by Steph Chafer | Jul 21, 2021 | Migration
Since the COVID pandemic hit the Australian shores in 2019, we have seen a tremendous shift in locally assessed US Visa applications and renewals. State-wide lockdown announcements causing abrupt temporary US Consular closures for unknown periods of time, have thrown... 
by Steph Chafer | Jul 21, 2021 | Conveyancing & Property
Last year it was decided in a landmark cause in the NSW Court of Appeal that a blanket ban by an Owners Corporation on pets can be invalid. In Cooper v The Owners Strata Plan No 58068 [2020] NSWCA 250 the OC argued that a 13 year old miniature schnauzer could not be... 
by Steph Chafer | Jul 19, 2021 | Not for Profit & Social Enterprise
Amendments to the Limitation of Actions Act 1958 (‘the Act’) in 2015 saw the introduction of division 5 into part IIA which removed the limitation period for actions arising out of death or personal injury resulting from child abuse. Included within division 5,... 
by Steph Chafer | Jul 13, 2021 | Wills & Estates
“You were laughing while you destroyed your, and your sister’s, inheritance. Now, the world is laughing at you for your stupidity”….this is a comment made by County Court Judge Michael Cahill when sentencing two brothers for charges of theft and criminal damage after... 
by Steph Chafer | Jul 8, 2021 | Wills & Estates
An executor is the person authorised and appointed in a Will to administer an estate in accordance with the terms contained in the Will. Often they will be referred to as an executor, an executrix or a legal personal representative (also known as “LPR”s). Being an... 