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Edition 42 | July 2026

In this edition…
  • A Will is Not Enough: The Joint Tenancy Trap for Practitioners
  • What’s In, What’s Out: Drawing the Line on Property Tax Advice
  • The Best of Both Worlds: The Law Society of New South Wales Professional Standards Scheme and Top Up Insurance
  • Think Multi Factor Authentication is a Silver Bullet for Cyber Security? Not Necessarily …
  • Settlement Regret: When a Closed Litigation File Becomes a Claim
Cyber Security
General Practice
Litigation
Practice Management
Property and Lending
Wills and Estates

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It’s all in the detail – Retainer, advices, and files notes
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Management
COVID-19 and risk management challenges for law practices
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Management
Top tips for minimising cyber attacks
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Management
File notes – Recent developments
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Management
The ongoing threat of cyber fraud
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Management
Ticking time bombs? Practice management process
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Management
What is the ruin of a person’s quality of life worth?
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Management
Client impressions matter
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Management
Internal crime – The forgotten risk?
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Management
Is your law firm a safe place?
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Management
Under the microscope – the breadth and nature of a retainer
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Management
Looking on: The importance of supervision
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Management
Don’t panic! What to do and what not to do when facing a claim
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Management
Protect yourself from paying a double excess
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Management
Data security – Ask yourself some key questions
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Management
Could the secret to your success as a solicitor lie in asking the right questions?
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Management
Check, check and then check again: Drafting errors resulting in claims against solicitors
View Practice
Management
WeChat or don’t WeChat
View Practice
Management
On notice – Lessons from ASIC v RI Advice Group Pty Ltd
View Practice
Management
The importance of questioning assumptions
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Management
Under pressure – Urgent advice needed
View Practice
Management
Common questions – Answered by Lawcover
View Practice
Management
Honesty is the best policy
View Practice
Management
Stay secure – One step at a time
View Practice
Management
Stress, workplace culture and risk
View Practice
Management
Traps for junior solicitors
View Practice
Management
Certificate of independent legal advice? Think twice!
View Practice
Management
Let’s talk about ChatGPT
View Practice
Management
Cyber update – Developments in methods of attack
View Practice
Management
File reviews: A simple and effective risk management tool
View Practice
Management
When many become one – aggregation of claims and the importance of Top Up insurance
View Practice
Management
Compare or despair
View Practice
Management
Cyber criminals are targeting legal transactions
View Practice
Management
Why cyber security is not the same as IT support
View Practice
Management
Don’t call me, I’ll call you – Combatting fraudulent communications in the digital age
View Practice
Management
Great expectations – Why managing client expectations is good risk management
View Practice
Management
Messaging fatigue – Why you shouldn’t ignore cyber alerts
View Practice
Management
Causes of claims and the importance of risk management
View Practice
Management
Cyber assisted fraud – Still a substantial threat
View Practice
Management
Destabilising the supervision structure
View Practice
Management
A Will is Not Enough: The Joint Tenancy Trap for Practitioners
View Practice
Management
What’s In, What’s Out: Drawing the Line on Property Tax Advice
View Practice
Management
The Best of Both Worlds: The Law Society of New South Wales Professional Standards Scheme and Top Up Insurance
View Practice
Management
Think Multi Factor Authentication is a Silver Bullet for Cyber Security? Not Necessarily …
View Practice
Management
Settlement Regret: When a Closed Litigation File Becomes a Claim
View Practice
Management
AI Governance Policy for Your Practice
View Practice
Management
Onboarding of New Clients: Lessons from a Claim
View Practice
Management
El Chami v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue
View Practice
Management
How claims are handled
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Management
Open vs closed AI: Risk considerations
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Management
Drafting Errors: A Common But Manageable Risk
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Management
From Error To Action: Responding To A Mistake The Right Way
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Management
Anti-Money Laundering for law practices – key terms and acronyms
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Management
Emptying the ‘too hard basket’
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Management
Generative AI: Promise, Pitfalls, and Professional Responsibility
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Management
Renewing your Lawcover Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) policy
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Management
Supporting the legal profession with affordable, broad protection
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Management
Law Society of NSW Professional Standards Scheme and Lawcover’s Top Up insurance: Broad protection for your practice
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Management
Impersonation fraud – Saved from a costly mistake
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Management
Why KYC isn’t just about AML/CTF
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Management
What’s In, What’s Out: Drawing the Line on Property Tax Advice
View Property
& Lending
Forget the Price, Forget the Option Deed
View Property
& Lending
El Chami v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue
View Property
& Lending
Navigating the risks of an ageing population
View Property
& Lending
Stamp duty traps in family law transfers: What solicitors should look out for
View Property
& Lending
Discretionary Trusts And Residential Property – Surcharge Traps
