Maddalena Romano, an experienced solicitor skilled in all facets of property conveyancing, discusses the process for selling a home and advocates for the role of a knowledgeable solicitor in this. There are different reasons homes are sold. For example, you might be up-grading to a bigger home, down-sizing to a smaller one, or finalising a property settlement. Regardless of your reasons, … [Read more...]
Celebrity Wills Blog Series (4) – Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor, director and a regular presence in films from the early 1990s until his death at age 46. He commenced his acting career in a 1991 in an episode of Law & Order. He went on to play leading roles, and for his portrayal of the author Truman Capote in Capote (2005), won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received three more Oscar nominations for … [Read more...]
Crossing the Road? Put Your iPhone Down
I’m pretty certain that my kids are on the fast track to becoming nomophobes. I’ll admit that I’m probably one too and, if my wife is correct, about 98% of the students she works with in her role as a secondary teacher, are self-proclaimed nomophobes (even though they may not use the actual word). What on earth am I talking about, and what is this namophobia? Nomophobia, put simply is an … [Read more...]
Police (SA): Understanding Your Rights
Maddalena Romano has more than a decade experience working in all aspects of Criminal Law within South Australia. She writes frankly about your rights as a citizen should you be approached or questioned by a police officer in SA. We have all been taught to respect Police officers as they are people of authority but we have been seeing increasing incidents where police have used excessive force … [Read more...]
Last Testament 101: Five Common Will Myths
1. If I die everything will automatically be given to my husband/wife or partner. 2. I don’t have any assets so I don’t need to make a Will. 3. I can just write my own Will using a kit or a note about what I want to happen. 4. I won’t be around, so I don’t need to think about it. 5. I made my Will years ago so I don’t need to update it now. 1. If I die everything will automatically be given … [Read more...]
Will Kits Strike Again!
I love Will Kits! Strange for a lawyer to say that isn’t it? I love them because no matter how many I see there are always problems with them, not necessarily by the form itself but by the way people complete them (or sometimes don’t complete them). And in my world, problems equals profits. The most innocuous of issues can lead to big expense as a recent example examined by the Supreme … [Read more...]
Death Tax Implemented in UK Spells Warning for the Future of Probate Fees in South Australia
For a long time now I have been an outspoken critic of the trend for governments to move towards heavy taxes being imposed on Australians for probate services. Last April (2016) I responded to the latest Probate fee increase implemented by the South Australian Government. The fee increase, was, as I went on to explain, “…so exorbitant there can be no other way to classify it other than the … [Read more...]
Law in the Technological Age: A Practical Reimagining
Jason Coluccio writes frankly about future directions in the legal profession, why law firms are facing huge challenges today and what he did about it. When I joined the legal profession in 2011 it was not as a fledgling, wide-eyed twenty-something graduate (with minimal life experience), but rather, as a reasonably savvy businessman with a proven track record in sales. It followed then, that … [Read more...]
Shared Property Ownership: Joint Tenants or Tenants in Common?
The purchase of real estate is nearly always a significant event in a person’s life. During this time, the buyer will be asking some very serious practical questions such a; can I afford a mortgage? What will the repayments be? How is my life about to change? As lawyers, we find that there is one very important question which often gets overlooked by prospective buyers: How do I own the real … [Read more...]
Celebrity Wills Blog Series: (3) John Lennon
Arguably the most successful songwriter of all time, John Winston Lennon, was tragically murdered in 1980. With such a sudden death, taking place during what was possibly the peak of his solo career, one must wonder about the specifics of his estate? After all, even by today’s standards, he was what we would consider to be complicated. Lennon, who had divorced his first wife Cynthia in 1967 … [Read more...]
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