由 Ebony | 5 月 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
由 Ebony | 4 月 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
由 Ebony | 3 月 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
由 Ebony | 3 月 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
“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...
由 Ebony | 2 月 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
由 Ebony | 2 月 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