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& Lending
Caveatable interest?
View Property
& Lending
Transactions involving foreign purchasers
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& Lending
Advice on the run
View Property
& Lending
Could the secret to your success as a solicitor lie in asking the right questions?
View Property
& Lending
Check, check and then check again: Drafting errors resulting in claims against solicitors
View Property
& Lending
Family feud – Pitfalls of acting for multiple family members
View Property
& Lending
Keeping up with the changes – NSW government initiatives for property buyers
View Property
& Lending
Surcharge Purchaser Duty
View Property
& Lending
PEXA settlements and caveats: Proceed with caution
View Property
& Lending
Reforms to Foreign Investor Framework – Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets
View Property
& Lending
Beware the bank of Mum & Dad
View Property
& Lending
Property transactions and climate advisory risks
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& Lending
Renovator’s delight, solicitor’s dismay
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& Lending
What does success look like to you?
View Property
& Lending
Compare or dispair
View Property
& Lending
Who are you acting for on PEXA? – Risks and pitfalls
View Property
& Lending
Stamp duty traps in family law transfers: What solicitors should look out for
View Family Law
Caveatable interest?
View Family Law
A year on… Changes in Family Law
View Family Law
Did you write that down? Court affirms file notes are crucial
View Family Law
A Will is Not Enough: The Joint Tenancy Trap for Practitioners
View Wills and
Estates
Reducing Risks in Will Drafting – Practical Lessons
View Wills and
Estates
Navigating the risks of an ageing population
View Wills and
Estates
Rectifying Omissions In Wills
View Wills and
Estates
Advice on the run
View Wills and
Estates
Check, check and then check again: Drafting errors resulting in claims against solicitors
View Wills and
Estates
Settlement Regret: When a Closed Litigation File Becomes a Claim
View Litigation
Allegations of negligent settlement advice
View Litigation
Courting trouble – A Judge’s warning
View Litigation
Risky but not doomed to fail – The importance of a paper trail
View Litigation
Forget the Price, Forget the Option Deed
View Commercial Law
Could the secret to your success as a solicitor lie in asking the right questions?
View Commercial Law
Family feud – Pitfalls of acting for multiple family members
View Commercial Law
Reforms to Foreign Investor Framework – Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets
View Commercial Law
Beware the bank of Mum & Dad
View Commercial Law
Property transactions and climate advisory risks
View Commercial Law
Compare or despair
View Commercial Law
Top tips for minimising cyber attacks
View Cybersecurity
The ongoing threat of cyber fraud
View Cybersecurity
Protect yourself from paying a double excess
View Cybersecurity
Data security – Ask yourself some key questions
View Cybersecurity
WeChat or don’t WeChat
View Cybersecurity
On notice – Lessons from ASIC v RI Advice Group Pty Ltd
View Cybersecurity
Stay secure – One step at a time
View Cybersecurity
Let’s talk about ChatGPT
View Cybersecurity
Cyber update – Developments in methods of attack
View Cybersecurity
Cyber criminals targeting legal transactions
View Cybersecurity
Why cyber security is not the same as IT support
View Cybersecurity
Don’t call me, I’ll call you – Combatting fraudulent communications in the digital age
View Cybersecurity
Messaging fatigue – Why you shouldn’t ignore cyber alerts
View Cybersecurity
Cyber assisted fraud – Still a substantial threat
View Cybersecurity
Think Multi Factor Authentication is a Silver Bullet for Cyber Security? Not Necessarily …
View Cybersecurity
Open vs closed AI: Risk considerations
View Cybersecurity
The hidden cost of cyber neglect
View Cybersecurity
Cyber Safe Or Cyber Sorry?
View Cybersecurity
The AI Trap: Why Solicitors Must Verify Everything
View Cybersecurity
Generative AI: Promise, Pitfalls, and Professional Responsibility
View Cybersecurity
Impersonation fraud – Saved from a costly mistake
View Cybersecurity
The Best of Both Worlds: The Law Society of New South Wales Professional Standards Scheme and Top Up Insurance
View General Practice
Settlement Regret: When a Closed Litigation File Becomes a Claim
View General Practice
Onboarding of New Clients: Lessons from a Claim
View General Practice
El Chami v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue
View General Practice
Navigating the risks of an ageing population
View General Practice
Steering through the storm: Practical tips for dealing with difficult clients
View General Practice
Drafting Errors: A Common But Manageable Risk
View General Practice
Emptying the ‘too hard basket’
View General Practice
Family and friends – Proceed with caution
View General Practice
It’s all in the detail – Retainer, advices, and files notes
View General Practice
The connection of clients and claims
View General Practice
Wrong way, go back! Discovering a mistake
View General Practice
Good fences make good neighbours
View General Practice
File notes – Recent developments
View General Practice
Ticking time bombs? Practice management process
View General Practice
Client impressions matter
View General Practice
Lessons in communication
View General Practice
Under the microscope – the breadth and nature of a retainer
View General Practice
Advice on the run
View General Practice
Don’t panic! What to do and what not to do when facing a claim
View General Practice
Could the secret to your success as a solicitor lie in asking the right questions?
View General Practice
Check, check and then check again: Drafting errors resulting in claims against solicitors
View General Practice
Family feud – Pitfalls of acting for multiple family members
View General Practice
Under pressure – Urgent advice needed
View General Practice
Common questions – Answered by Lawcover
View General Practice
Honesty is the best policy
View General Practice
Stress, workplace culture and risk
View General Practice
Traps for junior solicitors
View General Practice
Certificate of independent legal advice? Think twice!
View General Practice
Negligence, professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct
View General Practice
File reviews: A simple and effective risk management tool
View General Practice
What does success look like to you?
View General Practice
When many become one – aggregation of claims and the importance of Top Up insurance
View General Practice
Compare or dispair
View General Practice
Great expectations – Why managing client expectations is good risk management
View General Practice
Causes of claims and the importance of risk management
View General Practice
Destabilising the supervision structure
View General Practice

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