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14 December 2023

Changes to property tax laws in Victoria Update

24 November 2023

Changes to Unfair Contract Terms protections

18 October 2023

Wills & owning assets in more than one country

16 October 2023

Changes to property tax laws in Victoria

13 July 2023

Can I use the TM symbol for my business logo and name?

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26 June 2023

Who to pursue for a breach of a consumer guarantee?

26 June 2023

Changes to Stamp Duty on Commercial and Industrial Properties

15 June 2023

Commercial Agreements between family and friends

20 April 2023

Property Windfall Gains Tax – how will it affect you?

8 March 2023

Privacy Act Review Report: What it could mean for your business

16 November 2022

Organising affairs in time

4 August 2022

Is a Granny Flat Agreement right for us?

22 June 2022

Shared equity schemes for home ownership

23 May 2022

Intellectual property rights and your business

20 May 2022

Bank of Mum and Dad

3 May 2022

Adverse possession

Recent Articles

14 December 2023

Property Law

Changes to property tax laws in Victoria Update

24 November 2023

Business & Commercial Law

Changes to Unfair Contract Terms protections

18 October 2023

Wills & Estate Planning

Wills & owning assets in more than one country

16 October 2023

Property Law

Changes to property tax laws in Victoria

13 July 2023

Business & Commercial Law

Can I use the TM symbol for my business logo and name?

26 June 2023

Business & Commercial Law

Who to pursue for a breach of a consumer guarantee?

26 June 2023

Business & Commercial Law

Changes to Stamp Duty on Commercial and Industrial Properties

15 June 2023

Business & Commercial Law

Commercial Agreements between family and friends

20 April 2023

Property Law

Property Windfall Gains Tax – how will it affect you?

8 March 2023

Business & Commercial Law

Privacy Act Review Report: What it could mean for your business

16 November 2022

Wills & Estate Planning

Organising affairs in time

4 August 2022

Property Law

Is a Granny Flat Agreement right for us?

22 June 2022

Shared equity schemes for home ownership

23 May 2022

Business & Commercial Law

Intellectual property rights and your business

20 May 2022

Bank of Mum and Dad

3 May 2022

Property Law

Adverse possession

Employers guide to the Victorian Sick Pay Guarantee

18 March 2022

Employment Law

Employers guide to the Victorian Sick Pay Guarantee

New Company Director Identification Number Requirements

18 March 2022

Business & Commercial Law

New Company Director Identification Number Requirements

Small Business Series Part 3 – Key Business Documents

18 March 2022

Business & Commercial Law

Small Business Series Part 3 – Key Business Documents

18 January 2022

Commercial Tenancy Rent Relief Scheme Extended

8 January 2022

Wills & Estate Planning

Estate Disputes

Debt Recovery – What can you do to legally recover debts owed to you?

7 January 2022

Business & Commercial Law

Debt Recovery – What can you do to legally recover debts owed to you?

3 December 2021

Wills & Estate Planning

Contesting a Will

Award-winning La Trobe University law student keeps tracking through pandemic challenges

30 November 2021

Robertson Hyetts

Award-winning La Trobe University law student keeps tracking through pandemic challenges

16 November 2021

Wills & Estate Planning

Dying without a will

Small Business series Part 2 – Where your business is based

8 November 2021

Business & Commercial Law

Small Business series Part 2 – Where your business is based

8 November 2021

Why engage a property lawyer early in your property transaction?

Can a workplace make an employee have the COVID-19 vaccination?

13 October 2021

Employment Law

Can a workplace make an employee have the COVID-19 vaccination?

4 October 2021

Downsizing might just be your best country life

22 September 2021

Special Conditions in a Contract of Sale

22 September 2021

Should I Buy or Lease Premises for my Small Business?

Grants For Commercial Landlords: Commercial Landlord Hardship Fund

21 September 2021

Business & Commercial Law

Grants For Commercial Landlords: Commercial Landlord Hardship Fund

Small Business Series Part 1 – The Business Structure

21 September 2021

Business & Commercial Law

Small Business Series Part 1 – The Business Structure

Do-it-yourself, conveyancer or lawyer. What is best for me?

