The newsletter covers a range of topics, with information about recent legal developments and legal basics. The references for articles in this issue are:

In issue 1, 2011

Rising seas: Protecting the beachhouse
Wills: Can I change my mind?
Early guilty plea: How are sentencing discounts decided?
Paying tax on employee shares: Clearing up the rules
Tenders pitfall: Beware of creating risk of claims
Safety slip: Compensation could be harder to win
Maintenance: Do I have to pay to support my children or spouse?
Landlord and tenant: Renting laws have been rewritten
Breaking the contract: When employee can’t just walk away

In issue 2, 2011

New consumer law: Mandatory reporting
Court orders: An inconvenient truth
Evidence: Signatures, squiggles and electronic signatures
Neighbours: Building good fences may take negotiation
No client confidentiality: Employer’s right to view lawyer’s email
Easier suppression orders: Protecting people living with HIV
Sub-contractors: Gain new right to earmark funds owed to contractor
Financial reports: Company officer shares liability for failure to lodge
Adverse actions :Broader protections withstand the test
Not your alter ego: Private companies are tax identities