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HIGH RISE, HIGHER RISK: MANAGING THE RISKS (PART 2)

In our last article, we looked at some of the legal and commercial risks for builders, which arise out of…

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MY EX WILL NOT COMPLY WITH PARENTING ORDERS – WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?

Parenting Orders A parenting order is defined in section 64B of the Family Law Act 1975 (“the Act”) and refers…

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WE WANT TO CHANGE FINAL PROPERTY ORDERS – WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

When the Family Court refers to property orders being “final” it means that the orders have been deemed to finally…

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “EQUAL TIME” AND “SUBSTANTIAL AND SIGNIFICANT TIME” WITH MY CHILDREN?

Where there a disputes over custody of children, the Family Court will often be called upon to decide how much…

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UNSECURED DEBT OWED TO FAMILY MEMBERS – HOW IS THIS DEALT WITH IN FAMILY LAW?

There are many situations where family members help each other out and provide unsecured loans to each other.  The loans…

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WALLS ON FIRE: LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BEWARE!

The use of cheap building materials has come under scrutiny following last November’s high-rise apartment blaze in Melbourne. Under the…

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FARMS AND FAMILY LAW

Family farms present a difficulty in family law property settlements.  Often, farmers are asset rich, but cash poor.  It may not…

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RAZOR GANG DIPLOMACY – REDUNDANCY TIPS FOR EMPLOYERS

Cutting down the size of your workforce is not usually a happy time – but it can be painless. An…

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DOES EQUAL SHARED PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY MEAN EQUAL TIME?

The concept of equal shared parental responsibility is a cornerstone of Family Law child related matters but what does equal…

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AWARD WINNING WA LAW FIRM, NOMINATED FOR YET ANOTHER ACCOLADE

HHG Legal Group has been announced as a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards. The 15th Annual Lawyers…

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WHAT IS A CHILD SUPPORT AGREEMENT?

As most separated or divorced parents would know, child support is managed through the Child Support Agency of the Department…

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RELOCATION – WHAT DO THE CASES SAY ABOUT ME MOVING?

Cases involving the proposed relocation of a child are difficult cases for the Court to decide.  The Family Law Act…

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HOW DO YOU PURSUE A DEBT?

There are many ways to pursue a debt from someone when you’ve chased and they won’t pay. Most commonly this…

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HIGH CONFLICT SEPARATION – THE VERY POINTY END OF FAMILY LAW

What is “high conflict” separation? While it might seem obvious to some, “high conflict” is not easily defined.  Some people…

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A WILL – WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T HAVE ONE?

One of the most important life decisions that people make is who to leave their estate to after they die….

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IMMUNISATION AND FAMILY LAW

Immunisation in Australia Vaccine preventable diseases in children include: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Diptheria Tetanus…

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BREACHING PARENTING ORDERS – WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES?

There can often be a perception by parties to Family Law child related matters that the battle has been won…

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DRAFT AS 11000 – 2015 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT: A CALL FOR CLARITY AND CONSISTENCY

Standards Australia invites public comment on a draft of its new general conditions for use in construction contracts, called AS…

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LOTTERY WINS AFTER SEPARATION – HOW ARE THEY DEALT WITH IN FAMILY LAW?

Given the extremely remote chance of having a large lottery win surely a party would never need to worry about…

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EMPLOYEE SHARE SCHEMES SIMPLIFIED

The Federal Government has recently released proposed changes to the tax treatment of Employee Share Schemes (“ESS”) to make it…

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HELP! MY SPOUSE HAS BECOME BANKRUPT. HOW DOES THIS AFFECT MY ENTITLEMENTS AS THE NON-BANKRUPT SPOUSE?

The Court generally requires that the debts incurred by either or both of the parties should be paid from the…

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SLAB HEAVE CAUSES TRIBUNAL TO ORDER TOTAL DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION BY HOME BUILDER

Home builders around the country are at risk of having to pay hundreds of thousands for houses to get knocked…

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LAWS TO KNOW WHEN LETTING FAMILY BUILD ON YOUR LAND

Often landowners in rural areas will allow other family members to build homes on the family farm or semi rural…

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“I highly recommend HHG Legal Group. Lisa Riley has provided the best legal advice.”

ANONYMOUS

“We are extremely pleased that Lisa Riley was recommended to us.  Lisa was very upfront with us as regards possible outcomes, kept us informed along the way, and successfully achieved the best possible outcome.  She was dogged in her pursuit of justice and we found her to be honest, helpful, caring, diligent, and very professional in all our dealings with her.

We would strongly recommend her (and her support team at HHG) to anyone needing to engage a top-quality criminal lawyer.”

WILLIAM AND HEATHER

Lisa Riley, I would like to thank you for all your help and support through this difficult and disappointing period in my life.

Your professionalism and supportive nature have been a welcome change and Alison and I are very appreciative of this, HHG is very lucky to have someone of your expertise and dedication working for them and we both can’t speak highly enough of you, I will be forever grateful to you and your company for all your help and kindness, I would highly recommend you and HHG to everyone who needs competent and professional legal representation.

Once again thank you so much.

ANONYMOUS

Dear Lisa,

Just a small note of gratitude for the phone call you gave me last Tuesday (11 July), in response to my legal query. I really appreciated the kindness you showed in reassuring me of my rights in our phone call, amongst other priorities. I am very appreciative of your time.

ANONYMOUS

Thanks so much, Lisa. Very happy! Your team is very professional.

ANONYMOUS

We have been working with Kim and HHG Legal, Bunbury on several matters. Kim is professional, approachable and knowledgeable; prompt to respond to a query with detailed information that is not only relevant to the matter in question, but also reassuring which instils confidence for us to continue working with Kim and HHG Legal, Bunbury.

FORREST PERSONNEL

The process of working through the settlement of our father’s estate presented us with a potentially challenging and complex undertaking. We would like to thank Simon, Alyce, and the team at HHG for taking on this work in such a thorough, thoughtful, and professional manner. Our family is very grateful for the help and advice that they have provided, and we highly recommend their services to anyone who needs the professional support that HHG provides.

WITH WARM GRATITUDE ON BEHALF OF THE PITMAN FAMILY

Thank you for everything. You have made the whole process very easy and virtually stress-free. I can’t thank you all enough for all that you have done and I’m very grateful for the manner in which you have gone about your Profession.

D’ARCY PARKER

Matthew Lilly was excellent in processing our project. He achieved the excellent result that we required on our project.

We would give Matthew a 5 star rating.

We will definitely commission Matthew for any further projects if we have the need.

RAY

Lisa, thank you so much for representing me in court, honestly, I would not have had the outcome I got without you. Once again, Thank you so much.

RIKEISHA