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  • Lions Club of Cronulla and WMD Charity Golf Day

     We note with pride the 13th Annual Warren McKeon Dickson and Cronulla Lions Club Golf Day held on Friday 12 March at Cronulla Golf Club was an outstanding success. In perfect weather and with 138 attendees and 20 sponsors the event ran smoothly and ...
  • The "New" Super Frontier

    In September 2007, the The Superannuation Industry Supervision Act was amended to allow Super Funds to borrow and grant mortgages so long as a specially prescribed structure is used.   This article refers to this being a "new" fronti...
  • Relay for Life 2010

    This year, we are proud to be involved in the 2010 Sutherland Shire Relay For Life.    On Saturday 1 May, the WMD Walkers will be taking part in what is a global event to fight back against cancer.   Our team will be w...
  • Watch what you say on social networking sites

      Whilst social networking sites are a useful tool for communicating with friends and family, they also provide a mechanism for people to act contrary to the law. In a recent South Australian court case, a 19 year old man, Mr Cross, was convicted of cr...
  • 13th Annual Corporate Charity Golf Day

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  • Lions Club of Cronulla and WMD Charity Golf Day

      The Lions Club of Cronulla and Warren McKeon Dickson Lawyers are holding the 13th Annual Corporate Charity Golf Day on 12 March 2010 at Cronulla Golf Club. All proceeds of the event go to supporting the Bate Bay Nippers Clubs and other Lions Club pro...
  • The Truth the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth

      It is not unusual in the case of a divorce for a client not to want to disclose everything to his or her lawyer. Sometimes this is because the details may be embarrassing and sometimes it can be because one party has been keeping financial secrets fr...
  • How to reduce the cost of a divorce

      There are inevitable costs associated with a marriage breakup and the division of property and the arrangement of parenting rights and most of these are associated with legal fees and expert's fees or the case itself. There are a number of ways to su...
  • Planning & Environmental Expertise

      We are delighted to announce that Jenny Ware has joined our Firm as Special Counsel. Jenny is a specialist planning and environmental lawyer with additional broad ranging skills in commercial litigation and commercial transactions. She joins our Com...
  • Agent's commission

      In New South Wales the amount of the commission you pay to an agent to sell your property is negotiable because, unlike in other states, the commission is deregulated. As a general guide the agent’s commission is usually around 2% to 3.5% o...
  • Amendments to the Family Law Act concerning Financial and Termination Agreements

      On 4 January 2010 the Family Law Act 1975 was amended to relax certain technical requirements that must be satisfied for a Binding Financial Agreement or Termination Agreement to be binding.  As a result of the amendments:   Legal practition...
  • Contractual rights of suppliers to recover goods

    A retention of title clause (ROT clause) in a contract for the sale of goods protects sellers from surrendering goods sold on credit if the buyer later becomes unable to pay for example, due to insolvency.  A ROT clause provides that ownership of goods ...
  • Merry Christmas 2009

    The Principals and Staff would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy, safe and properous 2010....
  • New regulations for child restraints

    On 4 November 2009, the NSW Government announced new safety rules which require children to the age of 7will to be strapped into car restraints. The regulations which come into effect on 1 March 2010 broadly require children: §   &nb...
  • Relieving financial pressure at separation

    When a relationship breaks down it can often leave one party without financial support and this can make it difficult to properly fund a legal case to obtain appropriate property settlement and other rights.    Provisions of the Family Law Act...
  • Employees accruing too much leave?

      Annual leave entitlements can be a massive burden on businesses because if accrued liability builds up, it can cause significant cash flow problems.  If your business has employees accruing excessive amounts of annual leave, there are several...
  • Cadbury wins battle to trademark the colour purple

      It is widely known that over the past 10 years, Cadbury has filed numerous applications to register a trademark over the colour purple. In September and October of 2009, Cadbury was finally granted trademarks for various shades of purple.&nbs...
  • Employees leaving? What else is walking out your door?

      In the current economic crisis, many employees are being made redundant. Businesses need to consider that some employees whose employment has been terminated may be walking out the door with your intellectual property to help them set up their own...
  • What is an Estate Proceeds Trust?

      People often provide gifts in their wills without having regard to the taxation consequences that their beneficiaries may face. For example, where your partner dies and leaves you an income producing asset, like a rental property, your income tax ...
  • Children's Medical Appointments

      As a matter of general principle, children who are mature enough to provide consent to medical or dental treatment can do so in their own right and without parental consent or knowledge.   A leading case in this area is an English decision ...

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