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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