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04/09/2026

PART 1 ⚖️ Steve's been ordered to mediation next month and has never been in one. His lawyer told him to "just be open to settling." What actually happens in the room, and how does he avoid getting rolled?

In this week's Twomey Mailbag, we break down:
✅ What mediation actually is — the parties in conference with an independent third party mediating
✅ Who the mediator usually is: an ex-judge, a barrister, or a long-practising accredited specialist
✅ What happens in the joint session, where each side puts their pitch
✅ Why you're asked for your best case and the other side's risks
✅ How the parties split into separate rooms and offers get exchanged
✅ Why the plaintiff usually makes the first offer
✅ Why the whole process is confidential
✅ The single most important thing to sort out before you walk in

It's not about your lawyer knowing your walk away point. It's about you knowing it.

Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel: https://hubs.li/Q04wx9jQ0

Got a dispute question? Drop it in the comments below.

04/09/2026

⚖️ He let someone go during probation. Just not the right fit. Now they've lodged a claim.

In this reel, we break down:

✅ Why probation doesn't shield you from every claim

✅ The 6-month rule for unfair dismissal

✅ Why your employment agreement actually matters

✅ How general protections claims catch employers off guard

✅ Why "not the right fit" can hide a bigger legal problem

The lesson? Probation isn't a free pass. Knowing where the real risks sit changes how you handle these conversations.

Watch the full episode on YouTube. Link in bio.

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Partnership and shareholder disputes can burn as hot as a divorce.And while it drags on, nobody is running the business....
03/09/2026

Partnership and shareholder disputes can burn as hot as a divorce.

And while it drags on, nobody is running the business. The pipeline gets ignored. Staff leave. Stock doesn't get ordered. Creditors wait. Word gets around.

Nobody wins from that. Whoever leaves gets a smaller payout and whoever stays rebuilds from ashes.

A good litigator cuts through the personal stuff and gets you to a commercial outcome fast, while there is still something worth arguing over.

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02/09/2026

⚖️ We put your everyday legal problems on the spot and rated each one out of 10.

Some are worth chasing hard, some you can shut down in a second, and one is really just a case of lost sleep. Watch to see how yours stacks up.

Got a situation you want rated? Drop it in the comments.

01/09/2026

⚖️ A builder won a $43 million payment claim, then lost the lot.

Not because they were wrong, but because of a flaw in the process. There's a case every builder should know about here, because in a payment fight, winning isn't the finish line. We break down what it means for you in this one.

31/08/2026

Diverting healthcare refunds into their own bank account. For years.

By the time anyone noticed, the money was long gone — and here's the part most people get wrong: the first move isn't a letter of demand. The moment you tip them off, the money disappears and you're left with a great claim against an empty bank account.

So we went to court first. Urgent freezing orders — granted before they knew we were onto them. Then we served them.

If you ever discover money's been taken, speed and silence matter more than anger.

General information only — not legal advice.

You don't have to wait for someone to do the right thing.Your contract is the first place to look — when payment falls d...
28/08/2026

You don't have to wait for someone to do the right thing.

Your contract is the first place to look — when payment falls due, interest on late payment, your right to suspend work. Beyond that, construction has the security of payment laws, and against a company debtor, a formal statutory demand carries real weight.

What costs you is waiting. Assets move. Companies go under.

Owed money right now? 📞 1300 286 578

27/08/2026

⚖️ PART 2 Three years of putting up with someone is not the same as evidence.

That is the trap Nathan is in. He has carried an underperformer for ages, said nothing much about it and now wants to act. So he is going back through old jobs looking for proof.

In this week's Twomey Mailbag, we break down:
✅ Why the hardest part is usually just pulling the pin
✅ Why letting it slide tells the employee that is the standard they are held to
✅ Why going back later to build a case is a poor strategy
✅ Why you deal with underperformance in the moment or you probably do not deal with it at all
✅ Why employment matters turn into he said, she said so quickly
✅ Why there is always some risk in these decisions

Deal with it in the moment. Not in hindsight.

Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel: https://hubs.li/Q04vjWM90

Got a dispute question? Drop it in the comments below.

26/08/2026

⚖️ PART 1 Nathan's worst employee underperforms every single quarter and just got a written warning. Now he's telling everyone he'll sue for unfair dismissal if he's fired. Is Nathan stuck with him forever?

In this week's Twomey Mailbag, we break down:
✅ Why you're not stuck with anyone forever
✅ Why it comes down to the facts and circumstances of the particular case
✅ Why having evidence of the underperformance isn't enough on its own
✅ Why the employee has to know it's underperformance too
✅ Why clear KPIs for each employee are critical from the outset
✅ Why poor performance should never come as a surprise to the employee
✅ What "harsh, unjust or unreasonable" actually means

The sentence that sinks employers: "you never told me I had to do that."

Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel: https://hubs.li/Q04vjWFz0

Got a dispute question? Drop it in the comments below.

25/08/2026

⚖️ We put your everyday legal problems on the spot and rated each one out of 10.

A few shot straight to 10, some you're better off letting go, and one office crime got the harshest verdict of all. Watch to see how yours stacks up.

Got a situation you want rated? Drop it in the comments.

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