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The Office of Local Government (OLG) has agreed to be the State coordinating agency between affected local councils seeking assistance and councils who have the capacity to assist. OLG has teamed up with the City of Sydney Council, Sydney Resilience Office and Local Government NSW to provide a disaster recovery council resource co‑ordination service toRead more

Once you have made a decision to make your will, make sure you get everything finalised as quickly as possible. Here’s a timely reminder as to why it’s so important to get your Will finalised before it’s too late. In Small v Phillips (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 268 The Supreme Court released the following judgement:Read more

In a recent Supreme Court Decision of Huang v Ceylan [2018] NSWSC 306, the Court considered the Vendor’s obligation under Section 52A(2) of the Conveyancing Act and the Statutory Warranties that require disclosure of various relevant “matters”. In that case the Court considered the warranties set out in Schedule 3 Part 1 of the ConveyancingRead more

Defamation claims have recently dominated the headlines in Australia with actress and comedian Rebel Wilson being awarded more than $4.5 million dollars in damages following the publication of defamatory magazine articles. Although defamation claims are readily associated with actions against the media by the rich and famous in reality most defamation claims are commenced inRead more

The Fair Work Commission recently upheld BHP’s decision to sack a worker for failing to shave his goatee. The worker said having his facial hair was a right. BHP said a clean shave was necessary for the proper operation of respiratory equipment. Read more here: http://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace-relations/no-shave-no-job-bhp-billitons-decision-to-sack-worker-over-beard-vindicated-20150502-1mxt18.htmlRead more

Hot Yoga Litigation – ABC Radio Report: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena California will shortly hand down a highly anticipated court ruling on the copyrightability of yoga. The case involves the most commercialised brand of yoga in the world, ‘Hot yoga’ created by Bikram Choudhury. He filed a suit against two formerRead more