3 September 2021

Conveyancing

Do-it-yourself, conveyancer or lawyer. What is best for me?

Guide to estate administration and acting as an executor or estate administrator

31 August 2021

Wills & Estate Planning

Guide to estate administration and acting as an executor or estate administrator

The four most common trusts included in a Will

24 June 2021

Wills & Estate Planning

The four most common trusts included in a Will

Debt recovery – the Robertson Hyetts approach

21 June 2021

Business & Commercial Law

Debt recovery – the Robertson Hyetts approach

Joint tenants, tenants in common, and using a life interest. What are they?

15 June 2021

Wills & Estate Planning

Joint tenants, tenants in common, and using a life interest. What are they?

Protective Trusts and Special Disability Trusts

11 June 2021

Wills & Estate Planning

Protective Trusts and Special Disability Trusts

How the PPSR may impact assets that you have interest in or are looking to purchase

25 May 2021

Business & Commercial Law

How the PPSR may impact assets that you have interest in or are looking to purchase

Five things to consider when purchasing a residential property

13 May 2021

Property Law

Five things to consider when purchasing a residential property

4 key things you need to know about stamp duty in Victoria

3 May 2021

Property Law

4 key things you need to know about stamp duty in Victoria

27 April 2021

Property Law

Regional Victoria property boom

23 April 2021

At work in 2021 – Business Priorities and Challenges, Culture, Engagement and a way forward

Invest in professional advice before buying property

5 April 2021

Property Law

Invest in professional advice before buying property

Can workplaces make it compulsory for employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19?

31 March 2021

Employment Law

Can workplaces make it compulsory for employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19?

Farm Succession Planning – The Documents

30 March 2021

Wills & Estate Planning

Farm Succession Planning – The Documents

25 March 2021

Employment Law

Can employees choose to work from home?

Farm succession planning – using trusts to protect their inheritance

24 March 2021

Wills & Estate Planning

Farm succession planning – using trusts to protect their inheritance

Farm succession planning – key questions answered

15 March 2021

Wills & Estate Planning

Farm succession planning – key questions answered

10 March 2021

Farm succession planning – what do I control?

2 March 2021

Farm succession planning – what do I own?

22 February 2021

Farm Succession Planning – What is the difference between Succession Planning and Estate Planning?

20 February 2021

Robertson Hyetts

COVID 19 Update

15 February 2021

Property Law

Update to the HomeBuilder scheme

9 February 2021

Wills & Estate Planning

How Often Should I Review my Will?

10 December 2020

Moving to regional Victoria for work and lifestyle after COVID-19

Government grants now available for business advice on HR and employment law

11 November 2020

Employment Law

Government grants now available for business advice on HR and employment law

Where does your business sit on the JobKeeper spectrum?

4 November 2020

Employment Law

Where does your business sit on the JobKeeper spectrum?

Wills & estate planning for farmers – Part 3

29 October 2020

Wills & Estate Planning

Wills & estate planning for farmers – Part 3

29 October 2020

Wills & Estate Planning

Wills & Estate Planning for Farmers – Part 3

Are your Award rates set to increase on 1 November?

22 October 2020

Employment Law

Are your Award rates set to increase on 1 November?

Wills and Estate Planning for farmers – Part 2

20 October 2020

Wills & Estate Planning

Wills and Estate Planning for farmers – Part 2

Time to have the conversation – Wills and Estate Planning for Farmers

13 October 2020

Wills & Estate Planning

Time to have the conversation – Wills and Estate Planning for Farmers

Generals Protections claims – Employers Beware!

9 September 2020

Employment Law

Generals Protections claims – Employers Beware!

Defending an unfair dismissal claim? Here’s what you can expect.

2 September 2020

Employment Law

Defending an unfair dismissal claim? Here’s what you can expect.

