Ross Koffel, Author at IR Global

Former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders – A Call for Witnesses

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024Australia Commercial Law Corporate Law Family Law Trusts & Estates

Addressing the Child Abuse Allegations Against Former Bishop Christopher Saunders The community of Broome, Western Australia, has been drawn into the spotlight following recent police activities at the former residence of Christopher Saunders, the town’s former Catholic Bishop. This article delves into the allegations against Saunders, with an aim to provide information for those potentially affected. […]

Commercial Law , Corporate Law , Family Law and Trusts & Estates in Australia

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Koffels Solicitors & Barristers

Austral Asia Regional Meeting

April 20, 2022November 7, 2022Australia Corporate Law Family Law Real Estate Trusts & Estates

The sub-regional meeting for the IRG Australasia was held on the 24th of March. While we had hoped to hold an in person meeting, still the restrictions of Covid resulted in heading back to the ZOOM Room for an exchange of ideas, and updates for how our members were managing. Firstly new members, Schon Condon […]

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Koffels Solicitors & Barristers

Best Wishes from Koffels Solicitors

October 22, 2021November 7, 2022Australia Corporate Law Family Law Real Estate Trusts & Estates

To all the IRG team, and our many friends and colleagues in IR Global, we send very best wishes from all of us here at Koffels Solicitors in Sydney, Australia. We are so disappointed not to be able to attend this year, but we are with you in spirit, and wish you the best conference […]

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Is Your Contractor an Employee?

July 30, 2021November 7, 2022Australia Corporate Law Family Law Real Estate Trusts & Estates

Employment Law: Is Your Contractor an Employee? If you get it wrong, what are the penalties? The ATO (Australian Taxation Office) often issues guidelines for Employers to better understand the relationship they may have with their workers. It is important to get this relationship right from day one. Here are their six (6) basic questions to ask […]

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IR Global Australasian Group Virtual Meeting

December 2, 2020November 7, 2022Australia Corporate Law Family Law Real Estate Trusts & Estates

The Australasian Group held their Virtual Meeting today, celebrating the first day of summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Fifteen attendees were present, with Ross Koffel of Koffels Solicitors & Barristers chairing the meeting; and Mark Copeland of Mark Copeland Lawyers arranging the guest speaker, Simon Tupman, as well as preparing and circulating the days’ agenda. […]

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In Breakdown of a Relationship Get Advice as to your Personal Position Before You Proceed

September 7, 2020November 7, 2022Australia Corporate Law Real Estate

If you are in a marriage or de-facto relationship that is now untenable and you feel that enough is enough, please ensure you seek sound legal advice as soon as possible, ideally before ‘making the break’ , but in any event to ensure you are empowered with as much information as possible regarding your legal […]

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Koffels Solicitors & Barristers

Making Employment Decisions Under Pressure and on the Fly – Consider the Consequences Carefully

August 3, 2020November 7, 2022Australia Corporate Law Real Estate

The current pandemic of Covid-19 has caused both Government and Business to respond swiftly to the crisis in a multitude of ways. Just as the need of having to adapt quickly is paramount, knee-jerk responses are still to be avoided when making employment decisions. Many businesses have had to put staff off, or in some […]

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Fight Against Institutional Child Sexual Abuse

July 29, 2020November 7, 2022Australia Corporate Law Real Estate

Another Leader Stands Up to be Counted in the Fight Against Institutional Child Sexual Abuse In alignment with the fight against institutional child sexual abuse, it was noted in The Age newspaper on 20 June 2020 in an article by Journalist Simone Fox Koob, that the former Australian Idol winner, Natalie Gauci has commenced a Civil Claim in […]

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Equestrian Jump Fall

July 28, 2020November 7, 2022Australia Corporate Law Real Estate

Heeding teen’s horrific equestrian jump fall ‘could have saved Olivia and Caitlyn’s lives’ The family of Olympic equestrian hopeful Chelsea Higgins realised just how lucky she had been when they heard about the falls that killed two of the promising young riders she had competed against. Her mother Kerry Higgins yesterday revealed that she believed […]

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Brother Neil Richards

July 27, 2020November 7, 2022Australia Corporate Law Real Estate

Former Christian Brother, Brother Desmond Eric “Neil” Richards, commonly known as Brother Neil Richards or Brother Neil, abused his trusted position as a Brother, teacher and principal and committed shocking crimes against children over a 20-year period from the 1960s to 1980s. Decades later he has finally been brought to justice for various crimes as […]

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What we are doing at Koffels Solicitors & Barristers, Sydney, to stay connected

June 30, 2020November 7, 2022Australia Corporate Law Real Estate

During the new normal, at Koffels we are still pushing our message out. Ross has been working with our in-house team to do a few short video messages to enhance our profile, and get our message out to what is an increasingly on-line client base. Certainly, a law office takes on a new persona when […]

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May 11, 2020November 7, 2022Australia Corporate Law Real Estate

Ross and Julia Koffel in Sydney Australia, can’t say enough about the comradery of our IR Global friends. Whether we arrive on-line with glasses of wine, a cocktail or a cup of tea or coffee, the friendship and support is palpable. Thank you to each and every one for your good humour, and empathy as […]

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