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Is Inheritance Included in the Divorce Settlement? What happens to the inheritance after you have separated? Will your inheritance become a ‘protected category’ that can be separate to the asset pool available for distribution to the other spouse?

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John Ramsden Managing Partner of the Year John Ramsden of Ramsden Lawyers wins the Australian ‘Managing Partner of the Year’ award at the 2019 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards, recognising John as Australia’s leading Managing Partner in 2019.

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Trademark Non-Use Removal Proceedings – Use It Or Lose It! Trade mark owners should carefully review their intellectual property licence arrangements to ensure use by their licensees is considered authorised use to mitigate the risk of successful non-use removal proceedings.

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Leases for Breweries Think ahead before signing a lease and recognise the difficulties that may arise - work with the landlord on creating a suitable arrangement for both parties. Properly drafted clauses benefit landlords too as, if there is a dispute and the landlord seeks damages, the recovery amount after the litigation process is often less than the actual cost of litigating.

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Welcome Maggie Keating to the Sydney office! This May our Sydney office is delighted to welcome Maggie Keating who is relocating permanently from the Gold Coast office. Maggie joins the team with a wealth of experience in estate planning, migration and family law.

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Infidelity - Does cheating impact my divorce? Is infidelity sufficient grounds to obtain a divorce or to determine how the matrimonial property should be divided between parties following separation?

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Laws Against Discrimination in the Workplace Employment law is a complex area of law and there are many laws relating to employment which can be overwhelming for both employers and employees. This article covers some of the basic principles regarding workplace diversity, discrimination and dismissal which are so often intertwined.

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Brewdog: Pioneers of beer and crowdfunding ‘BrewDog’ was started in 2007 in the UK by two men, Martin Dickie and James Watt (and a dog). 12 years later and BrewDog is now one of the most successful brewers in the UK operating 50 bars in the UK, 24 internationally and now a number of ‘beer hotels’.

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Debt collection agency harassed & coerced debtors High pressure debt recovery techniques used by debt recovery agencies may not be permitted in the future, and may carry significant ramifications.

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Mandatory Pregnancy Warning Label On Alcohol In October 2018, the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation agreed to develop and introduce a mandatory labelling standard for pregnancy warning labels on packaged alcoholic beverages. It is expected that the mandatory labelling standard will be formally announced in mid-late 2019.

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Pet Custody: Who gets the pets during a separation? For many families, pets are integral members of the family. They can often be the first addition to your family or the result of a lot of nagging from your children. Increasingly, families are coming before the court with the custody of their pet being a live issue.

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New Appointment And Sydney Office Launch Ramsden Lawyers officially opened its Sydney office located in the Sydney CBD. Our Sydney location is a fully serviced and operational office that practices in the same areas of law as the Gold Coast office. The Sydney office will be headed by Reece Ramsden joined the practice January 2019 as a partner.

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