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Welcome to the Havilah Legal website. Please take time to explore our site and take advantage of the many facilities available. The site boasts unique features that enable our existing and prospective clients the opportunity to make appointments on line, provide feedback on issues which affect you - give us instructions for the drafting of Wills and EPA’s and to listen to the many topics discussed by some of our solicitors on our regular appearance with Howard Sattler on radio 6PR.
Havilah Legal Services
Havilah Legal provides a range of services that cover many different facets of Corporate, Commercial, Civil and Family Law and Litigation.
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Bruce Havilah
This personal appointment service enables clients to discuss, and receive direction on their legal issue of concern with an experienced lawyer free of charge for 20 minutes.
Weblog
Latest Podcast | Tuesday 03 April 2012
Podcast Episode #83
Liz discusses how to deal with an insurance claim arising out of a motor vehicle accident where the driver of the vehicle is claiming for damage that isn’t part of the accident and Michael discusses the powers of the child Support Agency in relation to a departure prohibition order and the need for a Will.
News
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Monday 12 December 2011
Important Message to Manufacturers and Suppliers of Goods
On 1 January 2012, a new law will come into effect that will affect all business involved in the retail sale or wholesale distribution of goods in Australia. It will affect you even if those goods were manufactured overseas.
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Thursday 29 July 2010
Moving Premises
After 5 years in their current offices in Aberdeen Street between Northbridge and East Perth Havilah Legal is moving out of their current offices.
Info Articles
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Thursday 03 May 2012
Former owners’ rights to compensation for building defects
There has as yet been no authoritative determination of the question whether an owner’s decision to sell a defectively constructed home without first having remedied the defects will preclude subsequent recovery of compensation with respect to those defects.
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Monday 30 April 2012
What does it take to get compensated?
People often get surprised when we tell them that they can’t automatically recover compensation from a builder just because that builder has departed from the plans and specifications in the building contract. They get even more surprised when we tell them that departures from applicable Australian Standards and Building Codes are still not enough to get you an award of compensation.
Podcasts
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Tuesday 21 February 2012
Podcast Episode #80
In this episode Bruce and Howard discuss the land issues at Herrison Island together with the impact of an inheritance on Family Law Property Division.
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Tuesday 14 February 2012
Podcast Episode #79
Bruce speaks to Howard about the case of a woman who lost her unborn child and discusses the unlawful killing test under the criminal code. The sentencing for sexual assault crimes and the issue of consent together with the increase in under age sexting of lewd images over the internet.
Service Spotlight
Family Law
Family law can be an emotional and difficult area to negotiate, but Havilah Legal can assist you in resolving issues in a timely, sensitive and equitable way.
We can assist you in any area of family law, including property settlement after divorce, division of assets for separated de facto and same sex couples, decisions over the custody of children, advice on payment of child support and even DNA inquiries in cases where paternity is in question.
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