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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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CHANGING THE AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY OF CHILDREN | 98.5 SONSHINE FM

Please listen to the segment below Audio Player 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. *This…
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HHG LEGAL GROUP CONGRATULATES WORKPOWER INC FOR TAKING OVER ACTIV FOUNDATION WORKSITES

Leading full service law firm, HHG Legal Group congratulates the Commonwealth Government, West Australian Government, and Workpower Inc for securing…
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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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MOTHER’S DAY: IS THERE ENOUGH LEGAL AND GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE WORKING MUM? | 98.5 SONSHINE FM | 4 MAY 2022

Simon Creek, Executive Chairman, Nationally Accredited Mediator, featured on Sonshine FM to discuss is there enough legal and general support for Working…
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CRIMINAL LAW SERIES: SOME POTENTIAL FLAWS IN THE WA LEGAL SYSTEM (PART ONE)

Join HHG Legal Group Executive Chairman, Simon Creek, and Radio Presenter, Oliver Peterson, as they discuss recent news features and answer…
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WILL THERE BE SOME POSITIVES TO COME OUT OF THE CORONAVIRUS SITUATION? CLASSIC DRIVE – 23 MARCH 2020 MAR 5 2019

This week, Simon Creek, HHG Legal Group’s Executive Chairman, took questions from the Sonshine 98.5FM audience on COVID-19 and came…
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ADVENTURE WORLD HAS ISSUED AN APOLOGY TO VISITORS AFTER SPARKING A FURIOUS BACKLASH OVER ITS “WEIGH BEFORE YOU PLAY” RULE | 98.5 SONSHINE FM | 20 OCTOBER 2021

Simon Creek, Executive Chairman, Nationally Accredited Mediator, featured on Sonshine FM to discuss Adventure World’s “body-shaming” weigh-in stations. Please listen to the segment…
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AUSTRALIA’S PLAN FOR NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050 | 98.5 SONSHINE FM | 3 NOVEMBER 2021

Simon Creek, Executive Chairman, Nationally Accredited Mediator, featured on Sonshine FM to discuss Australia’s plan for net zero emissions by 2050. Please listen…
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THE LAW ACCORDING TO SIMON CREEK – MAY 28, 2020

Simon Creek, Executive Chairman & Nationally Accredited Mediator in the family law team at HHG Legal Group, joins Oliver Peterson…
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THE LAW ACCORDING TO SIMON CREEK | 14 JULY 2020 | CAN YOU BE FORCED TO TAKE A CORONAVIRUS TEST?

Simon Creek, Executive Chairman & Nationally Accredited Mediator in the family law team at HHG Legal Group, joins Oliver Peterson…
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WA’S FAMILY COURT SAYS THE STATES PLUMMETING FINANCIAL FORTUNES HAVE LED TO ANOTHER INCREASE IN CASE, LEAVING STAFF WITH AN INTOLERABLE BURDEN OF WORK

Reported in The West Australian (11/07/2017) The chief judge of WA’s Family Court says the States plummeting financial fortunes have led…
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CRIMINAL LAW SERIES: SOME POTENTIAL FLAWS IN THE WA LEGAL SYSTEM (PART TWO)

Join HHG Legal Group Managing Director, Simon Creek, Criminal Lawyer, Siobhan Nims, and Radio Presenter, Oliver Peterson, as they discuss recent news…
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THE LAW ACCORDING TO SIMON CREEK | INTRODUCTION TO MEDIATION | 22 SEPTEMBER 2020

Simon Creek, Executive Chairman, Nationally Accredited Mediator and Family Lawyer at HHG Legal Group, joins Oliver Peterson to take listener…
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EMOJIS AND THE LAW: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY’RE USED TO THREATEN OR SUGGEST VIOLENCE?

Legal scholars have identified that emojis are increasingly recognised in a legal context, not as a joke or ornament, but…
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SUING GOOGLE FOR DEFAMATION

An Australian man is now allowed to sue search engine giant, Google, for defamation. Should the plaintiff be successful in…
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SIMON CREEK ON 6PR | ASHER VANDER SANDEN WINS APPEAL

Simon Creek, Executive Chairman, Nationally Accredited Mediator and Family Lawyer at HHG Legal Group, joins Oliver Peterson to discuss today’s…
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CUSTODY OF JOHNNY DEPP’S DOGS

SIMON CREEK TALKS WITH LISA & PETE ABOUT THE CUSTODY OF JOHNNY DEPP’S DOGS *This is general information only, and…
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STRICTER LAWS ON SPECIALIST TOBACCO RETAILERS AND A CASE OF BARBERSHOP GENDER DISCRIMINATION

In recent news, iconic Perth specialist retailers like Subiaco’s Devlin’s, may be forced to shut down due to newly proposed state…
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CRIMINAL LAW SERIES: SOME POTENTIAL FLAWS IN THE WA LEGAL SYSTEM (PART THREE)

Join HHG Legal Group Managing Director, Simon Creek, Criminal Lawyer, Siobhan Nims, and Radio Presenter, Oliver Peterson, as they discuss recent…
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THE LAW WITH SIMON CREEK

Simon Creek joins the 6PR studio to answer listener questions, including: what is an MRO and how do you apply…
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REVENGE PORN LAWS FINALLY INTRODUCED IN WA

Legislation criminalising so-called revenge porn have been introduced in Western Australia, providing long-overdue consequences for those found guilty of image-based…
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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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THE LAW ACCORDING TO SIMON CREEK

What happens when your partner steals your super? Or when a debt collector hikes up the interest rates after you…

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Supporting Western Australians for more than 100 years

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