Blog

Most people use a professional at some point. When the advice given is negligent or the services provided are deficient it may be necessary to claim for any loss suffered. This blog discusses the basics of professional negligence claims.

Covid-19 has done significant damage to the real economy. Whilst temporary measures have lessened the economic impact the reality is that many businesses simply will not survive. This blog entry discusses some of the temporary measures implemented by the government and provides a reminder of the ongoing obligations placed on directors.

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.

Sample letter of demand for educational purposes

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.

Many commercial disputes involve allegations of misleading conduct. Some claims can be apportioned between defendants who caused the same loss whilst other claims cannot. Find out more here.

If you have been served with a subpoena requiring production of documents you may potentially be able to have set aside because it fails to comply with the requirements under the court rules.

The answer to the question of whether to crash and bash or plan early on might seem simple but the reality is quite different. Many clients want their lawyers to immediately take tangible steps (crash and bash) when a better approach might be to plan, analyse and consider prospects and evidence in detail beforehand. Unfortunately, the costs of early plan are a major disincentive and in this article the merits of early planning are suggested as the best way forward.