Can I get a Section 10? Recent Changes to Drink-Driving Penalties
Most of the people who come to Baldocks for advice about drink-driving charges are good people. They have jobs and families. They do not have criminal records and they have not been to court before. They usually did not realise they were over the limit and thought they were okay to drive They always [...]
Baldock Stacy & Niven and The Salvation Army Community Wills Day
Baldock Stacy & Niven will be working with The Salvation Army in Orange for their Community Wills Day. When: 27th June 2019 How: Book your appointment online via The Salvation Army website Participants must book an appointment on-line and pay a fee of $70 (individual) and $120 (couple), which will be used to support the local work [...]
Is it harder to get a home loan now?
Anyone who has recently applied for a loan to buy a home may have noticed that it is no longer as easy to get finance as it used to be. Banks and other lending institutions have realised that in recent years they had been making it too easy to borrow money. As a result [...]
CASUAL EMPLOYEES – CONVERSION TO PERMANENT WORK
Some major changes have recently occurred in respect to employment of casual employees. The majority of modern Awards were amended in October 2018 to include a clause that provides that a regular casual employee can request conversion to permanent full-time or part-time employment. 'Regular casual employees' includes an employee who works 'a pattern of [...]
Christmas and Children and the Law
For most of us, Christmas is a time for the family to get together. For families involved in legal disputes this can sometimes be difficult, and often it can be sad or frustrating for parents if they don't get to spend as much time with their children as they would like. When parents are [...]
Baldock Stacy & Niven Helps out in Our Local Community
Sometimes the media likes to portray lawyers in negative ways however many lawyers, especially country lawyers, regularly help out marginalised and struggling members of our local community. Lawyers at Baldocks regularly give advice to callers or clients who bring unique problems to our office, without charge. We prepare Wills at reduced costs for those [...]