Szabo & Associates News & Updates

Last year, in the case of Sharma v Minister for the Environment (2021), the judge found that there was a novel duty of care owed by the Minister to Australian children who might suffer ‘catastrophic harm’ from the climate change implied by the approval given to an extension of the Whitehaven Vickery coal mine in New South Wales.

There are many things landlords are prohibited from doing in terms of how they may conduct themselves with their tenants or potential tenants in a retail premises lease. Areas of contention include the concept of unconscionable behaviour or a party acting in a misleading or deceptive way either as part of lease negotiations or post-contractual conduct.

Every day, the courts and corridors of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia are filled with separating couples and families, seeking that the Court adjudicate or approve their financial property settlement.

Contesting a Will with a family provision claim usually arises because a person has been left out of a Will or has not received what they believe to be a fair share of the estate of the deceased. The Court’s decision in such cases will be based on a number of factors that directly relate to the individual circumstances.

A new procedure could provide greater transparency when it comes to superannuation assets in a property settlement negotiation.