by Cameron Shaw | Mar 30, 2015
Putting it simply, lawyers are not entitled to give financial advice and financial planners are not entitled to give legal advice. Estate planning is generally a mix of both financial and legal questions. For most clients if comprehensive advice is needed they...
by Cameron Shaw | Mar 24, 2015
The “good character” of an accused, the likelihood of reoffending, remorse shown by the accused and the prospects of rehabilitation are mitigating factors a magistrate or judge may take into account when sentencing an offender: Crimes (Sentencing...
by Cameron Shaw | Mar 23, 2015
No. A by-law is not effective or in force until it is registered on title at NSW Land and Property Information (“LPI”). The passing of the by-law allows it to be registered but until registration it has no force or effect (see Section 141 of the Act). A...
by Cameron Shaw | Mar 23, 2015
While the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) allows for the Registrar to dispense with the need for mediation if mediation is “unnecessary or inappropriate in the circumstances” (and it is not necessary in certain other situations, including where...
by Cameron Shaw | Mar 23, 2015
Most non-controversial decisions (if such things exist!) at General Meetings of an Owners Corporation are decided by a “show of hands”. That means that voting is determined by counting how many people vote for or against (or abstain) from a...
