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Rockliff Snelgrove Lawyers

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9299 4912

Address: Level 5, 50 King Street 2000 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.rslaw.com.au

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24.01.2022 Following on from the extensive reporting in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have implemented a number of protocols to enable the business to continue operating if a staff member or principal is diagnosed with the virus and/or the office needs to close for a period of time. Read more below. https://www.rslaw.com.au/rsl-and-covid-19/

20.01.2022 In response to some of the recommendations of the Banking Royal Commission, the Government has released a draft National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Mortgage Brokers) Bill 2019 and related Regulations. Key aspects of the draft Bill includes the requirement for #mortgage #brokers to act in the best interests of #consumers when providing credit assistance and changes to mortgage broker remuneration. For more information, read our article: https://www.rslaw.com.au/banking-royal-commission-mortgage/

20.01.2022 Many families make informal 'granny flat arrangements' between themselves which will determine how an elder family member will be cared for whilst living in a granny flat or within their adult child’s home. While this appears to be an easy option for the family, it can cause a number of future issues if the rights and responsibilities of all parties are not adequately documented from the inception. For more information, read our article.

17.01.2022 Appointing a company as the trustee of a trust is often desired due to the limited liability of corporations. However, in some circumstances, the directors of a corporate trustee can be held personally liable for certain debts and obligations of the trust pursuant to section 127 of the Corporations Act. For more information, read our article.

17.01.2022 New changes to residential off-the-plan contracts commenced on 1 December 2019, which increase disclosure obligations to provide transparency, create new remedies and stronger protections for buyers of NSW off-the-plan properties. For more information, read our article.

17.01.2022 The Personal Property Security Register (PPSR) is used as a mechanism to protect your interest in personal property in the possession of others. The PPSR is commonly used where goods or inventory are leased or hired out or where goods or inventory are supplied on credit and the goods or inventory supplied are used as security for the debt, for example, a retention of title arrangement. Registering a security interest on the PPSR is the most common form of perfection.... For more information, read our article.

11.01.2022 Once the company has been established, it is governed by the company constitution, the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the common law. However, directors and shareholders may choose to create a Shareholders Agreement to govern the relationship amongst them within a company. For more information on Shareholders Agreements, read our article.

10.01.2022 The NSW Government has set a timetable for the transition to eConveyancing. This involves a mandate that all mainstream dealings, such as transfers, mortgages, discharges of mortgage, withdraw of caveats and transmission applications must be lodged digitally from 1 July 2019, whether standalone or in combination. For more information, read our article.

06.01.2022 A landmark decision handed down by the High Court recently provided clarity in a case involving a sperm donor and determined that there are circumstances in which a person who provides genetic material in an artificial conception procedure, may be found to be a parent of the resulting child under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth). For more information, read our article: https://www.rslaw.com.au/when-can-sperm-donor-be-considere/

06.01.2022 The Supreme Court of NSW has recently overturned a lower Court decision which had allowed the full cost of a luxury replacement vehicle, with the Court finding that the insured’s needs would have satisfied by the hire of a less expensive Toyota Corolla. For more information, read our article.

05.01.2022 In a recent Supreme Court decision involving the construction of a homemade Will, His Honour stated: With any homemade will the language used will often be informal, but the plain meaning of words should not be ignored. Moreover the instrument has to be viewed as a whole. Inaccuracies or inconsistencies should be looked at so as to best preserve a testator’s intention and that approach should be a predominant consideration in the construction of the instrument. For more information, read our article.