HHG Articles

For the second year running, HHG Legal Group has been announced as the only exclusively WA finalist in the prestigious…

Managing Associate, Dr Steve Cohen, and Lawyer, Jordan Schweitzer, in our Family Law team have outlined the ethics in family law. The relationship between…

Falling in love can happen at any age, including as we get older and supposedly wiser. Unlike marriage in your…

Are you a contractor or a developer? Do you often battle with prolonged or disrupted works? This month’s e-checklist highlights…

Sometimes, a construction contract may not tell you how much your principal or head contractor has to pay you for…

This is Part 2 of our series considering warranties in construction contracts. In our last update, we considered the nature…

This is Part 1 of our series considering warranties in construction contracts. Product and workmanship warranties are a preoccupation of…

HHG Legal Group Senior Associate, Alyce Martin have featured in Business News discussing the importance of a complete succession plan. Alyce highlights important…

In our recent update (HHG Construction Law Series Part 8: Challenging Adjudications: A New Era?) we considered whether Australian courts might be…

To ensure you know your rights when buying, and returning, merchandise, Blair Campbell, Special Counsel in our Dispute Resolution and Commercial…

Lisa Riley, Associate, in our Crime and Traffic team, has highlighted Extraordinary Driver’s Licence. What is an Extraordinary Driver’s Licence?…

HHG’s Stewart Kattowitz and Steve Cohen from the Family Law team provide some clarity around Child Support assessments in the following article. When couples…

It is in the best interests of the children of separating parents that the parents reach agreement as to their…

HHG’s Managing Directo,  Murray Thornhill and Alex Turner, Associate, in the  Dispute Resolution team answer frequently asked questions regarding a nuisance. What is…

It is important for the landlord and the tenant to register a commercial lease on the title of the property…

A trust is a structure of ownership that separates legal ownership from beneficial interest. The trustee legally owns and controls…

A suite of new changes came into play in 2017, resulting in a changed legal landscape for family violence and…

In today’s age of pervasive communications technology, there are a plethora of social media platforms available at our fingertips, enabling…

In recent months immunisation has resurfaced as a prominent topic of discussion in the media by politicians and doctors as…

Security of payment laws can be effective for getting construction contractors paid quickly for the work that they do. But…

Barrister, John Fiocco’s report to the WA Minister for Commerce titled Security of Payment Reform in the WA Building and…

HHG Legal Group’s Criminal Lawyers discuss the penalty and law in WA regarding the use of a mobile phone while driving….

Res judicata is a Latin term which means that the issue before the court has already been decided by another court, with…

In this series we will discuss the fundamental basics of Family Law, providing information and guidance that may answer questions you…

In Australia formal Wills are documents made in writing and signed by the Willmaker in the presence of two independent…

How many times have you bought something online, whether a retail product, a news service, a game or app, and…

In the recent decision of Child Support Registrar v Ahern and Anor [2014] FamCAFC 105) the – Full Court of the Family Court…

In Western Australia, getting married or divorced after making a Will automatically revokes (invalidates) that Will. Subsequent Marriage Sections 14…

While the vast majority of employees do the right thing, employee theft affects business-owners everyday.  Suspicious activity needs to be…

Murray Thornhill, Managing Director, reminds Western Australia-based national system employers (Pty Ltd companies, many incorporated associations, and some trusts) that…