Articles of Interest

At Maclarens Lawyers, we receive regular newsletters from the Law Society of NSW that contain useful information and articles regarding updates to legislation.

These newsletters are posted on the website for your information and reference.

Articles from other sources that we believe are relevant, or potentially useful to you, may also be included from time to time.

In Touch with the Law
Edition 1, 2007

Topics included:
Disability Trusts: Window of opportunity to convert existing Trusts
Victimisation: Health and Safety watchdogs given protection
Tax Tips: Timing can save you money
Warning of Risk: Would you have acted differently?
Simplified Super: Broad changes established
Danger at Work: Directors’ criminal liability for harm to employees
Bush Pressure: Complexity of land use and regulations
Financial Drought: Tax relief and tax danger in defaulting loans

In Touch with the Law
Edition 2, 2007

Topics included:
Misleading Conduct: Employees found personally liable
Buying & Selling Property: Who bears the risk of damage?
Parenting Plans: New laws to share looking after children
Finance: Partners’ bitter end if timing is wrong
Transition Over: Work Choices record keeping to be enforced
Landlords: Are you covered for damages caused by sub-tenants?
Injured Employee: What penalties for an employer with no insurance?
Farm Debt: When is a rural property not a farm?
Latent Injuries: What is the timeframe to make a claim?
Compensation: Employment must significantly contribute to the disease

In Touch with the Law
Edition 3, 2007

Topics included:
Directors’ Liabilities: Each can be liable for totality of unpaid PAYG tax
First home buyer relief: Trustee parent seen as guardian
Builders not paid: Can they claim your home as security?
Loss of profits: Holding subcontractors responsible
Super’s Magic Pudding: A plus for baby boomers
Workplace: Vicarious liability of employer extends to rape
Liquor License: Red light on applications that fail to disclose traffic offences
When a Sale is a Loan: Avoiding a taxable dividend
Disappointed Vendors: Two contractual opportunities for claims
Separation: When the marriage is over but you can’t afford to live apart