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Short clips on legal topics with a quirky outlook, but of real, everyday application delivered by lawyer Paul Brennan with wry humour and the odd belly laugh. Whether you are a business owner, corporate warrior, or professional adviser, this will help you to improve your legal knowhow and avoid legal potholes. Disclaimer: The content of this Podcast is to give you legal basics and in some instances, included unashamedly to try and make you laugh. In law, it is sometimes difficult to work out what is serious and what is just for fun. Therefore, if you plan to do anything legal, speak to a lawyer.

Paul Brennan


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    What's in a name? Trade marks and the law

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 6:32 Transcription Available


    Trade mark basicsPaul Brennan is the principal of Brennans Solicitors, a law firm located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, where he practices with his wife, Diane in the areas of business law, litigation, property and wills/estates. Over the years, by working in various countries, he noticed how similar the law can be. He set out to explain the law in a simple and often humorous way. He has written several books about law and lawyers. Further details of his profile can be found on Linkedin.

    Dying? Avoid disappointment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 5:22


    Five suggestions to encourage you to make your Will Paul Brennan is the principal of Brennans Solicitors, a law firm located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, where he practices with his wife, Diane in the areas of business law, litigation, property and wills/estates. Over the years, by working in various countries, he noticed how similar the law can be. He set out to explain the law in a simple and often humorous way. He has written several books about law and lawyers. Further details of his profile can be found on Linkedin.

    Book your own appointments with your lawyer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 1:08 Transcription Available


    Paul Brennan is the principal of Brennans Solicitors, a law firm located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, where he practices with his wife, Diane in the areas of business law, litigation, property and wills/estates. Over the years, by working in various countries, he noticed how similar the law can be. He set out to explain the law in a simple and often humorous way. He has written several books about law and lawyers. Further details of his profile can be found on Linkedin.

    Show me the money

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 1:27 Transcription Available


    Bank accounts and death Paul Brennan is the principal of Brennans Solicitors, a law firm located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, where he practices with his wife, Diane in the areas of business law, litigation, property and wills/estates. Over the years, by working in various countries, he noticed how similar the law can be. He set out to explain the law in a simple and often humorous way. He has written several books about law and lawyers. Further details of his profile can be found on Linkedin.

    Choosing the right lawyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023 3:03 Transcription Available


    Choose a lawyer that suits you Paul Brennan is the principal of Brennans Solicitors, a law firm located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, where he practices with his wife, Diane in the areas of business law, litigation, property and wills/estates. Over the years, by working in various countries, he noticed how similar the law can be. He set out to explain the law in a simple and often humorous way. He has written several books about law and lawyers. Further details of his profile can be found on Linkedin.

    How big is your will?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 2:16 Transcription Available


    Standard situation? Do you really need a Will? If so, what type?Paul Brennan is the principal of Brennans Solicitors, a law firm located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, where he practices with his wife, Diane in the areas of business law, litigation, property and wills/estates. Over the years, by working in various countries, he noticed how similar the law can be. He set out to explain the law in a simple and often humorous way. He has written several books about law and lawyers. Further details of his profile can be found on Linkedin.

    What to tell the children

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 2:31 Transcription Available


    Discussing your succession planning with your loved onesPaul Brennan is the principal of Brennans Solicitors, a law firm located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, where he practices with his wife, Diane in the areas of business law, litigation, property and wills/estates. Over the years, by working in various countries, he noticed how similar the law can be. He set out to explain the law in a simple and often humorous way. He has written several books about law and lawyers. Further details of his profile can be found on Linkedin.

    Coping with the Wicked Step Mom in your life

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2023 2:49 Transcription Available


    Advice for Blended Families making Wills Paul Brennan is the principal of Brennans Solicitors, a law firm located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, where he practices with his wife, Diane in the areas of business law, litigation, property and wills/estates. Over the years, by working in various countries, he noticed how similar the law can be. He set out to explain the law in a simple and often humorous way. He has written several books about law and lawyers. Further details of his profile can be found on Linkedin.

    Your children-are wonderful, aren't they?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 1:26 Transcription Available


    How to provide for your adult children in your Will Paul Brennan is the principal of Brennans Solicitors, a law firm located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, where he practices with his wife, Diane in the areas of business law, litigation, property and wills/estates. Over the years, by working in various countries, he noticed how similar the law can be. He set out to explain the law in a simple and often humorous way. He has written several books about law and lawyers. Further details of his profile can be found on Linkedin.

    The Wicked Step Dad-myth or reality?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 3:20 Transcription Available


    Legal tips for adult children facing the loss of their inheritancePaul Brennan is the principal of Brennans Solicitors, a law firm located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, where he practices with his wife, Diane in the areas of business law, litigation, property and wills/estates. Over the years, by working in various countries, he noticed how similar the law can be. He set out to explain the law in a simple and often humorous way. He has written several books about law and lawyers. Further details of his profile can be found on Linkedin.

    A tactical approach to negotiating leases

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2023 6:24 Transcription Available


    Some great tips Paul Brennan is the principal of Brennans Solicitors, a law firm located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, where he practices with his wife, Diane in the areas of business law, litigation, property and wills/estates. Over the years, by working in various countries, he noticed how similar the law can be. He set out to explain the law in a simple and often humorous way. He has written several books about law and lawyers. Further details of his profile can be found on Linkedin.

    The 10 Greatest Self Inflicted Legal Mistakes made by Parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 4:59 Transcription Available


    10 legal watchouts for parents Paul Brennan is the principal of Brennans Solicitors, a law firm located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, where he practices with his wife, Diane in the areas of business law, litigation, property and wills/estates. Over the years, by working in various countries, he noticed how similar the law can be. He set out to explain the law in a simple and often humorous way. He has written several books about law and lawyers. Further details of his profile can be found on Linkedin.

