Articles
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23 July 2012
Workers Compensation
Workers Compensation Update #2 - Lump Sum Impairment Claims
Changes to lump sum entitlements are outlined in Schedule 2 of the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012.
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19 July 2012
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
General Rules (on Costs) can cause major problems
Legal costs are always discretionary and may not always follow the general rule that costs follow the event.
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13 July 2012
Property
Stamp duty & grants: developers and home buyers targeted with sti…
Changes to stamp duty and a range of new grants available to home buyers were announced as part of the NSW State Budget handed down on 12 June 2012.
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13 July 2012
Workplace Law & Culture
New financial year - new employment thresholds
A new financial year usually brings minor, but noteworthy, changes which impact on employment rights and entitlements.
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21 June 2012
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
Failure to take genuine steps to resolve a civil dispute can resu…
In this Bulletin, we explore the new obligations on the parties to a dispute.
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15 June 2012
Taxation
Abolition of Stamp Duty Deferred ... Again
The New South Wales State Budget was handed down on 12 June 2012.
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14 June 2012
Superannuation
New Amendments to the Duties Act - Impacts on Corporate Reconstru…
If you are planning a corporate reconstruction, then this Bulletin is relevant to you.
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05 June 2012
Superannuation
Wills and estates: tax & property law implications for non-reside…
Australia?s multicultural profile continues to evolve, both socially and commercially.
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22 May 2012
Corporate Governance
How will the new national business names registration system affe…
On 28 May 2012, a new system for registering, maintaining and cancelling a business name nationally will commence.
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22 May 2012
Workplace Law & Culture
Work health and safety - are you liable? The High Court speaks
The new work health and safety laws are a hot topic for many businesses.
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09 May 2012
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
Sponsored links and misleading & deceptive conduct: Google - not…
The Full Federal Court recently considered the conduct of Google, as a publisher of advertisements which were misleading and deceptive.
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08 May 2012
Wills & estates: Court finds bereavement can hamper testamentary…
The judgment of the England and Wales High Court in Key v Key [2010] emphasised two points that legal practitioners should be mindful of.
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12 April 2012
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
Trusts, debts & agency: when is an irrevocable authority not irre…
An irrevocable authority is an authority given by a principal to an agent for the purpose of securing some form of benefit to a third party beneficiary.
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11 April 2012
Workplace Law & Culture
The New Workplace Safety Laws: We Have Lifted Off!
For the first three months of this year, it?s been business as usual following the commencement on 1 January 2012 of the new NSW Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
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03 April 2012
Personal Property Securities
PPSA - perfect early ... and perfect often?
Many users of the new register under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 Cth (PPSA) are choosing to register more than once for some customers.
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03 April 2012
Corporate Governance
New National Business Name System - Same Exclusivity Issue
A new National Business Names Registration System is expected to commence in May 2012.
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21 March 2012
Personal Property Securities
Lost in migration - dangerous defects in the Personal Property Se…
The transfer of ASIC charges to the PPS Register has proven to be a seriously flawed process.
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19 March 2012
Wills & Estates Law Update - trustees successfully avoid removal,…
This issue concerned whether it was \"expedient\" to appoint new trustees in place of the existing trustees.