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COMPLIANCE ESSENTIALS: UNDERSTANDING AUSTRALIA’S FIXED-TERM CONTRACT CHANGES

As of 6 December 2023, there are new rules that impact the use of fixed-term employment contracts. These are the…
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UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENTS

Public holidays for workers covered by the Federal industrial relation system are principally governed by the National Employment Standards (NES)…
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SERIAL FAMILY VIOLENCE OFFENDER DECLARATIONS

Section 124E of the Sentencing Act 1995 (WA) empowers a Court to make a declaration that the offender being convicted…
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SQUATTERS’ RIGHTS – ADVERSE POSSESSION LAWS IN AUSTRALIA

HHG Legal Group’s Murray Thornhill and Special Counsel Matthew Lilly discuss adverse possession laws in Australia. Ownership of land is the great…
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WHAT WILL THE AMENDED 1972 ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT ACTUALLY SAY?

  The new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 (Act) will come into force on 1 July 2023, now being at…
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TREASURY LAWS AMENDMENT (MORE COMPETITION, BETTER PRICES) ACT 2022: CHANGES COMING INTO EFFECT.

Special Counsel, Matthew Lilly, and Associate, Kimberly Jones, in our Agribusiness team have outlined the proposed changes. The Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better…
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MORE CHANGES TO THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS REGIME – FAIR WORK LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (SECURE JOB, BETTER PAY) ACT 2022

Kimberly Jones and Adam Hughes outline changes to the Fair Work system which came into effect on 6 June 2023….
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ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT

LEGAL ALERT: respecting our cultural heritage, digging holes on blocks, creating new dams on farms, and much more.   The…
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HHG CONSTRUCTION LAW SERIES PART 11: SOLVING WA’S SUBCONTRACTOR PAYMENT AND HOME INDEMNITY ISSUES

Two building and construction-related issues have received much media and political attention in WA recently: subcontractor payments and home indemnity…
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WA LEGISLATION UPDATE – 9 SEPTEMBER 2020

HHG Legal Group’s Director, Murray Thornhill and Lawyer, Fintan Roberts provide a weekly snapshot of new and upcoming legislation. HHG Legal Group’s legislation updates…
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POSSESSION OF CHILD EXPLOITATION MATERIAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Article by Lisa Riley. The exploitation of children on the internet has risen due to the nature of the world…
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THE IMPORTANCE OF WILL WRITING AND ESTATE PLANNING

Following the recent funeral of singing legend, Aretha Franklin, practical concerns over the distribution of her $121m estate have emerged….
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YOUNG MEN AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | TRIPLE M ALBANY BREAKFAST WITH ANTHONY TILLI | 28 OCTOBER 2020

Simon Creek, Executive Chairman, Nationally Accredited Mediator and Family Lawyer at HHG Legal Group, joins Anthony Tilli on Triple MMM…
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AMENDMENTS TO THE GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1990 (WA) AND YOUR HEALTHCARE WISHES DURING COVID-19

HHG Legal Group’s Lawyer, Maria Zappala provides readers with a clear synopsis on the new Act and how it may affect…
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HHG CONSTRUCTION LAW SERIES PART 18: LEARNING THE LESSONS OF CONTRACTOR INSOLVENCY

When large principals and construction contractors become insolvent, there will, by definition, be insufficient money to pay all suppliers of…
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INHERITANCE ISSUES CAUSED BY UNDEFINED PARENTAL ROLES AND CUSTOMARY LAWS

HHG’s Murray Thornhill and Alex Turner have written this article discussing an interesting inheritance case involving unclarified adoption, guardianship and customary considerations. A recent…
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WHISTLEBLOWER LAWS

STRONG WHISTLEBLOWER LAWS IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION? Several jurisdictions have recently or are currently reviewing their laws relating to…
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MANN V PATERSON: A HIGH COURT CASE CLARIFYING CONTRACTORS’ RIGHT TO CHOOSE

HHG’s Construction and Infrastructure team explain how this recent High Court case may have changed 120 years of contract law. For…
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APPLYING FOR PROBATE

What is Probate? A Grant of Probate is a certificate issued by the Supreme Court of Western Australia that attaches…
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HIGH COURT CLARIFICATION ON CASUAL EMPLOYMENT

Murray Thornhill, Director, and Gemma Wheeler-Carver, Associate, from our Employment Law team, outline the decision made by the High Court in the case…
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INSTANCES OF REVENGE PORN HAVE SURGED OVER THE YEARS

Scorned lovers have ditched keying their ex’s car in favour of revenge porn –the act of sharing a person’s intimate…
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WHEN TWO PEOPLE SEPARATE, WHICH PARTNER GETS TO STAY IN THE FAMILY HOME UNTIL FINAL ORDERS ARE MADE?