    Ten legal things that your employees need to know

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 2:50


    Employee Legal Awareness Day takes place every year on 13 February. It encourages employers to warn their employees of predictable legal mistakes so that they can be avoided such as the ten listed in this podcast. It was established in about 2007 by Sunshine Coast lawyer Paul Brennan and has been taken up internationally. 

    Avoiding disaster when buying a business

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2023 5:58 Transcription Available


    Basic advice for anyone buying a businessPaul Brennan is the principal of Brennans Solicitors, a law firm located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, where he practices with his wife, Diane in the areas of business law, litigation, property and wills/estates. Over the years, by working in various countries, he noticed how similar the law can be. He set out to explain the law in a simple and often humorous way. He has written several books about law and lawyers. Further details of his profile can be found on Linkedin.

    Liability rattles the directors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 5:10 Transcription Available


    Are you owed money by a company?Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Paul Brennan is the principal of Brennans Solicitors, a law firm located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, where he practices with his wife, Diane in the areas of business law, litigation, property and wills/estates. Over the years, by working in various countries, he noticed how similar the law can be. He set out to explain the law in a simple and often humorous way. He has written several books about law and lawyers. Further details of his profile can be found on Linkedin.

    The 10 most expensive legal mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 6:43 Transcription Available


    Ten things for small business owners to knowBrennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Trustees in the Firing Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 2:35


    Things you should know before agreeing to be a trustee

    Success can be a major problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 2:33 Transcription Available


    Why should you go the expense of having a shareholders agreement?

    Where there's a will, there's a way...

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 2:11 Transcription Available


    I want a standard will. 

    Contracts that numb the brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2022 3:01 Transcription Available


    Contracts- Why bother?

    Heed the bank's advice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 2:20 Transcription Available


    Of Bank Managers and Banks

    The man with four lawyers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 3:00 Transcription Available


    Delegating control is a matter of trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 2:29 Transcription Available


    Why have a trust - the basics

    Left out of a will? Make a claim

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 2:12 Transcription Available


    The basics

    Your money lives on when you are gone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 2:53 Transcription Available


    How not to leave your affairs in a messBrennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    The Secret to a Comfortable Old Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 2:33 Transcription Available


    How to score in another's WillBrennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    How To Avoid A Judges Verbal Beating-Subpoenas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 3:03


    Receiving a subpoena - don't tell me what to doBrennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Injunctions - Stop In The Name Of The Law!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 2:35 Transcription Available


    Things you need to knowBrennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    “Without Prejudice” - The Legal Time Out

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 2:54 Transcription Available


    Read this before you use the words “Without Prejudice”Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Watch Out For Time Limits

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 2:31


    In law there are lots of time limits.  Beware!Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Tribunals-A Five Point Plan for Beating the Rap

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 6:23 Transcription Available


    Things to know when you are dealing with a tribunalBrennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Mediate and Be Damned

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022 3:10 Transcription Available


    Some things to know about Mediation Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Defences to Defamation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 2:44 Transcription Available


    Five Defences to Defamation Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Alternative Dispute Resolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 2:42 Transcription Available


    Mediation - less macho but often effective Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    How Landlords Can Wrest Defeat from the Jaws of Victory - Difficult But Not Impossible

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 3:04 Transcription Available


    What landlords should not do when a tenant stops paying rent Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Commercial Landlords Ejecting Tenants: More Strategy Less Testosterone - It's Cheaper

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 2:26 Transcription Available


    Important information for you the Landlord. Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Should tenants hate those leases to pieces?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 2:37 Transcription Available


    Why you should have a lawyer to review your lease before you sign Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Defamation- What Is The Damage?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 3:16 Transcription Available


    When suing for defamation it is best to start with the end in mind. 

    Fights with Newspapers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 2:29 Transcription Available


    What to expect Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Gossiping-The Do's And Don'ts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 3:01 Transcription Available


    What happens when you have gone too far?

    Defamation-The Importance Of Gathering Evidence

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 1:56 Transcription Available


    Act quickly to collate evidence as the goal posts shift. Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Defame And Be Defamed-Insult And Be Insulted

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 3:51 Transcription Available


    Generally, defamers do not defame people who they think will punch them in the mouth.... Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Going Broke? The Bankrupt's Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 3:13 Transcription Available


    Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    The Several Masks of the Corporate Undertaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 2:52 Transcription Available


    Whether they threaten your company or stand in the way of you getting paid, it is useful to know how much firepower they have. It's all in the name.  Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Liquidators And The Spanish Inquisition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 2:30 Transcription Available


    Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Insolvent Trading- Is Everyone At It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 2:35


    Next year, liquidators expect business as usual once the election is out of the way. Struggling businesses will be put into liquidation by the ATO and other creditors. Directors can be personally liable if they have been trading insolvently. What are the defences?  Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Enforcement and Mr Pickwick

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 2:05 Transcription Available


    Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Statutory Demands – The Creditor's Story - Showdown At The OK “Debtors” Corral

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 2:06 Transcription Available


    The Statutory Demand Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    Debt-Where is Thy Sting?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 4:03 Transcription Available


    The secret of how to be a good creditor is to know how to be a successful debtor. Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

    IP Actions- Where To Start

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 2:22 Transcription Available


    Some considerations before commencing an IP action

    The Eight Stages Of Going Broke – The Company Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2021 2:42


    The writing on the wall  Brennans solicitors Lawyers - Property, commercial, disputes, Wills and estates

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