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Wrongfully Assuming You Have Finance On A Contract
It is not uncommon common with some purchasers (particularly high wealth individuals) to assume that they have the appropriate finance in place when purchasing a property. While this may be true in part, the reality is that there is often a discrepancy between having...
Eligibility To Seek Further Provision From An Estate
Quinn & Scattini Lawyers’ Wills & Estates Team regularly represent clients who want to contest what they are receiving under a will, or who want to contest the share of the estate they are receiving under the rules of intestacy when the deceased person has not...
Mental Capacity When Preparing Your Will
Often requests are received to prepare a will while the client is suffering from some sort of life-threatening illness. When these circumstances arise, there are many factors to consider and it is easy for loved ones to get caught up in the moment. However, the...
A Binding Agreement To Compromise
“Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.” John. F. Kennedy. One unavoidable aspect of commercial litigation is the fast and furious nature of negotiations. Regardless of whether negotiations are face-to-face or over the phone, the...
Foreign Until Proven Australian
In 2016, the Government introduced the Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding Scheme (“the FRCGW Scheme”) which requires a foreign person or entity who sells certain property which they own in Australia to pay tax on the sale. As of 1 July 2017, a foreign person...
Binding Financial Agreements: Pitfalls of the “Pre-Nup”
As a family lawyer, people often ask me whether ‘pre-nuptial agreements’ or ‘binding financial agreements’ (as they are known in Australia) are worth the paper they are written on. So, if you have entered into a binding financial agreement (“BFA“) and feel that the...
QSLAW Quarterly: Issue 15
QSLAW Quarterly: Issue 15 has been released. Read more. Contact Us Get the best representation. Contact Quinn & Scattini Lawyers on 1800 999 529, email mail@rmold.newwebsite.live or submit an enquiry below. We are available to meet with you at any of our local...
The Importance Of Rehabilitation In Sentencing
A common question clients ask the first time they speak to a criminal lawyer is “What can I do to help my sentence?”. The answer to that question of course depends upon a number of things, including the nature of the charges and seriousness of the offence. Generally...
Conveyancing Update: When Does A Body Corporate Act Reasonably
Form time to time a body corporate in strata title developments is required to make decisions, some of which can be contentious. As a result of a recent decision of the High Court in the case of Ainsworth & Others v Albrecht and Another (also known as the Viridian...