BLB News

WHEN WILL AN OFFER AUTOMATICALLY LAPSE?

02/02/2010

Offer and acceptance are the basis of our contract law. For a contract to exist you must have both of these (among other things). In business, offers are made all the time, generally with the intent of creating contracts if they are accepted. So what happens if circumstances change dramatically before the offer is accepted?

SMSF QUICK NEWS

02/02/2010

A brief overview of changes and news for Self Managed Super Funds (SMSFs).

FAIR WORK ACT NOW APPLIES TO NSW EMPLOYERS WHO ARE SOLE TRADERS AND PARTNERSHIPS

02/02/2010

In December 2009 the NSW Parliament passed laws referring employment law powers for employees of sole traders and partnerships to the Federal Parliament and therefore these employees are now covered by the Fair Work Act 2009.

COURTS WILL UPHOLD A DECEASED’S PROMISE TO LEAVE THEIR ESTATE TO A THIRD PARTY

02/02/2010

Although a properly drafted, signed and witnessed Will is regarded as indisputable evidence of the deceased’s final intentions, that Will can be challenged if the deceased had earlier promised to leave their estate in a different way.

SPECIAL REPORT

01/02/2010

At New York's Kennedy Airport today an individual, later discovered to be a school teacher, was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of...