Greens List is pleased to announce that List member Dr Elizabeth Brophy has won the Harold Luntz Graduate Research Thesis Prize 2008. The prize is awarded annually to the University of Melbourne Law School graduate research student judged to have presented the best thesis in the previous year, provided that the nominee meets an overall level of excellence required for the award.. ... Read more...
As you may be aware, last October we inaugurated the Greens List City Network Breakfast Briefing Series. It's aim was to provide lawyers with top class CPD at a very good price and at a convenient location and time. ... Read more...
While the global credit crisis continues to make headlines, the major banks have recently commenced marketing the availability of loans for self managed superannuation funds. This follows amendments to superannuation law which now permit regulated superannuation funds to borrow on a non-recourse basis to fund the purchase of assets allowed under superannuation law. Peter Pascoe, Barrister and Barry Woods of Professional Alliance Legal Services ... Read more...
In the Property Law Section of our library, you will find two papers recently delivered by barrister, Andrew Cameron, in relation to aged care and retirement villages. The two papers are: “Retirement Villages – Ownership Structures and Current Issues Facing Village Operators” - which identifies some of the common fee and acquisition structures utilised by retirement village ... Read more...
The Owners Corporation Act comes into force on 31/12/2007 making significant changes to what used to be known as Bodies Corporate. Mitch McKenzie's recent paper on Owners Corporation disputes is now in our website library and provides a clean, concise guide to The Act and how it is likely to impact upon practitioners ... Read more...
For everyone who practices in Property Law and Conveyancing, William Stark has written a very practical and useful paper on “Termination of Contracts of Sale of Land and obtaining appropriate relief for your client”. Among the many issues ... Read more...
In the area of Employment & Industrial Law Jeremy Smith has contributed “The Independent Contractors Act 2006 and related amendments to the Workplace Relations Act 1996”. ... Read more...
In the Wills and Probate Law Section of our library you will find Peter Pascoe's update on the Law and Practice in relation to Testators Family Maintenance proceedings under Part IV of the Administration & Probate Act 1958. ... Read more...
In the Family Law Section of our library you will find Richard Edmunds "Overview of Family Law Changes as at April 2007". In a wide-ranging paper Richard discusses ... Read more...
