The Legal Lowdown

Let's be real, legal fees might not be your spending choice, but sometimes life leads us to the lawyer's office!

If you are given a product or service that you didn’t ask for, and told that you must pay for it, or you must return it … you do not. 

Our law around unit title property is set to change in the following ways ...

Purchasers are excited about moving into their new property. There is an expectation that the vendors will leave the property clean and tidy and will remove all their belongings and rubbish. Unfortunately, this is not always the case.

Chilly bin or esky? jandals or thongs? chips or ‘chups?, these are the dissimilarities often debated between Australia and New Zealand. But what about your relationship property when your marriage, de facto or civil union relationship comes to an end?

If your relationship was less than three years and there are children or one party has made a substantial contribution, the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 will apply, but does not provide a statutory framework for equal sharing.

Parties to relationship property settlement Agreements and Court proceedings must provide full and frank disclosure of their financial assets and liabilities.

Succession law governs how property passes from one individual to another on death and who has rights to that property. Regardless of how a person chooses to leave their estate in their Will, the law recognises the rights of certain individuals to entitlement under legislation.

So what does happen to your assets if you haven’t spelled out what you would like to happen?

We are very pleased to announce that Camille Bell and Jude Spicer have been made Associates at BCH Law.  

Ever wondered what Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing Terrorism actually is? We break it down for you right here.

The what, why and who of the BCH Law Trust Account...