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The general public usually assumes that the division of assets should be a 50/50 split between the parties who are separated and intend to finalise their financial relationship. This is not always...

The High Court has recently decided that the debt of one spouse may be transferred to the other during a divorce property settlement. In the case of Commissioner of Taxation v Tomaras,...

From the 12 December 2018, all employees are entitled to take unpaid leave as a result of domestic violence. WHAT IS FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? Family and domestic violence refers to violence,...

Mittu Gopalan was delighted to partake in the 3rd Annual Navzad Memorial Foundation Fundraising Gala Event on 10th November by donating a beautiful and original painting to be auctioned off. These funds...

We are pleased to announce that Freedman & Gopalan has been short-listed as a Finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards, in the category of: Boutique Diversity Law Firm of...

Recently, the District Court of NSW ordered a solicitor to pay costs to their client. The solicitor Grace represented the Plaintiff, Bennie from 1999 to 2009 in a dispute with the State...

The list commonly known as the ‘airport watch list’ (although it also applies to international travel by sea) is used by the authorities to prevent the unauthorised removal of a child from...

What is Domestic Violence? Domestic violence is referred to being violent, abusive or intimidating behaviour in a relationship and includes social, physical, financial, sexual, emotional and mental violence. It does not have...

In the coming weeks the NSW Parliament will debate new laws that would create a new strangulation offence, in an effort to reduce domestic and family violence. Non-fatal strangulation is a key...