Making Staff Redundant – The Do’s and Don’ts

26 August 2020

Employment Law

Making Staff Redundant – The Do’s and Don’ts

Thinking about letting staff go after JobKeeper? Think about this first…

20 August 2020

Employment Law

Thinking about letting staff go after JobKeeper? Think about this first…

The High Court hands down decision on Personal Leave Entitlements

17 August 2020

Employment Law

The High Court hands down decision on Personal Leave Entitlements

JobKeeper 2.0 and what it means for employees and businesses

14 August 2020

Employment Law

JobKeeper 2.0 and what it means for employees and businesses

John Wellington talks tree changes with Denis Walter on 3AW

9 August 2020

Robertson Hyetts

John Wellington talks tree changes with Denis Walter on 3AW

Award-winning La Trobe law student keeps tracking through pandemic challenges

23 July 2020

Robertson Hyetts

Award-winning La Trobe law student keeps tracking through pandemic challenges

Enduring Powers of Attorney and Appointment of Medical Treatment Decision Makers Q & A

2 July 2020

Wills & Estate Planning

Enduring Powers of Attorney and Appointment of Medical Treatment Decision Makers Q & A

Victoria’s new Wage Theft Bill and what it means for employers

30 June 2020

Employment Law

Victoria’s new Wage Theft Bill and what it means for employers

New Workplace Manslaughter laws come into effect on 1 July

25 June 2020

Employment Law

New Workplace Manslaughter laws come into effect on 1 July

What you need to know about the HomeBuilder scheme

16 June 2020

Property Law

What you need to know about the HomeBuilder scheme

Janelle Brown & Property Team voted Top PEXA Peer Rated Firm

15 June 2020

Robertson Hyetts

Janelle Brown & Property Team voted Top PEXA Peer Rated Firm

12 June 2020

Property Law

What is Adverse Possession?

Property Law Update: Electronic Signing of Leases and Mortgages During COVID-19

25 May 2020

Property Law

Property Law Update: Electronic Signing of Leases and Mortgages During COVID-19

When should I include a trust in my Will?

18 May 2020

Wills & Estate Planning

When should I include a trust in my Will?

Q&A with Trent McGregor, Wills & Estates Lawyer

12 May 2020

Wills & Estate Planning

Q&A with Trent McGregor, Wills & Estates Lawyer

12 May 2020

Property Law

Conveyancing made easy

New COVID-19 Commercial Leases and Licences Regulations

8 May 2020

Business & Commercial Law

New COVID-19 Commercial Leases and Licences Regulations

Talking COVID 19 – Navigating Employment Law Challenges

5 May 2020

Employment Law

Talking COVID 19 – Navigating Employment Law Challenges

Can I buy, sell, lease or otherwise deal with property during this time?

20 April 2020

Property Law

Can I buy, sell, lease or otherwise deal with property during this time?

JobKeeper Payments – a welcome relief for businesses

9 April 2020

Employment Law

JobKeeper Payments – a welcome relief for businesses

6 April 2020

Property Law

Property Law Q&A with Anna Doughan

25 March 2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on Retail Leases and Employment Law

Have you thought about your Farm Succession Plan yet?

11 March 2020

Wills & Estate Planning

Have you thought about your Farm Succession Plan yet?

21 February 2020

Employment Law

Understanding Unfair Dismissals

Discretionary Trusts to be automatically deemed foreign trusts

18 February 2020

Property Law

Discretionary Trusts to be automatically deemed foreign trusts

Employing Staff – 5 tips for Small Business Owners

3 February 2020

Employment Law

Employing Staff – 5 tips for Small Business Owners

The Bendigo Regional HR Network becomes a chapter of Be.Bendigo

23 January 2020

Employment Law

The Bendigo Regional HR Network becomes a chapter of Be.Bendigo

5 top tips for updating your Will before you travel

5 December 2019

Wills & Estate Planning

5 top tips for updating your Will before you travel

3 December 2019

Employment Law

Restorative Practice in the Workplace

Special Counsel John Wellington joins Robertson Hyetts in the Castlemaine community

3 December 2019

Property Law

Special Counsel John Wellington joins Robertson Hyetts in the Castlemaine community

2 October 2019

Robertson Hyetts

Mount Alexander Seniors Festival

30 August 2019

Property Law

What is a Section 32 Statement?

