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Greg Mohen joins Williams + Hughes
Williams + Hughes are delighted to announce that Greg Mohen has joined our commercial law team. Greg has over 40 years’ expertise in a range of commercial and private client matters. In his commercial legal practice he has represented a variety of clients including Local Governments, pro...
Anthea Shaw joins Williams + Hughes
Williams + Hughes are delighted to announce that Anthea Shaw has joined our commercial team in our Geraldton office. Anthea has worked in and around legal offices for over 20 years, and is admitted as a legal practitioner in WA and NSW. Anthea will be heading up the legal team in our Geraldton...
Security of Payment for contractors in WA – change coming for the construction industry
After being passed by the Legislative Assembly, on 26 May 2021 the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Bill 2021 was introduced to the Legislative Council for final review. The Bill is expected to pass through Parliament this year and come into effect. The ...
Williams + Hughes Earns Recertification in Meritas, the Leading Global Alliance of Independent Business Law Firms
Williams + Hughes is pleased to announce that it has been awarded recertification in Meritas, a global alliance of independent business law firms. Williams + Hughes joined Meritas in 2014 and, as a condition of its membership, is required to successfully complete recertification every three yea...
Meritas Welcomes DMAW Lawyers, Adelaide, to the Membership
Leading Adelaide commercial Firm, DMAW Lawyers has been selected to be South Australia’s representative firm for Meritas, the premier global alliance of independent law firms. DMAW Lawyers will become an integral part of the Australia & New Zealand network of firms as well as the worldw...
Privacy policies and procedures: Australian businesses may have to comply with European GDPR laws
On Friday 25 May 2018 the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect, giving residents of the EU increased control over their personal data. Importantly, GDPR extends far beyond the boundaries of Europe. Here we have summarized what this means for Australian...
COVID-19: Temporary relief for financially distressed individuals, companies and directors
The Australian Federal Government has announced temporary amendments to insolvency and bankruptcy laws, effective from 25 March 2020, to lessen the economic impacts of COVID-19 on individuals and businesses and to allow for business continuity. The legislation passed is called the Coronavirus Econom...
Retail Shop Lease expenditure statements - It can be too late !
In a situation that is not unusual in the commercial retail shop leasing space; particularly with small scale commercial landlords, a tenant has paid the landlord’s operating expenses for many years but subsequently realised that perhaps they should have been provided by their landlord with pr...
Covid 19- an overview of the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme
The core component of the Federal Government’s business support package in response to the Covid-19 pandemic is the JobKeeper scheme. This scheme is intended to help employers retain employees on their books, with the objective of ensuring money continues to circulate in the economy during the...
Need a new will ? Witnessing wills during Covid-19 in Western Australia
In Western Australia for a Will to be valid: the Will must be in writing the person making the Will must have "testamentary capacity" the Will must be signed by at least two witnesses in the presence of the person making the Will. The last requirement may be difficult t...