Mingqiang

A marriage certificate, a wedding ceremony — two people finally come together, crossing the limits of space and geography to register their marriage in China. Love is hard-won, and staying together is even harder. If the couple later moves to Australia together, or one of them does, and their marriage withers for one reason or another, how do they go about getting divorced in Australia? Can a marriage registered overseas be dissolved in Australia?

As property prices keep rising, young people — especially fresh graduates just entering the workforce — increasingly lack the financial capacity to buy a home. It is becoming more and more common for parents to fund all or part of the purchase price. However, when a property is bought with parental funds or transferred by parents into a child’s name, disputes over ownership often arise, particularly when property settlement or a sale of the property is involved.

The Australian property market is on fire, and listings simply can’t keep up with demand. Many new migrants and local young buyers are shifting their attention from established homes to off-the-plan properties. When buying off-the-plan, the biggest worry is usually not being able to take possession on time, or endless delays that wear you out.

The moment my senior said those words, my rose-tinted crush on him shattered, and whatever sobriety I had left took back the high ground of my common sense. I declined as politely but firmly as I could: “Sorry, we’re not that close, and what you’re asking is illegal.”

Today we are not going to discuss the moral issues in the Meng Meiqi incident — we trust that rational netizens have already formed their own judgements. As legal professionals, we only see the legal points hidden in this big piece of gossip. We will mainly analyse, if the Meng Meiqi incident were to happen in Australia, some of the legal issues it would involve.

If a home doesn’t even come with a Certificate of Title, how do I know the property is mine? What happens if I want to sell it later? Are there any other implications?

Are you tired of the routine life of an employee and thinking about running your own business, being your own boss, and taking on more challenges and rewards? If you are considering going into business, you first need to decide whether to start a new venture or buy an existing one.

It is often said that the pandemic has changed many of our daily habits — for example, getting used to working from home, and getting Australians accustomed to scanning QR codes. Scanning to check-in before entering a shop has become second nature, and taking advantage of this trend Australia’s major supermarkets are about to roll out QR-code payments. On the international travel front, Australia has already launched the international vaccine passport, which is also a QR code.

One of the most closely-watched developments recently is that Australia is now allowing the parents of citizens and PRs to enter the country for family reunions. Under the previous travel-exemption list, immediate family did not include parents, siblings or unmarried partners.

Australia has a puzzling law. It allows a trespasser to openly and lawfully acquire ownership of the land they have unlawfully occupied. The idea of a cuckoo taking over a magpie’s nest is already outrageous, yet Australian law actually lets the cuckoo become the nest’s rightful owner. This article will walk you through this law so that no one with bad intentions can “snatch” your house.