The question seems simple, the answer is more complex. Even where one partner is the registered owner of the family…
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HHG CONSTRUCTION LAW SERIES PART 1: CONTRACTORS – DO YOU UNDERSTAND TIME BARS?

A contractor gets paid an agreed price for delivery of an agreed scope of works by an agreed time. That…
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FAMILY VIOLENCE AND THE FAMILY LAW ACT

The Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and other Measures Act) 2011(Cth) (the FV amendments) which amended the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (‘the FLA’)…
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HELP! I’VE BECOME BANKRUPT. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR ME AS THE BANKRUPT SPOUSE IN FAMILY COURT PROPERTY PROCEEDINGS?

If you are the spouse in a Family Court proceeding who becomes bankrupt, your property is immediately vested in the…
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INDIGENOUS FAMILIES AND FAMILY LAW

Studies show that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children under 15 years old are more likely than other Australian children…
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TURNING 18 DURING HIGH SCHOOL

This year is the first year in Western Australia when around half of our Year 12 school students will become…
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ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE: A FESTIVE PARTY GUIDE FOR EMPLOYEES

The festive season is here and Murray Thornhill, Managing Director in our Dispute Resolution and Employment Law teams has prepared this guide to…
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STRATA TITLES ACT REFORMS: BETTER BUYER INFORMATION

HHG Legal Group’s Property team’s Special Counsel, Matthew Lilly and Dispute Resolution Associate, Patrick Beilby, explore the new Strata Title reforms and how buyers now have access to…
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PERSONAL AND BUSINESS DATA PROTECTION – HOW DO I DO IT?

On the 19 January 2015 the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) released a ‘guide to securing personal information’….

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Lisa Riley, I would like to thank you for all your help and support through this difficult and disappointing period in my life.

Your professionalism and supportive nature have been a welcome change and Alison and I are very appreciative of this, HHG is very lucky to have someone of your expertise and dedication working for them and we both can’t speak highly enough of you, I will be forever grateful to you and your company for all your help and kindness, I would highly recommend you and HHG to everyone who needs competent and professional legal representation.

Once again thank you so much.

ANONYMOUS

Dear Lisa,

Just a small note of gratitude for the phone call you gave me last Tuesday (11 July), in response to my legal query. I really appreciated the kindness you showed in reassuring me of my rights in our phone call, amongst other priorities. I am very appreciative of your time.

ANONYMOUS

Thanks so much, Lisa. Very happy! Your team is very professional.

ANONYMOUS

We have been working with Kim and HHG Legal, Bunbury on several matters. Kim is professional, approachable and knowledgeable; prompt to respond to a query with detailed information that is not only relevant to the matter in question, but also reassuring which instils confidence for us to continue working with Kim and HHG Legal, Bunbury.

FORREST PERSONNEL

The process of working through the settlement of our father’s estate presented us with a potentially challenging and complex undertaking. We would like to thank Simon, Alyce, and the team at HHG for taking on this work in such a thorough, thoughtful, and professional manner. Our family is very grateful for the help and advice that they have provided, and we highly recommend their services to anyone who needs the professional support that HHG provides.

WITH WARM GRATITUDE ON BEHALF OF THE PITMAN FAMILY

Thank you for everything. You have made the whole process very easy and virtually stress-free. I can’t thank you all enough for all that you have done and I’m very grateful for the manner in which you have gone about your Profession.

D’ARCY PARKER

Matthew Lilly was excellent in processing our project. He achieved the excellent result that we required on our project.

We would give Matthew a 5 star rating.

We will definitely commission Matthew for any further projects if we have the need.

RAY

Lisa, thank you so much for representing me in court, honestly, I would not have had the outcome I got without you. Once again, Thank you so much.

RIKEISHA

Your Perth family lawyer was at all times empathic, professional and confident. My matter needed to be addressed within a pressing time frame, and their availability at short notice was much appreciated. It caused me considerable stress, but having such a thoroughly reliable and competent team to call on helped me to feel in control. Although I hope not to need their services again in future, I would be confident in doing so!

LANA

Thank you for such great assistance with our Commercial Law transaction. It has been such a pleasure to work with the HHG Legal Group and I look forward to working with you in the future.

JIM