Powers of Attorney
Date: July 18, 2011

Contract

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Contract Law
Date: July 8, 2011

Executor of a Deceased Estate

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Wills & Estate Planning
Date: July 1, 2011

Estate Disputes and Contesting Wills in New South Wales

Author(s): Nicole Rockliff
Practice Area(s): Wills & Estate Planning
Date: June 24, 2011

You've made a Will - what happens if you need to make changes or you change your mind?

Author(s): Nicole Rockliff
Practice Area(s): Wills & Estate Planning
Date: June 21, 2011

Family Law Case Note: Can I take my children overseas if my ex-partner does not agree?

Author(s): Anthi Balafas
Practice Area(s): Family Law
Date: June 15, 2011

Family Law Case Note: Does equal shared parental responsibility mean that both parents have a right to spend equal time with their children?

Author(s): Anthi Balafas
Practice Area(s): Family Law
Date: June 8, 2011

Changes to the Taxation of Trusts

Author(s): Peter Gell
Practice Area(s): Wills & Estate Planning
Date: May 6, 2011

Statutory Demands in the Context of the Corporations Act and Security of Payment Legislation

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Debt Recovery and Insolvency
Date: April 20, 2011

Family Law Case Note: Financial support for children and ex-partners – am I responsible for both or not?

Author(s): Anthi Balafas
Practice Area(s): Family Law
Date: April 15, 2011

Family Law Case Note: Which assets and property are relevant for a property settlement?

Author(s): Anthi Balafas
Practice Area(s): Family Law
Date: April 8, 2011

Family Law Case Note: Changing Parenting Orders

Author(s): Anthi Balafas
Practice Area(s): Family Law
Date: April 1, 2011

What Searches Should I Do If I'm Buying a House?

Author(s): Nicole Rockliff
Practice Area(s): Property & Conveyancing
Date: March 23, 2011

Security of Payment Amendments in New South Wales

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Building & Construction
Date: March 9, 2011

The Validity of Unfair Terms in Contracts

Author(s): Andrew Noble
Practice Area(s): Contract Law
Date: February 21, 2011

Reasons to reconsider making a new Will

Author(s): Nicole Rockliff
Practice Area(s): Wills & Estate Planning
Date: February 16, 2011

Interpreting Contracts: More than Words on a Page

Author(s): James Foley
Practice Area(s): Commercial Contract Law
Date: February 11, 2011

Who Buries the Body?

Author(s): Nicole Rockliff
Practice Area(s): Wills & Estate Planning
Date: February 9, 2011

Information Champion: Major Reform of Freedom of Information Laws

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): General Legal Services
Date: September 7, 2010

Mortgage Trap: Stamp Duty Payable on Vendor Finance

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Property & Conveyancing
Date: August 31, 2010

Third Party Liability: A 'Reasonable Response' to Risk of Criminal Act

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Litigation (Corporate and M&A)
Date: August 27, 2010

Builders' Payments: Residential Restriction on Security of Payment Law

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Property & Conveyancing
Date: August 23, 2010

Register Trust Deeds - Stamp Duty Costs if the Deed is Lost

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Property & Conveyancing
Date: August 16, 2010

Estate Executors - Know Your Tax Obligations

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Taxation
Date: August 9, 2010

Landmark Tax Decision on Trusts - Bamford v The Commissioner of Taxation

Author(s): Peter Gell
Practice Area(s): Taxation
Date: August 2, 2010

Estate Executors: Know Your Tax Obligations

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Taxation
Date: July 26, 2010

False Advertising - Court Remedies can be Inventive

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Asset Protection, Directors’ Responsibilities & Corp Governance
Date: July 12, 2010

Intestacy - Dying Without a Will

Author(s): Andrew Noble
Practice Area(s): Wills & Estate Planning
Date: July 8, 2010

Employment Contract - it may Outlast the Relationship

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Employment Law
Date: July 5, 2010

Debt Recovery - The Start and the Finish

Author(s): James Foley
Practice Area(s): Debt Recovery and Insolvency
Date: July 2, 2010

Debt Recovery - Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst

Author(s): James Foley
Practice Area(s): Debt Recovery and Insolvency
Date: June 29, 2010

Confidentiality
Potential sub-contractor sues tenderer for breach
Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Litigation (Corporate and M&A)
Date: June 28, 2010

When the Tax Office Wants a Cut
Housing a family member can come at a cost
Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Taxation
Date: June 21, 2010

Taxation Ruling TR 2010/3 - Income Tax - Division 7A Loans - Trust Entitlements

Author(s): Peter Gell
Practice Area(s): Taxation
Date: June 18, 2010

Franchises
Breaking the rules but not the agreement
Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Franchise Agreements
Date: June 16, 2010

Legal Action on Climate Change
Public authorities at risk of being sued
Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Climate Change, Energy Law and CarbonTrading
Date: June 10, 2010

NSW Home Builders Bonus
Saving on stamp duty
Author(s): Nicole Rockliff
Practice Area(s): Property & Conveyancing
Date: June 10, 2010

Employment Contract: It may Outlast the Relationship
Termination of the employment relationship may not necessarily end an employment contract
Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Employment Law
Date: April 1, 2010

Resisting a Liquidator's Claims: How to Hang on to Payments made to you

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Debt Recovery and Insolvency
Date: March 25, 2010

Redundancy
Tax Concessions on Payments
Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Employment Law /Taxation
Date: October 15, 2009

Have you been left out of a Will?

Author(s): Nicole Rockliff
Practice Area(s): Wills & Estate Planning
Date: November 19, 2008

Overseas Clients – An International Perspective

Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Public Notary /Property & Conveyancing /Public Notary /Advice on Setting up a Business/Company /Debt Recovery and Insolvency /Litigation /Asset protection and Estate Planning /Asset Protection, Directors’ Responsibilities & Corp Governance /Corporate Insolvency / Winding up Companies /Corporate Finance Advisory /Litigation (Corporate and M&A) /Business Acquisitions and Sales
Date: November 17, 2008

Family Law
No pressure to mediate with a violent partner
Author(s): Rockliffs Solicitors and IP Lawyers
Practice Area(s): Family Law
Date: August 10, 2008

Tax Issues - Sale of a Business

Author(s): Peter Gell
Practice Area(s): Taxation /Corporate Restructuring /Public and Private Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) /Taxation (Commercial) /Business Acquisitions and Sales
Date: November 3, 2007