News and Insights

In this article, we shed some light on the adage that ‘family and money don’t mix’ by setting out the top seven things to consider ahead of making loans to family members.  Family loans occur for all sorts of reasons. Maybe your brother appro

Recently, Partner and Head of Pro Bono Leanne Collingburn, Partner Brian Herd, Special Counsel Margaret Arthur, along with Solicitor Jessica Mark and Legal Assistant Tom Kelman, prepared a report outlining elder abuse within the context of coerci

We have prepared a special report outlining elder abuse within the context of coercive control reform in Australia. This is the e-version of this report. It is also available to view online and download as a PDF. Purpose of report  Why does this

On 28 July 2022, we reported on the details of the Federal Government’s Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2022 (the Bill) which proposed to amend the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) by inserting a non-accumulating

In the absence of a court order, each parent has parental responsibility for their child being all duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which, by law, includes the power to authorise medical treatment for the child. But at what age does a

In this article, Solicitor, John Hickey and Partner, Andrew Tobin discuss the proposed new paid leave entitlement, eligibility criteria to take the leave entitlement, as well as the ‘National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-20

The Family Law Act 1975 enables parties to a marriage to enter into financial agreements with each other: prior to a marriage (90B); during a marriage (90C); and after the breakdown of a marriage (90C). Similar provisions also exist in relatio

To vax, or not to vax, that is the question.  The legal, medical, and ethical minefield surrounding the question of vaccinations is not going away any time soon. With reports from overseas on lowering the ages at which children should be receiving

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) has recently issued guidelines in respect of the operation of the Evatt List, including in relation to the involvement of an Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL).  The Evatt List is a spec

In Denham & Newsham [2021] FamCAFC 141, a father successfully appealed against a decision for his child to relocate from Australia to Belgium because of further evidence which he adduced regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon internat

There are six formulas used by the Department of Human Services (Child Support) (depending on the circumstances of the family). Because of the complexities of the formula, it is highly recommended that you don’t attempt to do your own calculations

In this article, Partner, Alison Ross outlines the current treatment for children and adolescents with gender dysphoria and circumstances where a court order is necessary. Gender dysphoria refers to a diagnosis arising from distress experienced by