Fishburn Watson O'Brien Solicitors

12/12/2025

If you have a family trust (or are administering a trust under a will) and haven't thought about land tax lately, now's the time.

For many families and investors, discretionary trusts are a preferred vehicle for holding assets, including property. But in New South Wales, there is a

30/01/2025

Want to know more about the new wage theft laws and how you can ensure you are complying?

https://www.fwolaw.com/thinking/updates/wage-theft-and-the-small-business-wage-compliance-code/

18/12/2024

Our Wills & Estates team has partnered with the Cancer Council for over a decade to provide free estate planning for cancer patients. We hope we've brought a little peace of mind during what is a terrible time.

Since our Legal, Workplace and Financial Referral Services’ inception in 2010, we have partnered with thousands of professionals who generously provide

23/08/2024

What exactly are "squatters rights" and how do they arise?

Squatters and squatters’ rights have been prominent in the media recently.In Australia, “squatting” refers to occupying a building or land without the

13/06/2024

Thanks to the Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association for having FWO principals Jay Clowes and Ross Fox as speakers at their annual conference today.

Jay (pictured) gave an update on current events in employment law and Ross spoke about changes to penalties for environmental offences.

03/06/2024

The Fair Work Commission has announced their 2024 wage decision!

In their decision announced today, the Fair Work Commission has raised the National Minimum Wage and all modern award minimum wage rates by 3.75 per cent, The Fair Work Commission has announced the 2023/24 Annual Wage Review decision.

16/05/2024

You may have heard the ads on the radio, but what exactly is the right to disconnect everyone is talking about?

New employee rights commencing in August 2024 for most employers One the changes introduced by the “Closing Loopholes” legislation is known as the “right

08/03/2024

Happy International Women's Day everyone.

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg spoke in 2005 about women on the Supreme Court. Here's what she had to say:

01/02/2024

Dodgy employers beware! Deliberate underpayment of employee entitlements will soon be a criminal offence.

From 1 January 2025, new amendments to the Fair Work Act will impose a penalty of up to 10 years’ imprisonment and fines of up to $7.8 million for From 1 January 2025 it will be a criminal offence to deliberately underpay an employee's lawful entitlements.

14/12/2023

When it comes to wills, not all documents are created equal.

A Testamentary Trust Will allows a willmaker to leave assets to a trust rather than leaving them to a beneficiary directly. A testamentary trust will can Everyone should have a will, but not all wills are created equal. What are testamentary trust wills and who should have one?

01/12/2023

Want to find out more about how executors can protect themselves from claims? Look no further.

This can prove particularly troubling if the executor does not know the deceased's affairs well enough to be confident there are no creditors (or who they A discussion of the Probate and Administration Act, and how it protects executors against claims.

09/11/2023

Employed on a fixed term contract? Check this article out!

Fixed Term contractsAs part of the Government’s “Secure Jobs, Better Pay” changes, new rules about fixed term contracts come into operation on 6 December We discuss upcoming changes to the Fair Work Act, including to fixed term contracts, salary deductions and changes to the NES.