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42% of Australian SMEs believe recession will be avoided in 2009/10
4 Aitken Partners Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers List
4 New Principal Lawyers for Aitken Partners
60 Minutes 'Child Recovery' Fraught with Danger
8 reasons to see a lawyer to make a valid Will
ABC Law Report on Compulsory Acquisition
A Current Affair: 'Will Battle'
Adverse Possession - former laneways
Adverse Possession - Getting what you're paying for?
Aged Care not high on the election agenda
Aged Care Shake-Up - employment changes coming your way
Aged Care: When Do You Need To See A Financial Planner?
Aitken Partners Achieves Top Recognition in Wills & Estates Law
Aitken Partners advises on record property sale
Aitken Partners and DSC Lawyers merge
Aitken Partners and Matthies merge
Aitken Partners Compulsory Acquisition Update
Aitken Partners covers the Australian Furniture Association
Aitken Partners growing during COVID-19 Crisis with recruitment of Alex Nicol
Aitken Partners helps 20th Man
Aitken Partners Lawyer Named to 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Aitken Partners principals recognised at Law Institute of Victoria Awards
Aitken Partners promotes internal partner
Aitken Partners team win the 2023 Grand Final of the Victorian Women Lawyer’s Warren Moot
Aitken Partners x Svenson Barristers 2024 MOOT Competition - The Kirton Cup
All You Need to Know about Child Support Agreements
Am I entitled to compensation if a tunnel runs under my property?
Annual Leave to be paid upon termination of employment
Annual State Budget Land and Property Tax Announcements
Anti-bullying Quarterly Report Released
Appeal no longer a right to the Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal for Civil Cases
Application for departure from usual costs orders
Application for Judicial Direction - Court Approves Executors' Participation in Litigation
Are electronic signatures legally valid in Australia?
Are Family Law property settlements fair or am I going to lose it all?
Armstrong Creek Public Acquisition Overlay Update
ASIC cracks down on Credit Providers : THE NATIONAL CREDIT CODE
Assignment of Commercial Lease
Assistance for bushfire victims
Associate Promotions at Aitken Partners
Attempts to make exposing children to family violence a crime
Aussie Women cricketers win world cup
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Disputes
Australia's business-based 457 visas to be abolished
Australia's divorce rates on the rise
Back to School Issues for Separated Families
Bankruptcy and the Family Court
Bankruptcy Law Reform: Parliament Raises Threshold to $5,000
Bao Ngo Appointed as Aitken Partners Head of Asia Team
Bar raised for directors' duties
Barwon Heads Road Duplication Update
Barwon Heads Road Project Update
Barwon Heads Road Project Update (Nov 2020)
Be Alert... and perhaps a little alarmed!
Be a man about it! Start thinking about your drinking.
beyondblue: It's Time to "Talk About It
Break in Case of (Special Resolution) Emergency - Lot Owner Derivative Actions
Budget changes alter Director's responsibilities
Building Business Resilience in a COVID World (Webinar Recording)
Building Insurance - Oh what a tangled web we weave
Bushfire Lessons: Safe custody of legal documents critical
Business Name Registration Changes
Business Name Registration to go National
Buying residential property at an auction
Bypassing Shepparton Project Update
Can an unrelated member of the household make a family provision claim against a person's estate?
Can I serve a statutory demand on a foreign company?
Can you really be 'Married at First Sight' in Australia?
