by Cameron Shaw | Aug 15, 2015
If you’ve done works without council approval then there’s a whole bunch of issues which can emerge, but, you wouldn’t be the first, and if you were thinking of selling, plenty of houses are sold all the time with “unauthorised...
by Cameron Shaw | Aug 15, 2015
I want to leave a bequest to a husband and wife together, is the gift as joint tenants or tenants in common? The common law position, as expressed in Re Lysaght (1987) 48 SASR 457, is that unless words of “severance” are present the relevant persons will take as joint...
by Cameron Shaw | Jul 23, 2015
Lord Justice Pearce in Yeoman Credit Ltd v Latter (1961) WLR 828, at p.830. said: “In its widest sense a contract of indemnity includes a contract of guarantee. But in the more precise sense … a contract of indemnity differs from a guarantee. An indemnity...
by Cameron Shaw | Jun 15, 2015
Demerit points are recorded against your licence (for the purpose of whether or not your license should be suspended) for a period of 3 (three) years. In the case of an unrestricted drivers license you can accumulate 12 points before your licence is suspended. In the...
by Cameron Shaw | Jun 3, 2015
The common law has an ancient principle that affords a privilege to individuals excusing them from giving evidence that is self-incriminating. In Environment Protection Authority v Caltex Refining Co Pty Ltd [1993] HCA 74; (1993) 178 CLR 477. Mason CJ and Toohey J...
