On 6 December 2017 Mark McKillop, a barrister retained by us from the Commercial Bar from in relation to security and enforcement aspects of family law proceedings, gave a CPD presentation on the basics of caveats. Mark prepared a paper to speak to as part of the presentation which is availab...
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Proposed Reforms to the Family Law, the first in 40 years.
The adversarial nature of Family Law proceedings concerns many family law practitioners. Such practitioners consider that reforms are long overdue. They believe that more emphasis should be placed on mediation and other forms of dispute resolution rather than on litigation, which often leaves pa...
Read moreSame Sex Marriage
On Wednesday 15 November 2017, the result of the historic vote offered to all Australians regarding whether same-sex couples should be able to marry in the same way as heterosexual couples was announced. 61.6 % of Australians voted in the affirmative. Under new legislation, the Marriage Act 1961 w...
Read moreAnti-suit Injunctions
In Underwood & Underwood (2017) FLC 93-815, the wife sought leave to appeal against the order made by the primary judge granting an interim injunction enjoining her from continuing to seek any orders in proceedings commenced by her in the United States of America (“USA”). The parties...
Read moreVideo recordings as evidence in parenting proceedings – are they admissible?
The evidentiary use of video recordings which have been taken by one party of the other in parenting proceedings is an issue which family lawyers are faced with time and time again. But are they admissible? The case of Shelbourne & Shelbourne [2017] FamCA 761 considered this issue and found th...
Read moreThe Equality Project’s Better Together Conference 2018
Nicholes Family Lawyers was a proud sponsor of the Better Together Conference 2018. The two-day national conference was held at the Melbourne Town Hall from 12 January to 13 January 2018. The conference aimed to create a “truly intersectional discussion about achieving meaningful social change to ...
Read moreKeturah Sageman Partner selected as Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers
We are proud to announce that Keturah Sageman, partner at Nicholes Family Lawyers, has recently become a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (“IAFL”). The IAFL is a global association of legal practitioners who have been recognised by their colleagues as the most experienced an...
Read moreCongratulations to Sally Nicholes and Keturah Sageman – Doyles Guide: Leading Parenting and Children’s Matters Lawyers
We are excited to congratulate our Partners Sally Nicholes and Keturah Sageman for being listed in Doyles Guide as Leading and Recommended in Parenting and Children’s Matters Lawyers in Victoria respectively. Doyles guide is an independently researched guide that lists Australia’s best lawyers, ...
Read moreThorne v Kennedy – High Court Rules on Binding Financial Agreement
Last week, the long awaited High Court judgment of Thorne v Kennedy was delivered. The parties had entered into two Binding Financial Agreements: a prenuptial agreement and a postnuptial agreement. The wife, Ms Thorne, appealed the decision of the Full Court of the Family Court which upheld the agre...
Read moreChildren’s Rights International Fundraiser Day at Dominique Portet
On Sunday 22 October 2017, families and friends came together at the beautiful Dominique Portet Winery in the Yarra Valley to support the work of Children’s Rights International (“CRI”). The Family Fun Day was held to raise money for CRI to help them achieve their goals in Cambodia. Cu...
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Body-worn camera evidence could ease trauma for domestic violence victims- talks of introduction in Tasmania… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Managing Partner @sally_nicholes and Senior Associate Catherine Giles presented this morning at the @LeoCussen Fami… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Time to tell @VARTAVic seminar provides tips on how, when & what to say to children, friends & family so that parents…