Rob Hollis - Family Lawyer

09/02/2021

Anyone for Migration?

It seems solicitors will soon be migration agents - without any need for dual registration.

As a result of the Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020, from 22 March 2021:
• If you hold an unrestricted practising certificate:
o you will no longer be eligible to register as a migration agent
o if you are currently a registered migration agent, you will be removed from the register by the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA)
o you will be able to give immigration assistance in connection with legal practice without being registered as a migration agent.
• If you hold a restricted practising certificate and also hold registration as a migration agent, you will have two years (unless extended by OMARA) to either:
o fulfil the requirements of supervised legal practice, obtain an unrestricted practising certificate and be removed from the OMARA register, or
o surrender your practising certificate and continue as a registered migration agent.

For more information about the changes, please see the OMARA website -

24/09/2020

https://www.qlsproctor.com.au/2020/09/are-you-ok-how-to-have-the-conversation-that-can-make-a-real-difference/

For some of us, the many challenges, rapid changes and ongoing uncertainty which 2020 has brought into our lives have taken a toll on our mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. If you think that your friend, colleague, client or employee may be struggling, have a conversation with them. Here’s ...

16/09/2020

https://www.qlsproctor.com.au/2020/09/vexatious-litigant-slugged-5000-in-costs-for-scandalising-the-court/

A vexatious litigant has been ordered to pay $5000 in costs for “scandalising the court” by displaying signs alleging corruption outside his home.

10/09/2020

The breakdown of a relationship or marriage can be one of the most stressful and traumatic times in a person’s life. Here is what one of Rob's clients had to say about their experience:-

01/09/2020

Family law issues are both complex and highly sensitive. From prenuptial agreements to consent orders, if your relationship has broken down Greenhalgh Pickard’s experienced family lawyer Rob Hollis can assist you with compassion and empathy during this difficult time.

Here is what one client had to say about his experience with Rob Hollis:-

26/08/2020

Rob has become a valuable member of the Greenhalgh Pickard team. Rob’s friendly and proactive approach ensures that his clients receive timely, uncomplicated advice, without the unnecessary stress that is often associated with the highly emotive and sensitive area of family law.

Rob’s expertise as an experienced family law practitioner enables him to advise on a broad range of family and de-facto matters including property settlements, child custody orders, separation, divorce, consent orders and binding financial agreements.

Rob understands his clients’ needs and works together with them to receive the best possible outcome.

Through extended experience in practice (since 1999), Mr Hollis has gained the necessary grounding in company and trust structures and their associated potential tax issues. He also has immediate access to detailed tax advice from the fully qualified accountants at the firm.

Rob believes that effective negotiation and realistic advice from the outset are the keys to achieving satisfying results for his clients. Rob also ensures that his clients receive timely, accurate and cost-effective legal advice throughout their case.

In addition to his family law expertise, Rob also works closely within the firm’s Wills and Estate’s department combining his knowledge from a family law perspective with necessary future strategic planning so that his clients’ needs both now and in the future are fully addressed and protected.

19/08/2020

MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING
Reframe your thoughts to relieve stress.

The way you habitually look at the world (e.g. situations, experiences, other people, ideas and emotions) and how you interpret both positive and negative events can be the deciding factor of how stressed or calm, motivated or frustrated, confident or anxious you generally feel in life.

17/08/2020

UPDATE** Congratulations kindy families our Bunnings Fundraiser made a little over $2,000. WOW!!!

Caloundra eats sausage!!!

If you ever wondered what Bunnings Sausage Sizzle feels like on the inside; it’s crazy!!!

The Kindy did their Bunnings Caloundra sausage sizzle this weekend and I was on the griddle from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

The hotplate was 2 m x 1 m and I couldn’t cook enough sausages and onions for the hungry punters!

Go you sausage eaters!!!!!!!

(And I heard $1,700 raised for the Kindie – good job).

28/10/2019

BLOG POST: Trustee Duties – be sure you are performing all of them?

Fiduciary obligations of a trustee have been considered and addressed by the courts (over many centuries) and more recently within legislation also. They confirm how a trustee should act when administrating a trust. An often little considered (and easily overlooked) duty is the duty not to fetter on...