Care for Children and COVID-19
Casual employment under the Closing the Loopholes legislation
Celebrating 100 Years of Law: 1923-2023
CGT Consequences for an Estate
Challenging the validity of a Will
Changes for Victorian Courts during COVID-19 Crisis
Changes in employment law - what this means for employers
Changes to Employee Share Scheme
Changes to guardianship & administration laws in Victoria
Changes to Intestacy, Ademption and Executors' Commission in Victoria
Changes to Minimum Award Rates
Changes to Powers of Attorney in Victoria
Changes to Statutory Demands and Bankruptcy Notices during COVID-19 crisis
Changes to the Australian Consumer Laws - Part 1 - Overview
Changes to the Australian Consumer Laws - Part 2 - Consumer Guarantees
Changes to the Australian Consumer Laws - Part 3 - Limitation of Liability
Changes to the Australian Consumer Laws - Part 4 - Remedies for breach of consumer guarantees
Changes to the Australian Consumer Laws - Part 5 - Specific false and misleading representations
Changes to the Australian Consumer Laws - Part 6 - Unfair contract terms
Changes to the Australian Consumer Laws - Part 7 - Mandatory reporting requirements
Changes to the Australian Consumer Laws - Part 8 - Single national product safety regime
Changes to the Australian Consumer Laws - Part 9 - The ACCC's new range of enforcement power
Changes to the commercial tenancy relief scheme
Changes to the Owners Corporation Act: Part 1
Changes to the Retail Leases Act
Changes to Victorian laws covering Wills
Changes to Victorian laws covering Wills now in operation
Childbirth maintenance - an often overlooked section of the Family Law Act
Child support and child maintenance trusts
Child support - what is the legal amount? What is the correct amount?
Claimants win $2.8m in Supreme Court compulsory acquisition appeal
Closing the stable door in advance: enduring powers explained
Coaching Contracts or Employment? No Easy Answer in Sport - Part 1
Coaching Contracts or Employment? No Easy Answer in Sport - Part 2
Collective bargaining class exemptions in the works for eligible businesses
Commission’s new sexual harassment powers in practice
Common Misconceptions about Divorce
Commonsense and Custody Arrangements during COVID-19 Restrictions
Compulsory acquisition confusion ties up Footscray
Compulsory Acquisition General Advice
Compulsory Acquisition news on 3AW
Compulsory acquisition process hits the bottom line on regional rail link
Compulsory Acquisitions in Dandenong - avoid future concerns
Compulsory Acquisition success for Provans Timber
Compulsory acquisition: the basics from realestate.com.au
Compulsory Acquisition Update - North East Link Project
Compulsory Acquisition Update on Yan Yean Road Duplication - Stage 2
Concerns over privatisation of Land Use Victoria
Condition of property on settlement
Conducting your own Due Diligence
Consumer Law Guarantee Reminder
Contesting a Will (Family Provision Claims)
Continuation of family law property settlement proceedings after the death of a party
Cool Campaign for Aussie Icebirds
Court authorises Statutory Will to exclude husband where not legally separated
Court finds unsent text message to be a Will
Covenant Removal More Difficult
Covenants Affecting Land Titles
COVID-19 and your lease - Government's Response
COVID-19: Guidance for Corporate Officers
COVID-19 - Negotiating your Lease Terms
Cross-Border Insolvency highlighted by Edelsten case
Cryptocurrencies - Are they an asset capable of being held on trust?
Cuts to family migration program and social impact on Indian Australians
Daniel Black joins the Best Lawyers' list for Australia
Deadline on Turning casual employees permananent
Defending claims brought by David Tweed of Direct Share Purchasing Corporation
Depression and anxiety don't discriminate. Do you?
Different ways to run parenting cases
Dingley Bypass Contract Awarded
Director Identification Numbers fast approaching
DNA & Paternity Testing: One Test, Many Implications
Domestic Violence concerns during lockdowns and COVID-19 Crisis
Domestic Violence Increasing During COVID-19 Crisis
Don't Default on Giving Notice
Don't let your relationship breakdown undo your estate planning
Don't sell your land without seeking compulsory acquisition advice first
Double Duty - the Dangers of Land Development before Nomination
Dowry Law changes need education
Drafting a Will isn't child's play
Duress cancels relationship agreement
Duty to act in the best interest of the client
East West Link Contract Signed
East-west link home owners may win early compensation
East West Link Interview on 3AW
East-West Link Land Acquisition Process Begins
East West Link: Please take (at least some of) mine
Electronically signed Wills in Victoria
Electronically witnessed wills are here to stay - for good?
Electronic signing and witnessing of Wills, Powers of Attorney and Statutory Declarations
Eligibility for an Australian return visa
Employer blocked from compelling former employees to hand over documents
Employer fined for underpayment
Employers’ positive duties to comply with Sex Discrimination Act
Employment Contracts – Mortgage Brokerages beware!
