Dear Graduate, So you have your Law degree but are yet to secure a position in a law firm? Join the club; it seems that you are in good company. Since I graduated from Law in 1998 the number of students graduating from Australian universities in this discipline has more than doubled. Such an increase […]
Kids are cute. I don’t have any of my own as yet, but I can’t help noticing that they have this wonderful propensity to offer us a window into the ways that many people think. A few weeks ago I had the immense joy of watching Greg Welden’s youngest daughter in action as she played […]
So you have your business plan mapped out, have secured funding for your venture and are now ready to take a giant leap and secure premises for your operation. Before signing on the dotted line make sure that you know all there is to know about Retail and Commercial Leases. Firstly, Retail and Commercial Leases […]
There is a universal assumption that lawyers charge too much for their services. To some extent this is a misnomer. I mean, some lawyers most certainly charge ‘too much’ for their services, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that all lawyers operate with an unscrupulous intent to part their clients unfairly from their hard-earned cash. Here […]
The loss of a loved one is a profound and overwhelming experience. Not only do you need to deal with your personal grief and the roller-coaster of emotions, but you may also be responsible for finalising the financial affairs of the deceased. The most common question we hear from our clients when they have lost […]
As a Principal at Welden & Coluccio Lawyers, this article explores my belief in the importance of expertise and how this motivated my decision to direct my energies towards the field of Estate Planning and Litigation. There is a tendency in the legal profession, particularly for small firms and sole practitioners, to accept any work […]
Maddalena Romano, an experienced solicitor skilled in all facets of property conveyancing, discusses the process for selling a home and advocates for the role of a knowledgeable solicitor in this. There are different reasons homes are sold. For example, you might be up-grading to a bigger home, down-sizing to a smaller one, or finalising a […]
Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor, director and a regular presence in films from the early 1990s until his death at age 46. He commenced his acting career in a 1991 in an episode of Law & Order. He went on to play leading roles, and for his portrayal of the author Truman Capote […]
Maddalena Romano has more than a decade experience working in all aspects of Criminal Law within South Australia. She writes frankly about your rights as a citizen should you be approached or questioned by a police officer in SA. We have all been taught to respect Police officers as they are people of authority but […]
1. If I die everything will automatically be given to my husband/wife or partner. 2. I don’t have any assets so I don’t need to make a Will. 3. I can just write my own Will using a kit or a note about what I want to happen. 4. I won’t be around, so I […]