It is only natural that surviving family members possess a strong emotional attachment to their loved one's ashes. Unfortunately, this can lead to disputes as to who gets the deceased's ashes and how the ashes should be distribute...

The Unfair Contract Terms (UCT) reforms, effective from November 9, 2023, prohibit the inclusion of UCTs in standard form contracts with consumers and small businesses in Australia.  Violations attract substantial penalt...

Local Government Contracts Series – Article #3 ASIC's latest insolvency data from 1 July 2023 to 31 March 2024 showed that there was a 36.2% increase in the number of companies entering external administration, compared to the ...

Local Government Contracts Series – Article #2 Assisting local government with various agreement-related tasks such as drafting, review and advice on interpretation throws up some recurring themes. Councils are large and bus...

A Power of Attorney is a legal document which enables an adult person (the principal) to authorise one or more persons (the attorneys)  to make decisions on the principal's behalf.  Attorneys must always act in the best interest...

Local Government Contracts Series #1 Councils are large organisations and being public bodies, have detailed and systematic protocols for undertaking most activities. Entering into contracts is no exception. Council use public fu...