Employment issues in Essendon doping investigation
Employment Rights in a time of Coronavirus
End Of Year Functions - Advice To Employers
Enforcing a promise of an inheritance - Proprietary estoppel in a Will dispute
Entering into a Binding Financial Agreement in Australia but you're currently overseas
Essential safety measures - recoverable outgoings or smoke and mirrors?
Establishing a de facto relationship in Will dispute
Facebook introduces new Legacy Contact feature
Facing a claim from Mr Tweed's Direct Share Purchasing Corporation
Fair Work Commission update - award changes and pandemic leave
Family Court & Appalling Behavior
Family Courts operating through COVID lockdown
Family Law and Bankruptcy: What if my former spouse is declared bankrupt?
Family Law arbitration is not always the answer
Family Law Financial Matters and the impact of COVID-19
Family Violence Intervention Orders & Family Law – A Common Intersection
Family Violence Safety Notices
Family wins compensation from convicted killer
Federal Coalition wants to review The Hague Convention
Federal Government announces results of 2014 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR)
Financial Planning: Dealing with Divorce
Financial Planning for Aged Care
Financial Planning Newsletter - July 2011
Financial Planning: RBA gets ready to push the button for more easing
First Australian Case on the Personal Properties Securities Act 2009 (Cth)
Flying Under the Radar: What happens to Frequent Flyer Points in a Separation?
Force Majeure clauses and Frustrated Contracts in a Pandemic
For Employers: Effective Workplace Investigations for Dealing with Employee Misconduct
Formalising Parenting Arrangements
FWA Orders Employee be Reinstated Despite 'Relatively Serious Misconduct'
FWC Ruling on Employee Dismissal During Sick Leave Highlights New Right to Disconnect
Gas Import Jetty and Pipeline Project Update
Gender Dysphoria: The Family Court's approach to cases relating to transgender children
Getting in the Zone - Windfall Gains Tax
Getting the best out of your business with an external audit
Gift cards OK for non-strikers
Government going through the motions in Footscray
Grand Final Eve Public Holiday Confirmed
Green light on the Eastern Section of the East/West Link
GST changes for new residential properties
Guidelines for attending a Family Court hearing in person
Hall Road & Western Port Highway Upgrade Compulsory Acquisition Update
Harcourt Rural Modernisation Project
Harmonisation of Work, Health and Safety Laws
Have you heeded the warning? Maintenance is payable to ex partners
Heads of Agreement – Commercial Leasing
Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road Upgrade Blog Update
High Court says Wine and Beer are the Same Thing (well, almost . . .)
How Fair is Flexible? FWC Rules on its First Flexible Working Arrangements Order
How quickly can I get a property settlement after separating?
How to enforce a judgment debt owed by a trade union
How to handle sexual harassment in the workplace
How will your business be impacted by changes to Australian GST on Low Value Goods?
I am looking at a property which has an owners corporation, what does this mean?
I am separating, what is going to happen to my money?
I just want a divorce - what do I do?
Implications of Morris case on Self-Managed Super Funds and Binding Death Benefit Nominations
Important Things to Know about Binding Financial Agreements
Important Workplace Law Changes
In a Members' Voluntary Winding up, a Shareholder is a Creditor
Income Tax rates post-Carbon Tax
Incorporated Associations access to information about members
Increase in ambulance call-outs fuels fresh family violence concerns
Indemnity out of trust assets for costs of engaging in litigation
Independent contractor or employee + Closing the Loopholes
Information on the Macarthur-Tarrone Gas Station/Pipeline
Initial Asset Contributions Count
Insane Delusions & Testamentary Capacity
Insolvency Law Update: Re Haidi Holdings Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 739 (13 December 2023)
Insolvency Law Update: To Vex Or Not To Vest, That Is The Question
Insurance Exemption for 2-lot subdivisions
Intervention Orders and Family Violence – What does it all actually mean?
IP Update: COVID-19 and Australian IP
IP Update: International trade marks during the COVID-19 Crisis
Is a Video Recording a Valid Will?
Is The Government Eyeing Off Your Castle?
It is a great time to purchase Alpine Property
I've got parenting orders - how do I enforce them?
