Important Notice to Clients, Colleagues and Community Members In light of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 Pandemic, Havilah Legal has been monitoring the latest information to update all of the community who connect with us regarding the decisions that all businesses and the individuals who run them and work for them should be making at this [...]
Havilah Legal is offering a special rate for wills. $499 - One Simple will $825 - Two Simple (‘mirror’) wills for partners $999 - Two simple mirror wills + two Enduring Powers of Attorney - for all four documents $1250 - One Complex will (with tax effective trust) $1750 – Two Complex mirror wills (with tax effective trust) $1999 – Two [...]
On 18 July 2019, celebrity chef George Calombaris was hit with a $200,000 fine for underpaying $7.83 million in wages to over 500 current and former employees. Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter, who is also the Attorney General, has described the fine as a “light” penalty. This month in Western Australia, a Han’s Café franchisee [...]
It has been said in recent Family Court proceedings that: “An unfortunate and increasing feature of modern litigation, particularly but not exclusively in family law, is the use of ‘social media.’ While it can be used for good, often it is used as a weapon, either by one or both of the parties, and or [...]
With an ageing population of post war baby boomers marching (hopefully) towards retirement, thoughts in that age group will inevitably turn to more sombre matters regarding their potentially dwindling estate and how best to arrange their affairs for the welfare of their family after they are gone. The legal principles regarding capacity to make a [...]
Celebrating the 243rd Anniversary Independence of The United States of America 2019 Fourth of July Reception Hundreds of guests from across Western Australia's business, government, science, education, community and other sectors joined the U.S. Consulate General Perth to celebrate the 243rd Independence Day.
If you are an employee or employer do you understand the proper leave entitlements for casual employees? At Havilah Legal we are often asked about the rights and obligations of employees who are employed as casuals. Whether the cost benefit in paying a higher hourly rate outweighs the saving of not needing to pay annual [...]
As one of Perth's leading Law Firm's Havilah Legal is often asked in matters of debt recovery against a company whether it is preferable to issue a General Procedure Claim in the Magistrates court or alternately send a statutory demand notice to the debtor company? It is important to tread carefully here when issuing or [...]
ATO releases new Practical Compliance Guidelines on Taxation of Estates To be entrusted to act as a Legal Personal Representative (LPR) of a deceased estate is both an honour and a privilege that carries various responsibilities. One such responsibility is an LPR’s obligation to ensure a deceased person’s tax affairs are properly dealt with. In the event [...]
