“It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are” – Clive James. What happens to your phone data when you hit...
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Personal Liability for directors and business owners in a post-COVID world
Directors and business owners, do you know what guarantees you have signed for? At Green & Associates, we know that many directors and business...
Force Majeure and Frustration: legal remedies for businesses unable to fulfil their contractual obligations due to COVID-19
COVID-19 has certainly thrown everyone’s lives around. From banning mass gathering to lockdowns to new social distancing measures, it’s a heck of a...
Your right to silence – when to keep it zipped.
Dealing with the police is daunting, especially if you are arrested on suspicion of having committed an offence. Let’s be honest, no matter how big...
Innocent people in jail: when the law gets it wrong
In 1922 Australian wine-bar owner, Colin Ross, was arrested and executed by hanging for the murder of 12 year-old Alma Tirtschke. Spoiler...
Innocence Projects: Standing up for the wrongfully accused
‘It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer’ — William Blackstone, 1760. Today this sentiment is known as...
Savings vs Fallout – Self-Representing in Estate Matters
In a nutshell, this is the most conventional way to “contest a will” in NSW. A successful family provision claim has the effect of “re-writing” the...
Apathy: The Essential Element of a Costs Order
How do you go from an “unwinnable” criminal charge to winning, and having the Police pay your costs? It seems so simple, but people often forget...
The Many Ways to Skin a Cat in Will and Estate Matters
We have previously posted several times about Wills and family provision claims. In a nutshell, this is the most conventional way to “contest a...