Your Rights and the rest….
- January 24, 2017
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The Police stopped by my house and I wasn’t home. They left their card and asked my Mum to ask me to give them a call. Do I have to call them back? Put simply, no. You are under no…
Passing-off your goods as someone else’s goods
- December 21, 2016
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By Brian J Tran | Associate Lawyer Passing-off. What is it, and why bother? Because, it is simply unlawful. Under the Australian law, it is a creature of the common law and its source is not to be…
Most Commonly asked questions for Intervention Orders (IVO)
- December 19, 2016
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Question 1, what is an Intervention Order “IVO”: An IVO is a binding court order issued by a Magistrate to safeguard and shelter a ‘protected’ / ‘affected’ person, that is a person who fears for their safety or has experienced…
Copyright Infringement – Why risk it when you can be creative?
- December 15, 2016
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By Brian J Tran | Associate Lawyer Any chance you, your staff or business are unlawfully using someone else’s photos, drawings, or artwork by directly reproducing or copying, for instance, via online material such as google, or even eBay?…
Sexual harassment and employer’s strict liability
- November 16, 2016
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By Elly McQuinn A recent ABC News Report discusses the commonplace of sexual harassment experienced in the workplace within society. The Report states this is prevalent in the legal profession with one in four females in the profession experiencing sexual…
What is an Intervention Order and how do they work?
- September 16, 2016
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Intervention Orders ( or Court ordered restraining Orders) by Stephen Lucas and Dinu Kumarasinghe* People often ask us about Intervention Orders (‘IVOs’). In this paper Kingston Lawyers provides some helpful guidance on applying for and responding to IVOs. What…
Criminal Responsibility of Children under the Doli Incapax Principle: A perspective on the culpability of the Northern Beaches Children charged with rape.
- September 14, 2016
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By Elly McQuinn, Trainee Lawyer The news event sweeping the nation is the alleged sexual assaults against a 6 year old child by two 12 year old males in Sydney’s Northern beaches. For many, this may raise the question how…
New Taxes on Real Estate Transactions
- June 7, 2016
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Important information for clients from our conveyancing manager Angela Richards – For more information call 9583 4222 or email: conveyancing@kingstonlawyers.com.au When you buy real estate in Victoria you have to pay two taxes to the Government if you are the…
For People with Criminal or Related Legal Problems
- January 4, 2015
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By Stephen Lucas, Principal Director at Kingston Lawyers Pty. Ltd. In our parents’ day, many young people did not move in together until they got married. These days, most young couples begin their relationships by moving in together before they…
Millionaire Husband ordered to pay 31 years after separation
- February 4, 2014
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By Stephen Lucas, Principal Director at Kingston Lawyers Pty. Ltd. “English Court rules that Millionaire Husband has to pay wife money 31 years after their original separation” A recent English Family Law case highlights how important it is to settle…