Judicial Advice - An Important Mechanism for Trustees
Justice for Victim of Elder Abuse
Kookaburra gets 5% of Down Under
Landlord is responsible for repair and maintenance of essential safety measures at their cost
Land owners deserve proper compensation
Land Tax and Windfall Gains Tax - What do the changes to the Sale of Land Act mean?
Land Tax Exemption - Primary Production Land
Land Tax for Filled and Potentially Contaminated Land
Laneway Disputes Not Always Clear Cut
Late Settlement Interest Affects Stamp Duty
Leasing Update During COVID-19 Crisis
Leave to Appeal Refused - Further Application for Judicial Direction Considered Appropriate
Legal Issues for Superannuation Case Study » Ioppolo and Hesford v Conti
Legal Issues for Superannuation Case Study » McIntosh v McIntosh
Legal Issues with the COVID-19 Crisis
Legal tips for Chinese businesspeople in Australia
Legislation introduced to ease problems with deceased estates
Let me Breatheby Colleen Hewett
Lighthouse Project Media Release
Lizia Lim Recognised as Recommended Lawyer in Wills & Estates
Lock Up a Lawyer - ever wanted to?
Lost earnings may be covered during a compulsory acquisition
Lover's $100,000 kiss off: How does this happen
Macarthur-Tarrone Gas Station/Pipeline
Making Good Provisions – Commercial Leases
Melbourne Airport Rail Link Update
Merger of AMP Limited and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd
Mickleham Road Upgrade - Stage 1
MSI Global Alliance awarded Association of the Year 2013
MSI Global Alliance reports strong growth of 12% in 2013
MSI Global Alliance - SME/Business Climate Survey
MSI - 'Mobile apps for lawyers and accountants are here to stay'
MSI - 'Top law firm that aimed too high crashes down to earth'
Multi-Million Dollar Defamation Action?
Mutual duty of trust and confidence
Narre Warren North Road Upgrade Compulsory Acquisition Update
Navigating Superannuation Splitting
Navigating the Maze of Spousal Maintenance
New acquisition for Aitken Partners
New Changes to Inheritance Law
New de facto laws - no ring, no problem!
New Equity Principal Announced at Aitken Partners
New Family Lawyer joins Aitken Partners
New Family Lawyers at Aitken Partners
New guide to workplace flexibility released
New movie highlights the St Kilda Triangle dispute
New Principal for Aitken Partners Family Law Team
New Principal Lawyer for Aitken Partners
New protection for small businesses against unfair contract terms
New Retirement Villages Regulations
New rules for Fixed Term contracts from 6 December 2023
New team leader for Aitken Partners' Family Law Team
New Vendor Section 32 Statements
No annual estimate received? No Outgoings Payable under Retail Leases
No Employee Advocates for Performance Management Meetings
Non-lapsing Binding Death Benefit Nominations
Non-physical abuse is the most common form of family violence
North East Link Update - Eastern Freeway Section
North East Link Update - Northern Portal To Southern Section
North East Link Update - Northern Section
North East Link Update (Sep 2020)
Not all is lost in a Compulsory Acquisition
Officer liability under Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
Open for Business: A message to our clients and friends
Options for those experiencing Family Violence during lockdown
Options to Renew - notification by Landlord
Our pro-bono partner - beyondblue
Owners Corporation (2-lot Subdivisions) - Insurance and the Sale of Land Act 1962
Owners Corporation Act: Amendments to classifications of owners corporations
Owners Corporation Certificate for 2-Lot Subdivision
Owners Corporations – The A to Z of Owners Corporations
Ownership change at Aitken Partners
PAOs and Compulsory Acquisitions - What should a Landowner or Tenant do?
Parental leave changes - why it’s time for employers to review their policies
Parenting Laws Review - What Are The Problems And What Are The Solutions?
Party to contested probate proceeding ordered to pay costs personally
Personal liability for company taxes
Personal Property Securities regime
Phillip Island Road Upgrade Update
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name: Anti-trolling changes coming for Australia
PPSR Registrations: ABN or ACN – why don’t we have both?
Preliminary Discovery - Wadren Pty Ltd v Anor Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd & Ors
Pre-Nuptial Agreements - What could go wrong?
