Change the rules – which ones? What busi­ness­es need to know about Labor’s employ­ment policy

May 8, 2019

The Fed­er­al Elec­tion is less than two weeks away and the Aus­tralian Labor Par­ty (Labor), has announced a robust and ambi­tious…
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Gain­ing con­trol — what you can do under the new stra­ta renew­al legislation

May 8, 2019

Although Part 10 of the Stra­ta Schemes Devel­op­ment Act 2015 com­menced on 30 Novem­ber 2016 (Part 10), the intri­ca­cies of…
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The prob­lem with infor­mal Wills

May 8, 2019

In NSW, sec­tion 8 of the Suc­ces­sion Act 2006 (NSW) (Act) lets the Court dis­pense with the for­mal require­ments for a will…
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When a dis­trib­u­tor­ship ends – who gets the nam­ing rights?

Apr 24, 2019

Intro­duc­tion When an exclu­sive dis­trib­u­tor­ship between an over­seas prin­ci­pal and an Aus­tralian dis­trib­u­tor ends, the issue of the own­er­ship of…
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The con­struc­tion indus­try, cur­rent state of play in NSW

Apr 15, 2019

There has been a flood of arti­cles and com­men­tary from all cor­ners of the con­struc­tion indus­try since the high­ly pub­li­cised ​‘Opal…
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Pri­or­i­ty Notices: Pru­dent or Impractical?

Apr 9, 2019

With the dead­line for manda­to­ry e‑conveyancing fast approach­ing, con­veyanc­ing in New South Wales has unequiv­o­cal­ly entered the dig­i­tal age.  And while…
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A Will with no ben­e­fi­cia­ries? An expen­sive mistake

Apr 8, 2019

Con­sult­ing a lawyer might seem expen­sive to some. A defec­tive Will, how­ev­er, can prove even more costly. Will mak­ing is a sig­nif­i­cant com­po­nent of…
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Unfair Dis­missal – Con­fi­den­tial­i­ty no excuse for fail­ure to con­sult on redundancy

Apr 8, 2019

A recent deci­sion in the Fair Work Com­mis­sion has shone a light on a dilem­ma which employ­ers face when man­ag­ing redun­dan­cies in…
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Super­an­nu­a­tion and rela­tion­ship breakdown

Mar 25, 2019

The Aus­tralian Finan­cial Review recent­ly ran an opin­ion piece (by Tim Mack­ay) on the ATO announc­ing that it is using…
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A Caveat on Caveats

Mar 21, 2019

When used cor­rect­ly, caveats can be an impor­tant ally in your secu­ri­ty arsenal. Loaned some­one mon­ey? You should con­sid­er a caveat.  Con­tract­ed…
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