Home Insurance Traps

When homeowners leave their homes unoccupied for extended periods of time, insurers have found that the risk of break-ins, burglaries and property damage through robbery and vandalism increases. An insurance policy is a contract where the insured party must...

Cropping our sunburnt country, on a handshake….

The use of share farmers and contractors to plant, spray, nurture and harvest crops on an informal handshake is common. Unfortunately, these types of arrangements do have a habit of breaking down if one or both of the parties involved fail to fulfil their...

Taking water under a basic landholder right

Jack is a mad gardener and owns a small 5 acre property on a hill near the Tumut River. Jack lives off grid and has a veggie patch that’s the envy of the district. There is a small 3 meter wide strip of land owned by Jill between Jack’s property and the...

Overworked and underpaid?

Are you being paid or are you paying the correct wage? The Fair Work Act 2009 (“the Act”) imposes obligations on employers about the payment of minimum wages. The Fair Work Ombudsman (“Ombudsman”) is an independent statutory office given jurisdiction under...