http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Michael+Pickering+-+LAC+Lawyers Legal Michael Pickering - LAC Lawyers Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=133262&ca=Legal Claims are often denied by insurers for a variety of reasons. They may have been denied for anything from non-disclosure of material fact through to fraud or over-capitalisation of loss. Interestingly, there has been a fundamental change over the last ten years in the approach taken by insurers wi... Legal Michael Pickering - LAC Lawyers Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=132602&ca=Legal Judging Building Surveyors - Part 2 - Effect of MIG Textiles Decision (VCAT 2005) FACTS - MIG owned a block of land in Carlton. It was to be developed into 4 x 3-storey townhouses. The respondent architect, Myer, obtained a town planning permit for the development and prepared working drawings. T... Legal Michael Pickering - LAC Lawyers Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=132606&ca=Legal The Applicant, Lewis, bought land in Ocean Grove in 1995 to build two units. The applicant applied to Newey and Associates for a building permit in 1997. The Applicant engaged the First Respondent, Threadwell, as builder to construct the two units in 1997. The building permit was issued in 1997.... Legal Michael Pickering - LAC Lawyers Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=132609&ca=Legal Building surveyors and building inspectors play a vital role in domestic and commercial construction. Both perform statutory functions of inspection and certification. Building inspectors have considerable statutory powers to order a halt to construction until problems are rectified. In the 1980s, a... Legal Michael Pickering - LAC Lawyers Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=130947&ca=Legal LAC Lawyers Pty Ltd is engaged in a substantial domestic building dispute in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal ("VCAT") in Melbourne which involves a claim in excess of $1,800,000.00. Essentially, the case raises the inter-relationship between the issue of a building permit and the ant... Legal Michael Pickering - LAC Lawyers Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=130948&ca=Legal Professionals are always at risk of being sued for loss or damage caused allegedly by mistake, omission, negligence or other error. The range of claimants is virtually endless. Today's client may well be tomorrow's plaintiff/applicant. This article sets out the ways in which professionals can mana... Legal Michael Pickering - LAC Lawyers Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=130950&ca=Legal Mothers and fathers have a duty to maintain their children even if they have never lived together. This duty continues until the child reaches the age of 18, unless the child is able to support him or herself before that time, or marries, or is adopted. The Commonwealth Government enforces the oblig... Legal Michael Pickering - LAC Lawyers Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=130951&ca=Legal Partners and spouses will be aware of the 3 types of financial agreements under the Family Law Act (Cth.). These financial agreements are as follows: - Pre-Nuptial Agreements (Section 90B) - Post-Nuptial Agreements (Section 90C) - Post-Divorce Agreements (Section 90D) Post-Nuptial Agreements are co... Legal Michael Pickering - LAC Lawyers Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=131283&ca=Legal Employing highly intelligent and highly qualified employees in a range of sophisticated commercial businesses is a risky business for employers. To acquire competitive business advantage in an increasingly globalized and networked world of pharmaceuticals, genetics, telecommunications, power supply... Legal Michael Pickering - LAC Lawyers Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=130452&ca=Legal Section 29 (2) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth.) states that the general rule is that an application for review of a decision made by the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation must be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ("AAT") within 60 days after the day upon which the pers...