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Typically, when things go wrong the starting point is a cease and desist letter. The idea is to warn the other side of potential consequences.

Trusts are frequently used to manipulate the facets of ownership. Sometimes, disputes arise on topics such as the need for judicial advice, the removal of the trustee or whether a trustee should be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the administration of trust.

Most cases settle. Generally a deed of release is the best way to wrap up a dispute. Read our article to find out what goes into a deed of release.

Whilst it is tempting to think that most people would properly document arrangements involving expensive assets such as real estate the reality is that it is often something done on a handshake. The reason quite often is because people are tempted to think that because the arrangement is made with a friend or family member there would be no need to put it in writing and therein lies the error. Naturally, in some rare cases family and friends can and often do the right thing but sometimes the wheels come off and it is necessary to look at legal options to address the wrongs. This blog briefly discusses these type of arrangements and some of the legal options to address them.

Whilst NCAT, in its Guardianship Division, can help with a range of legal problems there are certain limitations to what it can do. One important limit is that it cannot assist with the recovery of money or property that was dissipated from a person lacking incapacity. To seek legal redress in such circumstances may require an order from the Supreme Court of NSW rather than to try and ventilate the issue at an application to review a power of attorney, appoint a guardian / financial manager.

So much of what litigation lawyers do involve cease and desist styled demands and responses. To learn more about this topic read our blog and contact us to discuss.

In the battle between accountants and lawyers one seeks to set up business structures for business owners that reduce the risk of liability whilst the other seeks to make the structures and in some cases their owners liable.

Business disputes come in all shapes and sizes.

When a party to a lawsuit considers the other side to be a "crook" or someone "fraudulent" so that there is absolutely no trust then settlement is unlikely. In fact it is best that in lawsuits where the trust between the parties is nil that a judgement is obtained from the court.