Sort your legal dramas — NOW
BEING “coward punched”, negotiating DAs with councils, commercial strata title schemes and a leg fracture at a childcare centre. That was last time. What will readers ask about today? Join in now.
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Your legal dramas sorted — free and fast
A REFUSED development application, banning people from entering your business, an injury at a golf club and getting a work licence after losing all demerit points. That was last time. What will people ask today?
Tricks and mortar for Aussie Workforce Solutions
A SYDNEY construction recruitment company is under investigation by NSW Fair Trading for allegedly faking its public liability insurance.
‘We needed a tap on the shoulder’
THE real estate agent whose firm is accused of underquoting has admitted what it was doing was legally “dangerous” and it “needed a tap on the shoulder to say … ‘clean this up’.”
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How to handle your employer
AN employer changes your contract conditions surrounding commission, saying you “earn too much”. What can you do? Brydens explains and answers your questions.
Shame register for dodgy traders
FAIR Trading Minister Stuart Ayres is planning a name-and-shame register of the most-complained-about traders.
Parking fines driving people crazy
A WOMAN is fined in a carpark despite the ticket machine being faulty. What should she do? Brydens explains and answers your questions live.
A lesson in cold calls and cooling off
DID you know you have a right to cancel a purchase made as a result of a cold call or visit by a door-to-door salesperson?
Can they delay redundancy pay?
A WORKER who takes redundancy is told it could take six weeks to get a redundancy payout. Is this normal? Brydens explains and answers your questions live.
Kristy got cold shoulder on fridge
A SIMPLE fridge rental agreement turned sour for Kristy Clark when she tried to buy out her contract. Then Public Defender got involved.
Ensure a fair go if credits due
DO you know what’s on your credit report? While there’s been a big jump in numbers checking, four out of five still haven’t.
Our grocery giants’ cartel exposed
HAD it stayed secret, a plan allegedly hatched by Colgate-Palmolive to fix laundry powder prices would have reaped it and rivals $146m.
Your online auction refund rights revealed
YOUR refund rights in online auctions are anything but black and white, as demonstrated by this case involving Grays customer James Spinelli.
Backed into a bank corner
Eliza Upsall considered herself a model bank customer. But when life went pear-shaped so did her relationship with her lender – until Public Defender stepped in.
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