It has become increasingly common for documents to be signed electronically.
The 2017 Budget saw the announcement of the ‘NALE’ changes to the non-arm’s length income (NALI) rules effective from 1 July 2018.
One long outstanding measure that affects members of SMSFs has been including the outstanding borrowings of an SMSF in members’ total superannuation balances. The legislation implementing this has now been passed.
A testamentary trust is a trust established under a Will. The trust does not come into effect until after the death of the person making the Will.
It is important to put a plan in place before talking to your partner about separating.
Unfortunately, this is a question we commonly get asked in the lead up to Christmas and shortly afterwards.
If as parents you cannot reach an agreement about what used to be called the ‘custody’ of your children following separation or divorce, you might find that you have to participate in a family report.
The answer to that question is ‘yes you can’, but if you are involved in a family law matter, you shouldn’t.
The Industrial Court of Queensland has recently upheld a decision of Woolworths to reject a claim for compensation on the basis that it was a continuum of an earlier injury.
In Scone Race Club Ltd v Cottom [2019] NSWCA 260, the New South Wales Court of Appeal has found that the Scone Race Club was not liable for an injury sustained by an employee while emptying a bin on race day.
Often in slip and fall cases, claimants allege they must have slipped on a spillage, relying on nothing more than the fact they have slipped.
The ATO has been targeting lump sum payments received by medical practitioners. A recent decision of the Federal Court means that ATO audit activity is likely to continue in certain cases.
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.
Fast, accurate and flexible entities including companies, self-managed superannuation funds and trusts.