Without Prejudice … How nice! by Rochelle Manderson ‘Without Prejudice’ … it is such a lovely thought, and then there is ‘Without Prejudice, Save as to Costs’ … how poetic. These are legal terms used during the process of negotiation and possible litigation matters, and their meaning is far more complex than they first appear. […]
Services … and the Australian Consumer Laws by Rochelle Manderson We have some previous blogs that describe some of the Australian consumer laws (‘ACL’) regarding the sale of goods, but what about the provision of services? The ACL includes three consumer guarantees that apply to the provision of services, and like the consumer guarantees regarding […]
Pet Registration, “Oscar’s Law”, and What it Means for You By Rochelle Manderson The popularity of dogs and cats as domestic pets is well documented, and for many people, the pets they share their lives with are important members of their family. It is estimated that there are over 4 million dogs in Australia, whilst […]
Fit for Purpose? by Rochelle Manderson It may seem very basic, but if you purchase an item it should be fit for the purpose it was designed for, right??? The following article continues our series on the Australian Consumer Law, and how this very simple idea is enshrined in our law so that goods that […]
Acceptable Quality for Goods by Rochelle Manderson Avid readers of our resources page will recall the introductory article on the Australian Consumer Law. It listed the nine consumer guarantees, and discussed what constitutes a major failure. This article outlines the first of the nine guarantees – that goods are of acceptable quality. The acceptable quality […]
2017 All Wrapped Up There has been a lot happen in 2017, and although it feels like it has flown, we have all done a lot and achieved a lot. There has also been some legislation changes, which we highlighted in blog posts: new ademption laws new intestacy laws impacts of intestacy laws on new […]
NAB Professional Services Award Winner and National Runner-Up TBA Law has been named as the Winner in the Best Law Firm, Private Clients, VIC/TAS category for the Professional Services Awards 2017. TBA Law was also a National Runner-up in the Australia-wide Private Clients category for Law Firms . It was a competitive field: there was over 160 entrants in the inaugural awards. Put simply, the […]
Do Your Research On Your Lawyer by Jacqui Just like any other high-end item that you might buy, when you are shopping around for legal services, you should do your research. My husband and I are sticklers for research – if someone doesn’t have a website, we discount them straight away. If someone’s website is […]
Who’s Doing Your Legal Work? Robots, Unqualified People, or Foreigners? At least in a small firm like ours, you can see all our staff on our website, everyone is listed on the letterhead, and you can even meet us if you drop into one of our offices! What is becoming increasingly apparent over the last […]
ACQ5 Global Awards 2017 – Wills and Estate Planning Lawyer of the Year – Second Year in a Row! TBA Law is proud to announce that Jacqui Brauman has again been acknowledged on a global scale, receiving the award of Wills and Estate Planning Lawyer of the Year from the ACQ5 online publication. BREAKING NEWS […]
2017 Finalist for Australasian Law Awards – State/Regional Firm of the Year TBA Law is very pleased and proud to announce that we have been short-listed as a finalist in the 2017 Australasian Law Awards in the category of State/Regional Firm of the Year. We are amongst some very prestigious company, and extend our congratulations […]
Complete “How To” For Working With TBA Law Responsive service, efficiency and accountability are certainly values that we hold at TBA Law. We operate from a place of a deep sense of wanting to provide you with a service that is in your best interests. We will always act morally and ethically, and in the […]
Where We Are Now: Business Update Post by Jacqui Brauman 2015 was a really big year for us, so I wanted to recap and let you all know a little bit about the plans for the future. Most of you will now that I bought this business in October 2012, so I’ve been at it […]
A Year Of Great Information by Jacqui Brauman A year disappears very quickly, and if I write a blog a week, that’s at least 50 blogs in the working year. Since I have been doing my Masters degree in Wills and Estate planning, my focus has very much been on providing you with lots of […]
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