Robertson Hyetts Solicitors Prize – La Trobe University

15 August 2019

Robertson Hyetts

Robertson Hyetts Solicitors Prize – La Trobe University

15 July 2019

Employment Law

Employment Law Fundamentals

How knowing yourself and knowing others can add value to the workplace

25 June 2019

Employment Law

How knowing yourself and knowing others can add value to the workplace

5 April 2019

Wills & Estate Planning

Wills and Young Families

28 March 2019

Property Law

Setting the law straight on easements

20 March 2019

Wills & Estate Planning

Wills for Artists

1 March 2019

Employment Law

Workplace Mental Health

TIME TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION – WILLS AND ESTATE PLANNING FOR FARMERS (PART 3)

6 February 2019

Wills & Estate Planning

TIME TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION – WILLS AND ESTATE PLANNING FOR FARMERS (PART 3)

TIME TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION – WILLS AND ESTATE PLANNING FOR FARMERS (PART 2)

31 January 2019

Wills & Estate Planning

TIME TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION – WILLS AND ESTATE PLANNING FOR FARMERS (PART 2)

Time to have the conversation – Wills and Estate Planning for Farmers (Part 1)

15 January 2019

Wills & Estate Planning

Time to have the conversation – Wills and Estate Planning for Farmers (Part 1)

23 November 2018

Personal Law

Special Disability Trusts

The Six Layers of Intentional Leadership

22 November 2018

Employment Law

The Six Layers of Intentional Leadership

Making a Will – Assets in and out of the Estate

22 November 2018

Wills & Estate Planning

Making a Will – Assets in and out of the Estate

Estate planning tips for blended families

9 November 2018

Wills & Estate Planning

Estate planning tips for blended families

Making Your Workplace More Culturally Inclusive

24 August 2018

Employment Law

Making Your Workplace More Culturally Inclusive

10 August 2018

Property Law

Ascot/Epsom Conveyancing

1 August 2018

Wills & Estate Planning

I’m an Executor – What do I need to do?

17 July 2018

Employment Law

Responding to Employee Crisis

29 June 2018

Property Law

GST Withholding Requirements

Preventing elder abuse by adding conditions to an Enduring Power of Attorney

7 June 2018

Wills & Estate Planning

Preventing elder abuse by adding conditions to an Enduring Power of Attorney

30 May 2018

Wills & Estate Planning

Superannuation and your Will

14 May 2018

Employment Law

It pays to be a good employer

11 May 2018

Robertson Hyetts

The History of Robertson Hyetts

8 May 2018

Employment Law

Cracking the Corporate Culture Code

4 May 2018

Wills & Estate Planning

Blended families – who will inherit?

26 April 2018

Wills & Estate Planning

Trusts and Vulnerable Beneficiaries

19 January 2018

Wills & Estate Planning

Trusts, the aged pension, and your Will

Developing Conflict Resilient Workplaces

15 January 2018

Employment Law

Developing Conflict Resilient Workplaces

11 December 2017

Property Law

Epsom is a growing suburb of Bendigo

8 December 2017

Property Law

Marong Conveyancing

4 December 2017

Property Law

Strathfieldsaye Conveyancing

28 November 2017

Employment Law

Developing Conflict Resilient Workplaces

14 November 2017

Employment Law

Having Difficult Conversations

19 September 2017

Personal Law

Intestacy provisions

12 September 2017

Employment Law

Further amendments on the horizon

10 August 2017

Property Law

Land Transfer Stamp Duty Concession

Trusts, taxes, and Labor’s announcement – what does it mean for me?

2 August 2017

Business & Commercial Law

Trusts, taxes, and Labor’s announcement – what does it mean for me?

14 June 2017

Employment Law

Equal Opportunity Workplaces

14 June 2017

Employment Law

Definition of Multiculturalism

14 June 2017

Employment Law

Information on Islam

Bullying and Harassment Claims – How to Respond

14 June 2017

Employment Law

Bullying and Harassment Claims – How to Respond

20 April 2017

Employment Law

Change Without Pain

11 April 2017

Property Law

First Home Owner Grant

29 March 2017

Employment Law

Job Swap?

28 March 2017

Property Law

Personal Property Security

21 March 2017

Employment Law

Workplace Reform Back on the Agenda

20 March 2017

Wills & Estate Planning

Appointing the Right Executor/ Trustee

Single, Married – or ‘It’s Complicated’?

