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LIJ August 2011 Issue
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Cover Story
Beware the social network
Businesses which market themselves through social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter may be held liable for misleading statements posted by third parties.
By John Fogarty
cover story
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Feature Articles
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A helping hand for the vulnerable 
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The new Assessment and Referral Court List offers benefits to clients with cognitive impairments, but also confronts practitioners with ethical issues not common in the mainstream courts.
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| By Carrie O’Shea and Eleanore Fritze |
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Incorporation - proceed with caution
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The legal and professional obligations of law firms that incorporate can be complex – and potential conflicts between them and directors’ duties need to be watched.
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| By Patrick Oliver |
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The appeal of the drinking driver
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Defective pleading, invalid requirements, summons service problems and reasonableness grounds have all given rise to appeals in drink-driving cases.
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| By Warwick J Walsh-Buckley |
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When their error becomes your liability
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Land tax law changes now make it the landholder’s responsibility to tell the State Revenue Office when it makes mistakes in assessments.
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| By Michael Norbury |
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