5 laws that could change your year

Happy New Year! We are closed until 15 January 2017, but here is an article which highlights some new laws which just came into effect.

Apparently yesterday was the Official Love Your Lawyer Day. Thanks for all your messages 😛

Many of our clients are not aware that organ donation is no longer managed by the RMS when you renew your license. It is now managed by the Australia Organ Donor Register through Medicare. If you wish to be a donor (or even if you don't), you should register your wishes. If you already have a myGov account, it takes about 2 minutes.

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This just sums up being a lawyer some days... These are my favourite days

Watch out for these seriously weird laws overseas

For anyone who is planning on travelling, this is well worth a read to stay out of hot water http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/travellers-stories/the-seriously-weird-overseas-laws-you-need-to-watch-out-for/news-story/ae002b0c473be272993ab831e8b913e0

Office of State Revenue

Have you searched unclaimed moneys to see if you have any money owing to you? Even we are surprised at how often we find money for our clients! Here is the link for the NSW search https://www.apps08.osr.nsw.gov.au/erevenue/ucm/ucm_list.php Here is the link for the Federal search https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/tools-and-resources/find-unclaimed-money/unclaimed-money-search

We offer a mobile service - we can come and see you at work or at home, even outside of normal business hours. We understand that people have other commitments which make it difficult to see their lawyer, so we communicate by email, phone and video conferencing. We also find that seeing you in your own environment can help us understand your legal issues a bit better

Eleven Legal now offers clients the option of paying an on-going, fixed sum per month for their legal services. This is ideal for people and businesses that require continuing and/or ad-hoc advice across a range of issues and want certainty as to what that advicec will cost. Contact us if you wish to discuss your requirements

The Courtroom Explained - Eleven Legal

If you have never been inside a Courtroom, you are not alone - you may be surprised to hear that a lot of lawyers haven't either! Here are a few things explained http://www.elevenlegal.com.au/the-courtroom-explained/

When couples separate, people realise they need a lawyer. Quite often they don't consider they may also need accounting or financial planning advice. For instance, ending up with a lot of cash from a settlement might mean you lose some government entitlements. There is a growing trend for lawyers to suggest sepapated couples get such advice from the outset.

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The benefit of seeing clients at night include having a break during the day.... And having the whole beach to yourself. Sorry to those stuck in the office right now

Superannuation is one of the biggest assets you'll ever have, but do you know who gets your super if something happens to you? Make sure you having a binding nomination in place with your super fund, and if you already have one and it's your first boyfriend you might want to consider updating it!