Preparing for Separation & Divorce
Priority for Employee Entitlements in Voluntary Administration
Privacy Breach in the Workplace: The Case of a Medical Episode and Its Legal Ramifications
Private Investigators a part of the process
Probuild Voluntary Administation starts a harrowing 2022 for the construction industry in Australia
Professional indemnity insurers to be joined in insolvent trading claims
Professionals unsure of how to manage depression and anxiety disorders in the workplace
Promotions for Family Law and Compulsory Acquisition
Property Development JVs - 'Not One Size Fits All'
Property expansion at Aitken Partners
Property Law Update » September 2020
Property Settlements during COVID-19 Crisis
Property Wars: Is anything missing and if so, what?
Property Wars: Keeping an Eye on Duty
Property War Stories: Check off the plan duty calculations and save
Proposed changes to introduce an income test for the 30% private health insurance rebate
Proposed changes to Residential Tenancies Act
Proposed changes to the Guardianship and Administration Act
Proposed new family violence legislation for NSW: Coercive Control
Proposed Reforms To The Federal Courts
Protection for Home Owners for Domestic Building Works
Public Acquisition Overlays and Compulsory Acquisitions - What does it all mean?
Public Acquisition Overlays and Compulsory Acquisitions - When do you get legal advice?
Receiver appointed for Banksia Securities
Recent Guidance on the Practicalities of Mothership Proceedings
RECRUITMENT AGENT'S ILLEGAL RESTRAINT OF TRADE
Reforms of the NAB and Combatting Financial Abuse in the Family Court
Refunds of Luxury Car Tax : Primary Producers
Regional Rail Link Compulsory Acquisitions Proceed
Regional Rail Link : Compulsory Property Acquisitions
Regional Rail Link Development Update
Regional Rail Link under formal review
Restraints of trade in Employment Agreements
Review of Contract before Property Purchase
Re-Zoning with or without moving the Urban Growth Boundary
Room for improvement on superannuation death benefits
Safeguarding Commercially Sensitive and Confidential Information for Businesses
Same sex marriage - issues for estate planning
Seminars back at Aitken Partners
Separating the business when you separate
Set-off as a defence to an unfair preference claim
Settlement Payment Taxable as ETP
Sexual Harassment in the workplace – What employers need to know
Sexual harassment may not just be a court case
Simultaneous Settlement Explained
SMSF death benefit payment reversed by Court
SMSFs, new ATO penalty regime and family law
Social Networking Responsibilities - You Could be Held Liable for What Others Say
Solatium - A win for landowners affected by compulsory acquisitions
Some of the highlights from the 2011 Federal Budget
Some spousal financial fights are worth the battle
Special Disability Trusts (SDT) - Tax Treatment Issues
Sperm donors may no longer be anonymous
Sponsorship issues in Essendon doping investigation
Spousal Maintenance – A Lifeline During Trying Times
Spousal Maintenance for an estranged Defacto Partner!
Statutory Will authorised for severely disabled child
Step-By-Step guide to help you leave an abusive relationship
St Kilda Triangle fight is over
Subdividing your lot affected by an Owners Corporation
Suburban Rail Loop East Update
Suburban Rail Loop Update (Nov 2021)
Successful claim by adult daughter where no provision made in Will
Successful claim for provision by adult son in small estate
Successful declaration of paternity effects distribution on intestacy
Successful Part IV claim by adult stepson; unsuccessful Part IV claim by partner
Superannuation » Binding Death Benefit Nomination declared invalid
Surge in Separations: Navigating New Beginnings
Surge in 'urgent' Family Court cases as COVID-19 pressures boil over
Surprise calls in Buckley Street Footscray
Surrogacy and Adoption In Australia
Swans issues highlight value of employment contracts
Take control of your affairs in 2012
Tax changes and the 'stimulus' package
Tax implications in BHP Share Buy Back
Tax office amnesty on foreign income declarations
Technology solutions to help reduce family violence
Temporary Changes to Australia's Foreign Investment Framework
Tenants in Common versus Joint Tenants
Termination of Commercial Lease
The Benefits of Boarding the Mothership
The benefits of settlement offers in VCAT proceedings
The cricketer and the model: A Hypothetical
The Devil is in the Detail - Owners Corporation Debt Recovery
The difficulty in changing a final children's order
The effect of Capital Gains Tax in Family Law Proceedings
The Fair Work Act Introduces Minimum Standards To Protect Independent Contractors
The importance of a Bank Guarantee for your property
The importance of understanding compulsory acquitions law
The Liquidator and the Financier - Who gets the Ferrari?
