In this update, we will address three recent decisions that touch on some important issues relating to air carriers' liability in Australia. ...
In this update, we will address three recent decisions that touch on some important issues relating to air carriers’ liability in Australia.
Motor dealers and manufacturers in New South Wales will need to review their contracts for a new measure of unfairness in light of the new Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013 (NSW) (Act). The legislation commenced on 27 November 2013 and deals with unfair terms and unjust conduct in contracts
After reviewing literally thousands of trust deeds, it still amazes us to see how many have not been updated, or at least reviewed, by a tax professional following Bamford and the 2011 ‘trust streaming’ amendments to the Tax Acts.
The GasFields Commission Queensland has recently published a ‘Land Access Checklist for Landholders’, which lists seven general principles to assist landholders in negotiating land access agreements with coal seam gas operators.
Resource companies are required to negotiate compensation with landholders prior to undertaking significant activities on their land. Usually, the compensation is detailed in an agreement called a ‘conduct and compensation agreement’ (CCA).
A transitional security interest is an arrangement or transaction that commenced prior to 30 January 2012 and, if it had commenced after 30 January 2012, it would have created a security interest under the PPSA.
The Infringement Notice Scheme (INS) allows the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) to issue infringement notices for strict liability offences.
The privacy legislation has been completely rewritten and new rules will apply from 12 March 2014.
There are several different types of Will challenges that can be made after a person dies. However, they all fall within two general categories: challenging the actual document itself or challenging the contents of the document.
A ‘Will’ is a document setting out your wishes as to how you would like your assets and belongings (called your ‘estate’) to be dealt with after you die.
In some cases, succession and superannuation laws provide quite differently for a person who is actually a spouse, as against someone who is not. It can be difficult to determine which side of the line a relationship falls, but it can be quite important.
The case of YPFD and Commissioner of Taxation [2014] AATA 9 provides some helpful insights for self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees on the circumstances when their residential properties may be considered ‘business real property’.
Cooper Grace Ward acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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