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01 Jul

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Franchises cover the selling of Burgers, Coffee, Home Services, Automotive repairs, the running of Beauty Salons and many other products and services.  There are currently 1,160 franchise systems and 79,000 franchise units trading in Australia (ACCC 2014).   It is a $144 billion sector in Australia, (Franchise Council of Australia 2015). If you are in or propose to enter this major business sector then join us in exploring the Franchising World since the changes which came into operation on 1 January 2015. This workshop will cover What you should look at before becoming a franchisee What a franchisor should look to review and update in light of the new Code An overview of the new Franchising Code of Conduct 2014 Attend at the Eastside Business Enterprise Centre workshop on 5 August 2015 where Eugene Reinboth will be facilitating. Registration is open at http://e.mybookingmanager.com/BelperioClarkLawyersAug15...

01 May

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The ancient office of Notaries Public is little understood by many in the legal profession and the wider community. Its modern day role has become more important with the increase in international trade and the global movement of people. It is time for a serious review of the office, function and regulation of Notaries in this State. Historically Notaries were the recorders of facts, often the only persons in the village or town able to read or write and hence the responsibility of recording births, marriages, deaths and business activities rested with them. In mainland Europe, they deal with all things non-litigious with formality, gravitas and a charging structure reflecting that. In the USA a Notary is found in every shopping mall and pays an annual licence to be able to operate. In the UK and Australia, a Notary is qualified for life and provides services somewhere between the two. The world is getting smaller, no longer is it the privilege of the few to have a holiday home abroad or dabble in foreign investments.  Even small companies have no qualms about looking abroad to enhance their business. Involvement with foreign countries is inevitable and to have a system in place to facilitate...

01 May

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At Belperio Clark we recognise that when parties are recently separating in family law matters there is often a lot of issues that need to be sorted out between them at a time when emotions are running high or there is a high degree of conflict and tension between the parties. There are also financial stresses around that time, particularly where one party has moved out and the same combined family income is funding two households plus re-establishment costs for the moving party. At Belperio Clark we recognise that this may not be an easy time for parties to take time away from work for the purposes of attending mediation and as such we are launching a new weekend mediation program. Parties will not only have the benefit of being able to attend to their mediation on the weekends rather than needing to take time away from work, but they will also have the benefit of a fixed price for our services. Take a look online at our Weekend Mediation Services or call us on 8212 1322 for information. ...

01 May

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One of the hardest and most important decisions that separating couples need to make is how they are going to conduct themselves and which process they will choose to resolve any issues in dispute. The simplest, cheapest and most respectful approach would be for the parties to deal with the matter themselves and perhaps only revert to lawyers in the event that they wish to have some or all of their agreements recorded in a binding legal document. Unfortunately, only about 5% of matters are settled in this way. This is not because 95% of people are not well-intentioned and would not like to sort things out in such a straightforward manner, but often there is so much hurt or emotion for one or both parties around the time of separation, that they are not able to have the conversations they need to have without some assistance. The worst way of going about resolving a dispute is going to Court. Approximately 5% of matters need to go to Court and it is appropriate when no other dispute resolution process would be viable, for parties to have the option of taking their matter to Court. For the vast majority of cases however, it...

01 May

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Bev Clark from Belperio Clark attended the International Academy of Collaborative Practice Conference held in Queensland in April 2015. Bev attended a fascinating two-day workshop in which the focus was on helping to shift separating and divorcing family law clients from a position of judgement to one of curiosity. Family law clients enter the collaborative process with feelings of hurt, anger and defensiveness. They may often have a very narrow view of what may be possible. Judgements and assumptions abound. As collaborative professionals, our job is to help them move through their hurt, anger and defensiveness and open themselves up to the possibilities for the future. Bev prefers to work in a collaborative team model which includes a Family Relationship Specialist and a Financial Expert. Each member of the professional team brings tremendous knowledge and experience to the collaborative case. We need to have sound judgement and strong analytical skills. We work hard to deliver a client centred process that focuses on the client’s abilities to make their own decisions. Lawyers commonly think we know what is best for our clients but in a collaborative model, we truly want to understand the client’s separate and common interests. Enquires with respect to their interests include: ...

01 May

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“You have clever ideas which you wish to be used only by your business? Would you like to know about Intellectual Property (IP)? Trademarks? Patents? Registered Designs? Would you like to see how some use their IP to generate more income? Then attend at the Eastside Business Enterprise Centre workshop where Eugene Reinboth from Belperio Clark will be facilitating. Registration is open at http://e.mybookingmanager.com/BelperioClarkLawyersJune15 “...

01 Apr

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Mediators are trained to help resolve disputes. It may be that you have reached agreement about most issues but you are stuck on one particular issue and a mediator might be able to assist you with that one issue. Alternatively, if you need help with all of the issues then a mediator can assist you to work through each of them to find a solution. A mediator works as a neutral. They meet separately with each of the parties to assess suitability for mediation and to get an understanding of what the dispute is about. The mediator will then coordinate joint meetings between both parties at which meetings the parties will identify the issues upon which they cannot agree and work through those issues with the mediator until they reach an agreement. For more information about mediation services at Belperio Clark contact Bev Clark on (08) 8212 1322....

01 Apr

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Mediators are trained to help resolve disputes. It may be that you have reached agreement about most issues but you are stuck on one particular issue and a mediator might be able to assist you with that one issue. Alternatively, if you need help with all of the issues then a mediator can assist you to work through each of them to find a solution. A mediator works as a neutral. They meet separately with each of the parties to assess suitability for mediation and to get an understanding of what the dispute is about. The mediator will then coordinate joint meetings between both parties at which meetings the parties will identify the issues upon which they cannot agree and work through those issues with the mediator until they reach an agreement. For more information about mediation services at Belperio Clark contact Bev Clark on (08) 8212 1322. Mediators are trained to help resolve disputes. It may be that you have reached agreement about most issues but you are stuck on one particular issue and a mediator might be able to assist you with that one issue. Alternatively, if you need help with all of the issues then a mediator can assist you...

01 Jul

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Brilliant discussion about Collaborative divorce – who would think this is our financial guy! We work with Garth in team collaborative cases and he is a wonderful asset to our clients. Please share this with anyone you know who is going through a relationship breakdown. Do them a favour and help them to understand the benefits of resolving any dispute without going to Court or hammering each other with expensive lawyers letters!...

01 Jul

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Deadlines apply for issuing proceedings for Property settlement and Spousal maintenance in Family law and Defacto matters. For married couples, they will find out about the limitation period when they file their divorce as this event triggers the limitation period – which is then 12 months from the date the divorce becomes final. For defacto couples, there is no such triggering event that will result in them being informed about the limitation. For defacto couples separating before 1/7/2010 the limitation is 12 months from separation, and for those separating after that date, the limitation is 2 years from separation. Whilst the Court can extend the time, there are limitations on which matters will qualify for an extension so it is best to be aware of the limitation and either resolve your matter before it expires or issue proceedings to protect your claim – before it expires....

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