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As well as the major health and safety overhaul, employers and workers have had a busy year getting their heads around another flurry of changes that have been introduced through the Employment Standards Legislation.

‘Tis the season to be jolly – but not too jolly, when it comes to celebrations at the workplace.

The figures may vary from country to country, but international research invariably reveals women – particularly mothers – suffer enduring financial hardship post-separation.

Quite often, something will pop up on the legal or general news radar that casts me into “I wonder” mode … promptly sparking a Google-fest of searching and cross-referencing to satiate my curiosity.

A relationship breakdown can be the most testing and heart-wrenching event you’ll face across your entire lifetime – especially if there are children involved.

In a property market this hot, it could be tempting to decide to ride the wave and speed into listing your home to capitalise on the boom.

I’ve had an active interest in property transactions for many years from different vantage points, both as a lawyer and as a bank lender. So I’ve seen property transactions go both good and bad, and everything in between, from a number of perspectives.

According to Sir Richard Branson, all an entrepreneur really needs to enter a new industry is a willingness to learn. Day-in, day-out here at Aspiring Law, we advise and support enterprises ranging from innovative start-ups to companies with decades of trading behind them.