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Employment Law – Article: Sexual harassment in the workplace and the law

It is now more important than ever for employers to take steps to ensure the prevention of sexual harassment in their …

Employment Lawemployment-law
Tax Law – Article: New rules on work from home tax deductions.

Article: The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) announces its latest changes to work from home (WFH) tax deductions, which includes stringent record-keeping requirements and a new hourly …

Taxationtaxation
Employment Law – Article: Preparing for a Four Day Work Week

Article: The arrival of a four-day workweek (where staff work fewer hours with no loss of pay) is a hot topic for employers in …

Employment Lawemployment-law
Employment Law – Article: Grounds to request flexible working arrangements

Article: What conditions does an employee have to satisfy to make a request for flexible working …

Employment Lawemployment-law
Dispute Resolution: Article – The Defence of Contextual Truth

Article: An explanation of the defence of “contextual truth”, central to the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation …

Dispute Resolutiondispute-resolution
Employment Law – Article – Employing people with disabilities

Article: Insights into equal opportunity legislation and the reasonable adjustments that can help employers harness the potential of every …

Employment Lawemployment-law
Employment Law – Article – Changes to Parental Leave

Article: Summary of changes to Parental leave (Paid and …

Employment Lawemployment-law
Commercial Law – Article – Tips for Selling a Business

Selling a business requires knowledge and preparation. Here, we share ten tips to guide you through the process of selling a …

Commercial Lawcommercial-law
Employment Law – Article – Shutdown and leave entitlements.

The Fair Work Commission has made changes to the temporary/annual shutdown clauses in Modern …

Employment Lawemployment-law
Commercial Law: Article – The importance of intangible assets when selling a business

In most business sales, intangible assets could make or break a …

Commercial Lawcommercial-law
Commercial Law: Article – Unfair Contract Terms Unlawful

Under new Unfair Contract Term laws, anyone who proposes, applies, or relies on a contract found to contain unfair terms may face significant civil …

Commercial Lawcommercial-law
Wills and Estates: eBook – A Guide to Wills and Estates (December 2023)

Introductory guide to wills and estates to help you make decisions about your estate planning needs

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Wills and Estates: Article – 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 Estateswills-and-estates
Conveyancing: Article – Key steps in buying a property

The key steps to take when buying a property in South Australia

Buying and Selling Propertybuying-and-selling-property
Conveyancing: Article – What is Conveyancing?

This article explains the role of a conveyancer when you are buying or selling a property

Buying and Selling Propertybuying-and-selling-property
Conveyancing: Article – Some Useful Terms

A useful list of conveyancing terms with simple and clear explanations of what they mean

Buying and Selling Propertybuying-and-selling-property
Taxation Law: 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

Taxationtaxation
Commercial Law: eBook – Establishing the right business structure

Introductory guide to structuring your business for succession and asset protection

Commercial Lawcommercial-law
Bankruptcy and Insolvency: eBook – Voluntary Administration

Introductory guide to VA – what it is (and isn’t); the VA process; and alternatives to VA

Bankruptcy and Insolvencybankruptcy-and-insolvency
Commercial Law: eBook: Commercial Due Diligence

Introductory guide on how to assess a target company when considering the purchase of a business.

Commercial Lawcommercial-law
Wills and Estates: eBook – Estate Planning

Introductory guide to wills and estates to hep you make decisions about your estate planning needs

Wills and Estateswills-and-estates
Commercial Law: eBook: Construction and Infrastructure – The Security for Payments Act

Introductory guide to help construction professionals navigate the Security for Payments Act and avoid the pitfalls

Building Construction and Infrastructurebuilding-construction-and-infrastructure
Wills and Estates: eBook – Testamentary Trusts

Introductory guide to testamentary trusts to help you make decisions about your estate planning needs

Wills and Estateswills-and-estates
Family Law: 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 Lawfamily-law
Wills and Estates: 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 Estateswills-and-estates
Wills and Estates: Article – Enduring Power of Attorney

The benefits of making an Enduring Power of Attorney

Wills and Estateswills-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 Estateswills-and-estates
Dispute Resolution: Article – Defamation reforms

Changes to the Defamation Act may make it more difficult, and less lucrative, to pursue defamation against the media

Dispute Resolutiondispute-resolution
Bankruptcy and Insolvency: Article – Is Voluntary Administration the Answer?

is Voluntary Administration the silver bullet that some practitioners would have you believe?

Bankruptcy and Insolvencybankruptcy-and-insolvency
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