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Testamentary Trust vs Discretionary Trust – which is right for you? | Each type of trust has advantages and disadvantages. This is why it’s best to obtain expert legal advice to ensure a trust suits your particular needs before embarking on the process of setting it up. | Wills and Estates | wills-and-estates | ||
Employment Law – review your staff on annualised salaries | Reconciliations for full-time employees on annualised salaries must be completed every 12 months after the arrangement starts, for employees covered by a large range of Awards | Employment Law | employment-law | ||
Wind farms – how should landowners protect themselves? | With wind farms becoming an increasingly important part of the electricity network, how does it work for those on whose land a wind turbine is located? | Farming, Fishing and Aquaculture | farming-fishing-and-aquaculture | ||
Federal Court judgement provides key lessons in cyber security for business owners | A Federal Court judgement makes it clear that it is more important than ever that organisations take steps to improve their systems and processes for managing cyber risks | Information Technology and Data Privacy | information-technology-and-data-privacy | ||
Article: Key steps in buying a property | The key steps to take when buying a property in South Australia | Buying and Selling Property | buying-and-selling-property | ||
Article: What is Conveyancing? | This article explains the role of a conveyancer when you are buying or selling a property | Buying and Selling Property | buying-and-selling-property | ||
Article: Conveyancing – Useful Terms | A useful list of conveyancing terms with simple and clear explanations of what they mean | Buying and Selling Property | buying-and-selling-property | ||
Article: ATO to focus on tax minimisation strategies linked to Family Trusts | ATO announces focus on “extreme” tax minimisation strategies relating to disbursements from Family Trusts | Taxation | taxation | ||
Ebook: Succession planning for small businesses | Introductory guide to structuring your business for succession and asset protection | Commercial Law | commercial-law | ||
Ebook: Voluntary Administration | Introductory guide to VA – what it is (and isn’t); the VA process; and alternatives to VA | Bankruptcy and Insolvency | bankruptcy-and-insolvency | ||
Article: Legalisation of Virtual Meetings and Documents | Companies can legally hold meetings using virtual technology and execute documents electronically | Governance | governance | ||
Article: Penalties Increase under Revised Franchising Code | Penalties under the Franchising Code increase to as much as $10 million. This article sets out the key changes to be aware of | Commercial Law | commercial-law | ||
Article: Employee or Independent Contractor? | Recent decisions by the High Court impact on the risk of independent contractors being subsequently determined by Courts as employees | Employment Law | employment-law | ||
Article: Cloud vs On-Premise – Confidentiality Considerations | IT lawyer Mark Ferraretto compares the confidentiality issues of cloud vs on-premise IT systems | Information Technology and Data Privacy | information-technology-and-data-privacy | ||
Ebook: Commercial Due Diligence | Introductory guide on how to assess a target company when considering the purchase of a business. | Commercial Law | commercial-law | ||
Ebook: Estate Planning | Introductory guide to wills and estates to hep you make decisions about your estate planning needs | Wills and Estates | wills-and-estates | ||
Ebook: Security for Payments Act | Introductory guide to help construction professionals navigate the Security for Payments Act and avoid the pitfalls | Building Construction and Infrastructure | building-construction-and-infrastructure | ||
Ebook: Testamentary Trusts | Introductory guide to testamentary trusts to help you make decisions about your estate planning needs | Wills and Estates | wills-and-estates | ||
Article: Help! My relationship broke down but I’m not married | How couples can resolve the division of property and debt following the breakdown of a relationship outside of marriage | Family Law | family-law | ||
Article: Changes to the Family Court in Australia | Revised Family Court designed to improve the processing of cases – rather than changing their outcomes | Family Law | family-law | ||
Article: Do I need a testamentary trust? | Using a testamentary trust to distribute assets in a Will, plus the benefits and tax obligations of setting up this type of trust | Wills and Estates | wills-and-estates | ||
Article: Enduring Power of Attorney | The benefits of making an Enduring Power of Attorney | Wills and Estates | wills-and-estates | ||
Article: How to contest a Will | Principal Lawyer Michael Fabbro explains how you can contest a Will via a family provision claim | Wills and Estates | wills-and-estates | ||
Article: Risks of relying on Document Sharing Sites | Relying on cloud-based services to provide documents may be risky, as providing a link may not satisfy contract law | Information Technology and Data Privacy | information-technology-and-data-privacy | ||
Article: Cloud vs On-Premise – Governance Considerations | The governance risks of cloud vs on-premise IT systems | Information Technology and Data Privacy | information-technology-and-data-privacy | ||
Article: Cloud vs On-Premise – Do cloud IT systems make commercial sense? | Cloud IT systems versus on-premises systems – the relative risks of both | Information Technology and Data Privacy | information-technology-and-data-privacy | ||
Article: Defamation reforms | Changes to the Defamation Act may make it more difficult, and less lucrative, to pursue defamation against the media | Dispute Resolution | dispute-resolution | ||
Article: Online Defamation | Does a High Court decision affirming that hosting and administering a social media page is akin to being a ‘publisher’ of public content provide an opportunity for redress in cases of online defamation? | Dispute Resolution | dispute-resolution | ||
Article: Superfund Stapling | How to request ‘stapled’ superfund details from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for new employees who don’t choose a superfund | Employment Law | employment-law | ||
Article: Have you completed your assessment of your existing casual employees? | Does the statutory definition of casual employment require you to convert your casuals employees to permanents? | Employment Law | employment-law | ||
Article: Changes for Directors under the Director Identification Number Scheme | Company Directors must now register for and use a unique ID – called a Director Identification Number | Governance | governance | ||
Article: Could Section 553C of the Corporations Act be the Creditors Saviour? | Creditors are now able to rely upon Section 553C of the Corporations Act as a “set-off” defence to liquidators’ claims, including for insolvent trading | Bankruptcy and Insolvency | bankruptcy-and-insolvency | ||
Article: Is Voluntary Administration the Answer? | is Voluntary Administration the silver bullet that some practitioners would have you believe? | Bankruptcy and Insolvency | bankruptcy-and-insolvency | ||
Article: ATO recommences issuing of Director Penalty Notices | Directors potentially liable for a penalty equal to the value of certain taxes if they are not paid when due | Bankruptcy and Insolvency | bankruptcy-and-insolvency |