16 March 2017

Wills & Estate Planning

Single, Married – or ‘It’s Complicated’?

BUSINESS ADVISORS BEWARE: Liability Under the Fair Work Act 2009

24 January 2017

Employment Law

BUSINESS ADVISORS BEWARE: Liability Under the Fair Work Act 2009

A Stitch in Time – Avoiding the Most Common and Costly Employment Mistakes

17 January 2017

Employment Law

A Stitch in Time – Avoiding the Most Common and Costly Employment Mistakes

Enduring Powers of Attorney – FAQs and Myth Busting!

17 January 2017

Wills & Estate Planning

Enduring Powers of Attorney – FAQs and Myth Busting!

10 January 2017

Wills & Estate Planning

Enduring Powers of Attorney

17 November 2016

Employment Law

Managing an Ageing Workforce

“Doing A Will” and “Estate Planning” – what’s the difference?

9 September 2016

Wills & Estate Planning

“Doing A Will” and “Estate Planning” – what’s the difference?

18 August 2016

Employment Law

Fit for Duty

21 April 2016

Employment Law

Resilient People: Resilient Workplaces

New unfair contract protections for small business

9 December 2015

Business & Commercial Law

New unfair contract protections for small business

13 October 2015

Employment Law

Psychological Health in the Workplace

12 October 2015

Wills & Estate Planning

Do you have a current Will?

17 September 2015

Wills & Estate Planning

New Powers of Attorney Legislation

4 June 2015

Employment Law

Workplace Investigations

The Role of Leadership in Developing Culture

23 April 2015

Employment Law

The Role of Leadership in Developing Culture

22 April 2015

Employment Law

Beware the broad restraint

9 April 2015

Property Law

Conveyancing

12 February 2015

Employment Law

Building Positive Teams

The Five Most Common Employment Pitfalls

11 December 2014

Employment Law

The Five Most Common Employment Pitfalls

Assets and Liabilities of Deceased – Executor’s Duties

30 October 2014

Wills & Estate Planning

Assets and Liabilities of Deceased – Executor’s Duties

16 September 2014

Employment Law

Health and Wellbeing

22 August 2014

Bendigo to launch Australia’s online property exchange, PEXA

17 July 2014

Employment Law

Hiring the Best People

An Application for a Stop Bullying Order

3 July 2014

Employment Law

An Application for a Stop Bullying Order

Work Life Balance: Managing Flexible Work Practices

15 May 2014

Employment Law

Work Life Balance: Managing Flexible Work Practices

1 May 2014

Employment Law

The APPs and Employment Records

21 March 2014

Employment Law

HR Network

17 March 2014

Business & Commercial Law

Australian Privacy Principals (AAPs)

Superannuation: Streamlined and Standardised

26 February 2014

Self Managed Super Funds

Superannuation: Streamlined and Standardised

Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) Legal Services

26 February 2014

Self Managed Super Funds

Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) Legal Services

Top 10 Tips and Traps for Trustees of SMSF’s

26 February 2014

Self Managed Super Funds

Top 10 Tips and Traps for Trustees of SMSF’s

Protect Your Security Interests Before the PPSA’s Transitional Provisions End

7 January 2014

Business & Commercial Law

Protect Your Security Interests Before the PPSA’s Transitional Provisions End

18 December 2013

Business & Commercial Law

Is your business prepared?

7 October 2013

Business & Commercial Law

Bendigo Succession Planning

7 October 2013

Personal Law

Civil Procedure Act 2010

Self Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSF)

7 October 2013

Self Managed Super Funds

Self Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSF)

7 October 2013

Self Managed Super Funds

Self Managed Super Funds and Borrowing

7 October 2013

Business & Commercial Law

What’s mine may be yours

The Importance of Wills and Powers of Attorney

7 October 2013

Wills & Estate Planning

The Importance of Wills and Powers of Attorney

Binding Financial Agreements, not so binding?

7 October 2013

Personal Law

Binding Financial Agreements, not so binding?

7 October 2013

Wills & Estate Planning

Providing for Others through a Will

7 October 2013

Robertson Hyetts

Legal acquisition creates history

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