Marino Law has upgraded its office space with a move to brand new premises next door at Suite 6 Level 1, 2481 Gold Coast Highway Mermaid Beach. The move follows another successful year for the boutique law firm, with a number of achievements and new appointments in recent months. Managing Partner, Rob Marino said the […]

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Marino Law has achieved Third Tier of Family and Divorce Lawyers for 2018 on the prestigious Doyles Guide for the second year running, with Family Law partner Abbi Golightly named as a Recommended lawyer for Gold Coast Family and Divorce Lawyers for the fourth year in a row. Released at the beginning of December each […]

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The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (‘PPSA’) came into effect nearly seven years ago on 30 January 2012. The Act created a uniform system for registering security, with all security interests (aside from mortgages) being centralised on the Personal Property Securities Register (‘PPSR’). Individuals or companies that registered a security interest at or near […]

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Practice Direction 1 of 2019 from the Federal Circuit Court of Australia issued last week, providing for a new method of dispute resolution in the Federal Circuit Court. Commencing on 1 January 2019 the Federal Circuit Court of Australia is implementing Judicial Mediation.  As a sign of the Court’s commitment to resolution of disputes in […]

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While many readers would be familiar with the concept of a registered trademark or patent, as well as copyright, in the realm of intellectual property law designs and the associated rights obtained on registration are often not fully understood or appreciated. A design is defined in section 5 of the Designs Act 2003 (Cth) (‘Act’) […]

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In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia at Lismore was charged with making a decision about whether that particular Court had jurisdiction to determine a Wife’s claim in equity against a property held in the name of her former husband’s parents.  The equitable claim arose because the Wife asserted that there was […]

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Businesses come in many different shapes, sizes and structures. Acquiring an existing business can often be far easier than launching a start up from scratch, especially where the Buyer is new to the industry in which the business will operate. Due Diligence generally Pre-contract and post-contract due diligence are important steps that allow a Buyer […]

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Today the Courier Mail reports upon a decision of the Federal Circuit Court regarding a child’s attendance at what his mother asserted was a “toxic” private school. The decision, properly reported as Peak & Castles [2018] FCCA 3705 was a decision of Her Honour Judge Jillian Williams wherein she determined a dispute between the child’s parents […]

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Commercial contracts often impose obligations on a party to use their “best endeavours” or “reasonable endeavours” to perform a particular contractual obligation. For example, in a contract for the purchase and sale of land, one of the parties may be under an obligation to use their “best endeavours” or “reasonable endeavours” to obtain development approval […]

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In a lot of relationships, there are what are known as “traditional” roles adopted.  Those roles see one party working and bringing in income and one party staying at home to raise and care for children and to manage the household and domestic realm.  It is irrelevant whether these roles are done by males or […]

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