Under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), businesses that supply goods and services to ”consumers” automatically provide certain consumer guarantees that exist regardless of any warranty provided by
The looming deadline of 7 September 2020 is the last opportunity to secure the compulsory Superannuation Guarantee Charge (SGC) Amnesty. First introduced on 6 March
Franchisees may often consider their obligations under the Franchise Agreement as onerous and unequal. This perception, in of itself, does not necessarily affect the validity
We are in the middle of winter – depending on where you live in Australia it can be a miserable time weather-wise, with cold and
Debt Recovery and Credit Management Getting the financial affairs of your business in order as we head towards 30 June is critical. Have you: issued
On 15 April 2020, the Full Court of the Federal Court held in favour of Bega Cheese Ltd (Bega) in its long-running legal battle with
Over the past few weeks, the NSW Government has been navigating uncharted waters and deliberating unprecedented issues in the realm of leasing, as a result
On 12 February 2020 Revenue NSW issued Revenue Ruling DUT 046 on the deceased estates concession in section 63 of the Duties Act 1997 (NSW)
In civil litigation, cost orders can be awarded at various stages of a proceeding. The wording of an order for costs is important and determines
Estate and Trust practitioners, together with accountants, will no doubt recall the hype and sheer panic in the market towards the end of 2019 caused
Introduction You want (or have been told) to create a trust. Do you know why? And if you know why, do you know how? If your
In 2017, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) was amended to impose stricter obligations on employers to keep employee time and wage records. The amendments have also
In 2018, the Federal Court of Australia issued a decision which caused some uncertainty within the Australian trade mark community as to whether a registered trade mark
On Friday, 29 November the Coleman Greig Women in Business community gathered at Rydges Hotel, Norwest in support of men’s health and raised over $6,000 for Movember!
In March 2018, the Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) visa (“TSS visa”) replaced the popular 457 visa. Since then, the Morrison government has attempted to
Woolworths recently joined an ever-growing club of businesses, including Wesfarmers, Qantas, Commonwealth Bank and Super Retail Group self-reporting employee underpayments to the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Throughout the life of your business, you will have employees take parental leave. It is important to know what their parental leave entitlements are, so
If you are purchasing an off-the-plan apartment, you probably have some concerns, and rightly so – as there has been plenty of negative news in
Grouping provisions under the Payroll Taxation Act 2007 (“the Act”) are often misunderstood. Some common misconceptions are that the grouping provisions only apply to employers
Estate Planners will need to give careful consideration as to how to best handle the impact of the proposed amendments to the Duties Act 1997 &
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