On Thursday, 9 October 2014 the Victorian Women Lawyers held an event with an expert panelist discussing career progression, personal branding, marketing and how to ask those “tough questions” faced by lawyers with 2 to 6 years post-admission experience. One of our Associates, Claire Walczak is ...
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Message from Sally Nicholes : Managing Partner
Human Trafficking Film Event – 30 October 2014 at 6pm to 8pm LIV Lecture Theatre – all welcome Two of our Associates, Linda Rayment and Claire Walczak are the co-chairs of the Law Institute of Victoria’s (LIV) Young Lawyers Community Issues Committee (CIC). This role has seen Linda and ...
Read moreSetting aside Binding Financial Agreements
The Family Law Act 1975 (“FLA”) provides for parties of a marriage or a de facto relationship to enter into a Binding Financial Agreement about financial issues. This agreement can be entered into prior to a marriage(commonly known as a “pre nup”), during a marriage or after divorce and deal...
Read moreBlended Families. Do I need to adopt?
It can be difficult to obtain court approval for step-parent adoption. So what are some other options available for step-parents who want to show that they’re totally committed to their step-children’s lives and want to create a sense of belonging for all members of their family? What is adoptio...
Read moreFuture Needs Following Separation: The impact of the gender pay gap & the importance of obtaining both legal & financial advice
A number of recent media articles have highlighted an important aspect to consider when facing separation. Technology entrepreneur and former Victorian MP, Evan Thornley, was presenting to an IT start- up conference and included a slide that with an image that read “WOMEN. Like Men, only ch...
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Podcast update: “Busting common separation and divorce myths” is the focus of a podcast with @nicholes_law Partner… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
It’s always great listening to the @JOY949 Drive team. Today @nicholes_law Partner @becfamilylawyer discussed Jury… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
It’s Drive time on @JOY949 and at 4.40pm @nicholes_law Partner @becfamilylawyer will be discussing Jury Duty – how… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…