Legal Articles Australia: The Turnbull Hill Lawyers Blog

17/09/2012 By Adrian Corbould

Unsigned Wills – When Intention is Everything

Generally, for a Will to be valid it needs to be signed by a Willmaker (testator) in the presence of two witnesses, who should also sign at the same time....

13/08/2012 By Gavin Hanrahan

Misconduct at Work Can Lead to a Summary Dismissal

Many employees either do not understand or are blissfully unaware that failing to follow the reasonable directives of their employer constitutes serious misconduct at work which can result in Summary...

07/08/2012 By Warwick Gilbertson

Don’t Leave Your Child’s Guardian Out of Pocket

In the Wills there should have been a power to enable money to be advanced to the guardians themselves, either by way of loan or gift, to enable the guardians...

24/07/2012 By Warwick Gilbertson

Abortion & Pregnancy Termination – Who has jurisdiction?

The Court reiterated that reference to the word “child” within the Family Law Act does not include an unborn child.

23/07/2012 By Gavin Hanrahan

Protecting High Income Employees by Providing a Guarantee of Annual Earnings

If a high income employee is covered by a modern award or enterprise agreement, and their employer provides a written “Guarantee of Annual Earnings” (“GAE”), and the employee accepts the...

11/07/2012 By Warwick Gilbertson

8 Reasons Why You Should Get a Will

Here's the 8 most compelling reasons why you should make a Will, and keep it current! If you have been putting off making a Will, because the thought of your...

29/06/2012 By Gavin Hanrahan

Resign or be fired?

When faced with the need to terminate the employment of a worker, sometimes employers will offer the employee the option to resign or face termination of employment...

25/06/2012 By Gavin Hanrahan

Family Violence: New Amendments to the Family Law Act

Important amendments to the Family Law Act relating to family violence came into effect on 7 June 2012. Read this article for an overview of the changes.