Articles
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18 March 2010
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
BSkyB v EDS - Do not make promises you can't keep: representation…
The importance of the BSkyB v EDS case is clear.
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10 March 2010
Work Health & Safety
Psychological injury in the workplace: fact finding is not discip…
We review Hobden v South East Illawarra Area Health Service.
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02 March 2010
Corporate Governance
The New Personal Properties Securities Law - A Revolution Draws N…
In this bulletin we can only state the most significant aspects of the new law.
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22 February 2010
Wills & Estates Law Update: disputed estates, executor's commissi…
A recent case involved disputed wills and whether the deceased had testamentary capacity when she made her last will.
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18 February 2010
Superannuation
Tax planning for families - discretionary trusts
The traditional discretionary style of trust has long been used by families as a sensible structure.
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08 February 2010
Workplace Law & Culture
Is there an absolute obligation to guarantee safety in the workpl…
The duty to provide a safe workplace extends to hasty, careless, inadvertent and inattentive employees.
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01 February 2010
Superannuation
The myths about superannuation death benefit planning - Part 2
We look at circumstances when a binding death benefit nomination may not be "binding" on the trustee of a superannuation fund.
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22 January 2010
Wills & Estate Planning
Wills & estates: when there's litigation, who pays?
Family provision claims have typically been the exception to the idea that legal costs are borne by the unsuccessful party.
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23 November 2009
Superannuation
The myths about superannuation death benefit planning - Part 1
What will happen to your superannuation death benefit when you die?
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10 November 2009
Environment & Planning
Land law & approvals for live entertainment
It will be interesting to see how the new concept of reviewable conditions is dealt with by councils and how the new system will differ from the old one of \"trial periods\".
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27 October 2009
Trusts
Private charitable giving - new rules commence operation on 1 Oct…
The legislative framework to give effect to the changes in this area was outlined in Schedule 2 of the Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 4) Act 2009.
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28 September 2009
Finance & Capital
Securing new debt by an existing charge - Octaviar appeal decisio…
The Queensland Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of McMurdo J in Re Octaviar Ltd; Re Octaviar Administration Pty Ltd.
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25 September 2009
Debt Recovery
Phoenix Rising - Advisors to directors of phoenix company burned
We discuss ASIC v Somerville.
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22 September 2009
Workplace Law & Culture
Change in the nature of employment should lead to a change in you…
Too often when employment ends bitterly, there is a scrap for every last dollar owed and then some more.
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17 September 2009
Property
Purchasing a property that has a development consent from council…
It is quite common for developers to purchase a property with the benefit of a development consent, with a view to implementing the consent.
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10 September 2009
Debt Recovery
Purchasing assets with post-bankruptcy income - do these vest in…
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has partly clarified a previously uncertain area of Bankruptcy Law.
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07 September 2009
Workplace Law & Culture
Awards under Fair Work: Modern Awards or Modern Headache?
On 2 September 2009 one of the final jigsaw pieces in the new Fair Work system was revealed by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
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04 September 2009
Debt Recovery
Liquidators: 5 Defeat ATO: 260 - High Court finds against the ATO…
Bruton represents welcome clarification in relation to liquidators.