Solicitors are often faced with the dilemma of being approached by a potential new client, but because the solicitor or firm has acted for a previous client whose interest may be affected, the solicitor may be unable to act. There are, however, circumstances where a former client may waive, whether expressly or impliedly, their right to object to the solicitor acting.
As of 1 March 2018, changes to the Family Law Rules come into effect. We recommend that you review the new rules and update your precedents and practices to reflect them.
Ex parte proceedings refer to proceedings where one of the parties may not be present. The matter of Drew & Jensen [2017] FCCA 656 concerned a recovery application made by the father of two children, aged five and nearly two.
Since being handed down on 27 February 2017, in the Full Court of the Family Court, the decision of Britt & Britt has had the potential to significantly impact the way that evidence in property matters, relating to family violence, is treated and therefore, how it’s admitted in evidence.
Penrith LGA is currently one of the hardest-hit areas in the state with regard to reports of domestic violence. Unfortunately, Penrith is not alone in these numbers – with the neighbouring Blacktown area showing the highest number of domestic violence incidents in NSW: with 2083 in the year up until March 2017.
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