The 'Magic Pudding' does exist
The millionaire, the daughter and the crossbow (Joss v Joss)
The power of community action groups
The Renewal of Retail Leases gets more complex
The Taxman: "There's one for you, nineteen for me"
The Vaccination Debate for Separated Parents
The Year of the Rat: a great start for business in China
Things to think about when moving in
Tips for surviving Christmas festivities in the workplace
To immunise? Or not to immunise? - when parental responsibility is thrown into light
Triangle Wars the movie - strikes back
Turn and Face the Strange | Changes to Defamation Law in Victoria
TV Shows are not exempt from regular Workplace Laws
Two new Principals for Aitken Partners
Uber Reaches its Final Destination: Victoria!
Uncertainty cleared on binding death benefit nominations
Understanding Payment in Lieu of Notice: What You Need to Know
Understanding your Financial Risk Profile
Unfair Contract Term or Bad Deal?
Unfair Contract Term Protections Set for Major Overhaul
Unfair Contract Terms – Privacy Act Amendments – Website Terms of Use
Unravelling Intertwined Corporate Structures in Family Law
Unsuccessful family provision claim by domestic partner in small estate
Untying the Knot: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Get a Divorce
Upcoming Changes to the Unfair Contract Terms Regime
Update on Healesville- Koo Wee Rup Road Upgrade Project
Update on Royal Commission into Family Violence
Urgent Family Law Applications on the Rise
US Government shutdown and debt ceiling debate
Victorian Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme - Extension Regulations
Victorian Government Considers Significant Probate Fee Hike
Victorian Grant of Representation is a necessary prerequisite to Part IV claim
Victoria Police allows a free pass to flee domestic violence
Voluntary Acquisitions are being considered for the Suburban Rail Loop
Wallan Area Network Improvement Project Update
We're separated: Where do the kids spend Christmas?
Western Outer Ring Main Project Update
West Gate Tunnel landowners owed compensation for works under their property
What are encumbrances and how can they affect my sale?
What are Outgoings in a Commercial Lease?
What are the first steps of selling my property?
What does child support cover?
What do you do if your land is Compulsorily Acquired?
What happens to frozen embryos in the event of the breakdown of a relationship?
What happens to my superannuation after a Separation or divorce?
What happens to your HECS debt when you separate?
What is a lease Disclosure Statement?
What is an asset when it comes to a family law property settlement?
What is a Public Acquisition Overlay?
What is a Section 27 Statement?
What is the average cost of divorce in Victoria?
What should I be mindful of before buying a property Off-the-Plan?
When and why might the Court remove the executor of a deceased estate?
When can my ex claim against my inheritance?
When can you apply the 'Margin Scheme'?
When Is A Contractor Considered An Employee?
Who can contest a Will in Victoria
Who is going to get your Super when you die?
Who is protected by unfair dismissal laws?
Who owns the family pet when couples separate?
Wills & Estates expansion for Aitken Partners
Wills & Estates Update – Probate Office changes to filing fees
Wills laws and same sex marriage
Workers' Compensation Entitlements in respect of COVID-19
Workplace stress considered by the Supreme Court
Yan Yean Road Duplication - compulsory acquisition process
Yan Yean Road Duplication Update
Yan Yean Road : Property Acquisition
Yan Yean Road Public Acquisition Overlay and Compulsory Acquisition
Yan Yean Road Public Acquisition Overlay and Compulsory Acquisition - Further Update
Yan Yean Road Public Acquisition Overlay and Compulsory Acquisition - Update
Yan Yean Road - the planning process is not always fair
Yan Yean Road Upgrade - Stage 2 Update
You can't give what you don't have - Will drafting for those who have a lot but own little