Costs in Family Law Cases
David Gawthorne is a Senior Solicitor at Mullane & Lindsay in Newcastle and an Accredited Specialist in Family, Relationship and Matrimonial Law
It is common across many different kinds of litigation for the usual order in relation to the costs of the proceedings to follow the result. That is, the party to a court case who succeeds in their claim, or defence of a claim, as against the other party is usually entitled to have their legal costs paid by that unsuccessful party. To be precise, the successful party will be entitled to having a substantial part of their total legal bill paid by the other party, known as “party/party” costs. Read the rest of this entry »
The Superannuation Guarantee
Robert Lindsay is a Director at Mullane & Lindsay in Newcastle and leads our Commercial & Property Law team.
The Federal Parliament passed legislation earlier this year providing for the superannuation guarantee to rise from its current rate of 9%, up to 12% over the next seven years.
The first increase will come into effect from 1 July 2013 with a rise of 0.25%. The remaining increases will occur incrementally each year until the rate reaches 12% from 1 July 2019. Read the rest of this entry »
Workers Compensation Reform
by Kristy Nunn
Kristy Nunn is a Solicitor at Mullane & Lindsay in Newcastle and practices in our Dispute Resolution and Litigation Team.
The workers compensation reform legislation was passed by both houses of parliament on 22 June 2012. The key changes include:
- The system for payment of weekly payments of workers has been completed revised. Many workers will have a maximum entitlement to weekly payments for 2.5 years only, and unless an injured worker is assessed as having permanent impairment greater than 20%, all payments of weekly compensation will cease at the end of 5 years. Read the rest of this entry »