IVOs – Facts versus Myths
- February 8, 2023
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Summary What is an IVO? Common Myths about IVOs What to do if you receive or want to apply for an IVO? What is an IVO? Intervention Orders, commonly known as IVOs, are Court Orders that can be applied for…
Santa’s checking his list – Are you?
- December 15, 2022
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End of Year Legal Checklist By Natalie Lenwood and Sanjana Malewar With the end of the year fast approaching, it is important to ensure that your estate planning and personal affairs are in order. Additionally, if you are the owner…
Sleigh Down the Law
- December 1, 2022
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How to avoid liability at Christmas parties this festive season By Andrew Tiganis With the festive season fast approaching, many workplaces are beginning to plan their first Christmas party in three years where COVID-19 is not a significant factor. Christmas…
Who Keeps the Engagement Ring After the Breakdown of an Engagement?
- September 27, 2022
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Written by Sanjana Malewar, Trainee Solicitor On 15 September 2022 The breakdown of an engagement can cause not only emotional, but financial stress on both the parties involved. Amongst the confusion of who is entitled to what, it is important…
Compulsory Voting, Failure to Vote and Your Options – What You Need to Know for the Upcoming Federal Election
- May 6, 2022
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By Natalie Lenwood – Trainee Solicitor at Kingston Lawyers 06.05.2022 Compulsory Voting – what is it?Compulsory voting has long been considered an important, and durable feature of Australian democracy. Introduced in 1924, compulsory voting aimed to improve the low rates…
Victorian Judge Finds (Post Office) Will-kit Will to be a fake– cancels the inheritance in favour of deceased’s son Michael (who deceased was allegedly not speaking to at the time of his death)
- April 1, 2022
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By Natalie Lenwood- Trainee Solicitor at Kingston Lawyers 23.3.2022 Sometimes the truth does seem stranger than fiction. Contemplating circumstances that ‘can only be described as “scandalous”, Victorian Supreme Court Justice Steven Moore found that a widow, daughter and son had…
Increased accountability for those in charge of providing safe workplaces
- March 17, 2022
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By Tiffany Yeo, Trainee Solicitor at Kingston Lawyers Relevant legislation: Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic) (the OH&S Act), Occupational Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (Vic) (Act) Did you know that you may be breaking…
Employment Contracts – the terms and conditions are omnipotent
- February 28, 2022
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Written by Natalie Lenwood, Trainee Solicitor Recent High Court decisions in Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union & Anor v Personal Contracting (Personal Contracting) and ZG Operations & Anor v Jamsek & Ors and Construction (Jamsek) indicate an important shift…
Religious Discrimination Bill + Sex Discrimination Act by Natalie Lenwood
- February 16, 2022
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The Australian Government’s introduction of a package of legislation, aimed to combat religious discrimination, has been met with much controversy and media debate. The Religious Discrimination Bill has been presented as aiming to address a gap in the Federal discrimination…
Termination of unvaccinated employee upheld by the Fair Work Commission
- September 30, 2021
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Written by Dylan Feltham, Trainee Solicitor In a recent ruling, the Fair Work Commission approved the dismissal of employees who fail to get vaccinated. The Fair Work Commission upheld the Sapphire Coast Community Aged Care’s decision to terminate an employee…