Welcome to the November 2011 edition of The Kells Report – helping you make better legal decisions…
Home Building Act changes: what home owners and tradespersons need to know
by Amy Harper
A number of important changes to the Home Building Act (NSW) 1989 were passed by the NSW Parliament on 19 October 2011, affecting residential building work in NSW.
Mortgagee sales – new standards
by Lorri Field
Legislation has now commenced that aims to provide greater protection to borrowers who fail to meet their loan repayments and subsequently have their property sold by a mortgagee. The amendments have been slated as providing landowners with protection from “unscrupulous mortgagees”.[1]
IVF treatment raises estate planning issues
by Amanda Madruga
In a landmark case earlier this year, the Supreme Court of NSW allowed a woman access to her deceased husband’s sperm with the intention to conceive a child via in-vitro fertilisation (IVF).[1]
Christmas. Maybe Not So Merry
by Craig Borg
The year seems to have slipped away from us, which brings me to the subject of my post today, Christmas.
Now what, you may ask, does Christmas have to do with criminal law? Well more than you may think.
