Szabo & Associates News & Updates

Making a Will is an essential part of any estate plan. While it is true that a Will can be challenged this is actually a relatively small percentage. This should not put you off from making a Will. Instead, it is an encouragement to make a better Will, prepared by a specialist lawyer, giving a high probability of successfully carrying out your wishes. It should be remembered too, that if you die without a valid Will, the estate will be distributed according to legislation that may lead to unintended outcomes.

As indicated in our April Newsletter, we outline below the NSW Government’s recent response to the Australian Government’s National Cabinet Code of Conduct (Code) in respect of retail and commercial leases in the wake of COVID-19. The Code applies to small and medium-sized tenants suffering “financial stress or hardship” because of COVID-19, applicable where the tenant has an annual turnover of up to $50 million and is eligible for the national JobKeeper programme.

Everybody needs good neighbours. But relationships with even the best neighbours can become strained over disputes concerning trees and hedges. Often the potential for matters to get out of hand is because the parties do not understand their rights and responsibilities. At Szabo & Associates, we can advise you on the things you need to know whichever side of the fence you find yourself on.

New emergency legislation, recently passed in response to the current public health crisis caused by the coronavirus COVID-19, has the potential to have a considerable impact on retail landlords and tenants.

It can be difficult to put matters into perspective when someone asks “do I really need an Enduring Power of Attorney?”  It can be considered akin to insurance. Without an Enduring Power of Attorney in place the risk is that you never become ill suddenly, suffer a stroke, or heart attack, or not realise before it is too late that you are losing the mental capacity to self-manage.