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Aug 29
3 min

Bank of Mum & Dad

If you are considering providing financial support to your child/ren to purchase a home, we strongly recommend consulting with one of our...

Aug 27
2 min

Road Safety & Transport Accidents

On Monday 26 August 2024 Belinda Fenn and Roxanne Treloar of our office attended Wodonga Police Service Area Road Policing/Road Safety...

Aug 19
2 min

Proposed substantial increase in probate fees

The Victorian Government has proposed a large increase in probate fees. We are concerned that these increases will lead to a significant...

Aug 9
2 min

Workers Compensation & wrongful dismissal

If you are receiving weekly payments from WorkCover as part of a Workers Compensation claim, the law protects you from being dismissed...

Jul 30
1 min

Congratulations Chris Buur - now an Australian Lawyer

On Tuesday 30 July, Chris Buur was admitted as an Australian Lawyer. This is a significant event in a lawyer’s career and a huge reward...

Jul 23
1 min

Meet the Team – Roxanne (Roxy) Treloar

Roxy joined the Nevin Lenne Gross Wodonga team just over 12 months ago. She is a local North East Victorian, having grown up in...

Jul 5
1 min

Notification of incidents (OHS)

WorkSafe Victoria recently announced new regulations regarding the notification of incidents under the Occupational Health and Safety Act...

Jun 6
1 min

Phasing out paper certificates of title

From 3 August 2024, all new certificates of title in Victoria will be electronic titles. Paper titles will no longer be available. Since...

May 15
2 min

Purchasing Property? You might be eligible for a stamp duty concession or exemption

All property purchases in Victoria attract land transfer duty (commonly called stamp duty). Stamp duty is a state government tax levied...

May 1
2 min

Buying or selling a business? The importance of the Section 52 Statement!

If you are buying or selling a business, you may have heard the term “Section 52 Statement”. But what is a Section 52 Statement, and why...

Apr 17
1 min

What is a Purchaser’s Caveat?

When you purchase property in Victoria you obtain an interest in the land. However, sometimes there can be a significant waiting period...

Mar 27
2 min

Changes to Eligibility for WorkCover Weekly Payments Beyond 130 Weeks:

Effective 31 March 2024, amendments to Victoria's WorkCover scheme will be implemented, these revisions introduce an additional criterion...

Mar 21
1 min

Engineered Stone is being banned

The use, supply and manufacture of all engineered stone will be prohibited from 1 July 2024 in the majority of jurisdictions. The...

Feb 22
2 min

Solicitor Certificates

Do you need a Solicitors Certificate? We have seen that in the current financial environment requests for solicitors’ certificates are on...

Jan 23
2 min

Workers Compensation Rights New South Wales and Victoria – the state of connection

In both the New South Wales and Victoria Workers Compensation legislation there is a legal test for determining which state the worker is...

Jan 11
1 min

How are Personal Injury payments treated in Family law property settlements?

In our family law property settlement blog posted in July we discussed division of assets, you can read that blog here. In this blog we...

Dec 28, 2023
2 min

Adverse possession - Acquiring Property Rights through Occupation

What is adverse possession? Adverse possession is a legal concept that allows the acquisition/ownership of another person’s real property...

Dec 7, 2023
1 min

Financial Elder Abuse - minimise the risks.

What is financial elder abuse? Types of financial abuse include: Illegal or improper use of an older person’s property or finances...

Nov 29, 2023
2 min

Superannuation and Total & Permanent Disability Claims

Total and Permanent Disability (or TPD), is insurance coverage provided by many Superannuation Funds. Total and Permanent Disablement...

Nov 23, 2023
1 min

This week we celebrate Tom - now an Australian Lawyer

After many years of study and lots of hard work, on Tuesday 21 November, Tom Salmon was admitted as an Australian Lawyer. This is a...

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