What is a Casual Employee?

What is a Casual Employee?

The main difference between permanent employees and casual employees is that they have an advance commitment to ongoing employment, can expect to work regular hours each week, are entitled to paid leave and must give or receive notice to end the employment. But what...
Securing your Loan Agreement

Securing your Loan Agreement

Whether you are lending your child money to help them enter the property market, a friend to help grow their business or to someone for their everyday expenses, you need to ensure that your interests are best protected by securing your Loan Agreement. Lending money to...
PPSR: Your Jargon-free Guide

PPSR: Your Jargon-free Guide

You may or may not know of the Personal Property Securities Register (‘PPSR’). But, if you are a purchaser, a financer/lender or a business owner dealing with personal property, you definitely should learn about the PPSR. This Blog Post is your jargon-free guide to...
Can I Challenge a Will?

Can I Challenge a Will?

You may have recently found out that your spouse, a family member or someone upon whom you are financially dependent has recently passed away. You may also have been made aware that little or no provision from the deceased person’s Estate was left to you. If this is...
Solicitor’s Certificate: What & Why?

Solicitor’s Certificate: What & Why?

If you are in the process of applying for a loan or guaranteeing somebody else’s loan, the bank or lender you are dealing with may ask you to get a solicitor’s certificate. If you already understand the implications of getting a loan or going guarantor, (see our blog...
Solicitor’s Certificate: A Lender’s Perspective

Solicitor’s Certificate: A Lender’s Perspective

Are you lending a significant amount of money to somebody? Are you insisting that the borrower and/or guarantor get a Legal Practitioner Certificate or Solicitor’s Certificate? If not, please read below as to why you really should do so.Lenders often require a...