Foreign Beneficiary amendment notice
In May 2017 we brought to your attention major changes to Discretionary Trusts as to how assets of Discretionary Trusts may be taxed or dealt with. Extended on two occasions, the NSW Government has…
Should you lease or licence your business premise?
A lease arises when a party grants another party a legal right to exclusive possession of premises for a specified period of time in return for the payment of rent. A lease gives rise to property…
Does your business have a Covid-19 safe plan?
As you will all be aware, the recent outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted the world on a significant scale and continues to feature heavily in headline news, with recommendations and…
No Will and Multiple ‘Spouses’ – who receives the estate?
When a person dies without a will, the law dictates who the beneficiaries are. A recent NSW case had to decide what happens when a deceased with no will has multiple legal "spouses" at their date of…
Understanding the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code
The Small Business Fair Dismissal Code (the Code) provides a framework for small businesses that affords employees procedural fairness whilst offering a degree of protection to the employer from…
Know Your Rights: Unfair Dismissal
Currently, unfair dismissal claims are inundating the Fair Work Commission with a 65 per cent spike in unfair dismissal applications in comparison to this time last year. Amidst the coronavirus…
Our Top 10 Tips After Separation
Make sure that you’ve got a counsellor/therapist/best friend on speed dial. If there is no fixing the relationship, you need to be sure you take care of yourself and your mental health first a…
Liability of Beneficiaries of Trusts
True or False? In light of section 100A of the Trustee Act 1925 (NSW), beneficiaries no longer have a personal obligation to indemnity a trustee.