How Criminal Trials Work: The Court
In this final instalment of a three-part series on criminal trials, RMB Managing Partner CRAIG OSBORNE explains the court procedures.
In this final instalment of a three-part series on criminal trials, RMB Managing Partner CRAIG OSBORNE explains the court procedures.
In this second part of a series on how criminal trials work in NSW, RMB Lawyers Managing Partner CRAIG OSBORNE explains jury selection.
A recent Court of Appeal decision shows that “obvious risk” can be an important consideration in personal injury cases. The RMB Compensation Law Division explains.
A recent Court of Appeal decision shows that “obvious risk” can be an important consideration in personal injury cases. The RMB Compensation Law Division explains.
Specialising in family law, wills and estates, and property law, RMB Lawyer Peta Taylor says the Queanbeyan team together form a significant pool of legal expertise including business and commercial transactions, conveyancing, compensation and personal injury, criminal defence and more...
It is imperative to seek legal advice from lawyers who genuinely care about their clients' legal matters. Clients should look for lawyers who are empathetic, compassionate, and dedicated to providing the best possible outcomes for their clients. Craig Osborne, Managing Partner at RMB Lawyers explains how team RMB embodies these values...
Relationships breakdown, families separate. Hearts often don’t break evenly. There is usually significant animosity involved in a relationship breakdown, generally arising from personal behaviours and where assets and lifestyle are at stake. Add to this children’s issues, embarrassment and stress, and it’s a very challenging time for everyone. RMB Family Lawyer, Bradley Peterson, outlines four steps to help ease some of the stress and angst that comes with a relationship breakdown...
Airing each Sunday, RMB’s weekly Law Talk segment on i98FM Illawarra sees an RMB lawyer answer general legal questions from i98’s audience. Business Lawyer, Ben Kuzman and Family Lawyer, Bradley Peterson took to the microphone for a special focus on Building & Construction and Family and Relationships Law...
RMB Lawyers prides itself on customer service that’s both “creative” and “caring”. With 17 offices located throughout the region, RMB Lawyer Peta Taylor from our Queanbeyan office describes the experience of RMB Lawyers as both diverse and detailed...
The RMB Business and Commercial Law Division explains the updates to the Retail Leases Act 1994, which sets out the rights and responsibilities of lessors and lessees under a retail lease.
Terms and conditions are an integral part of most well-run businesses. The RMB Business and Commercial Law Division explains their importance.
After 25 years, legislation has finally been passed to increase the amount of compensation the NSW District Court can award an injured person. The RMB Compensation Division explains.
Social media posts can produce damaging “own goals” for injured people seeking damages for an injury. The RMB Compensation Division explains.
Older Australians over the government retirement age of 67 and considering staying in or returning to the workforce may be entitled to benefits if they are injured at work. The RMB Compensation Division explains.
Updating your Will is not generally a priority for people separating from the spouse. But it should be, as RMB Lawyers Partner CLAIRE OSBORNE explains.
Silicosis is a debilitating lung disease caused by exposure to silica dust. RMB Compensation Lawyer ANNE BARLOW explains the process of claiming compensation.
Disputes between executors of a Will and beneficiaries are uncommon, but they sadly can arise. The RMB Lawyers Wills & Estates & Disputed Wills division explains the steps to remove an executor.
Constructive trusts refer to relief which Courts grant through imposition of a “trust” over property to prevent a person (usually the owner) from retaining the full benefit, typically in circumstances where another person has made financial or non-financial contributions toward the property. The RMB Lawyers Wills & Estates & Disputed Wills explains.
Separation can be a time of heightened stress and anxiety for parents, particularly if one parent is a citizen of an overseas jurisdiction and/or the children of the relationship have passports in the other parent’s possession. RMB Lawyers Partner CLAIRE OSBORNE explains what can be done if you believe your children are at risk of being removed unlawfully from Australia.
It is not just large companies that face higher penalties for breaching Australia’s competition and consumer laws under recent changes to the Competition & Consumer Act, warns RMB Lawyers Special Counsel STEVEN BURNS.
As summer approaches and a new $10 million skin cancer campaign highlights the shockingly high rates of skin cancer in men, employers should review the extent to which they protect their workers. The RMB Compensation Division explains.
Family farms are an important feature of Australian rural life. As TAIT KELLER from RMB Lawyers explains, intergenerational transfers of family farms are exempt from stamp duty in most cases.
Australia’s two million casual employees may not be entitled to the same annual and long-service leave benefits as their full-time or part-time colleagues, but casuals are entitled to compensation if injured at work. The RMB Compensation Division explains.
OLIVIA YEATMAN is a Senior Associate and Local Government Coordinator at RMB Lawyers. In this article, she discusses temporal limitations in development consents:
The Federal Government’s announcement of the construction of thousands of kilometres of new electricity transmission lines to promote the switch from coal power to renewable energy will see large areas of predominantly rural land acquired for the new 500kv transmission lines. RMB Lawyers Building & Construction Division explains the ramifications for landholders.