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Jun182015
Supreme Court Practice Note 20: Citation of authorities
The Chief Justice, the Honourable T F Bathurst AC has issued a new Practice Note that came into operation on...
Jun152015
Draft report into business set up, transfer and closure
The Productivity Commission recently released a draft report (The Report) into Business set-up, Transfer and Closure. The report examines the...
Jun112015
Self-managed super fund stripped of siphoned millions
There is a common belief that Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSF) contributions by an individual cannot be clawed back by an...
Jun112015
Exclusive jurisdiction clauses: commencing in the incorrect court complicates a claimant’s claim
Exclusive jurisdiction clauses are common in commercial contract when parties are in different states or countries and a part of...
Jun102015
The risk of relying on “pre-insolvency specialists”
A recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia serves to reinforce importance of obtaining advice from qualified professionals. In...
Jun102015
Is customer metadata caught by the Privacy Act?
The recent determination of the Privacy Commissioner in Ben Grubb v Telstra Corporation Limited [2015] AICmr 35 has clarified the extent to which metadata collected by...
Jun052015
ATO’s Phoenix Blitz
The Australian Taxation Office has today issued a press release in connection with its increased investigations into illegal phoenix activity. As...
Jun052015
ATO’s Strict Approach Evidences Concern for Employees
Much has been made of the ATO’s new-found zealous approach, with a record-breaking number of winding-up applications in May. An ATO...
Jun052015
Applications for remuneration – not always easy
The case of In the matter of CB Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 913 provides a timely reminder that...
Jun032015
May Madness: A record breaking number of ATO wind-ups in May 2015
In 2013 the ATO published a fact sheet ‘Firmer action approach to debt collection‘ however, until last month the ATO’s...
Jun012015
Supreme Court of NSW announces new Real Property List
The Supreme Court of NSW has announced the establishment of the Real Property List in the Equity Division of the...
May292015
AFSA: Insolvency practitioner remuneration video
AFSA has released a guidance video aimed to provide further direction to insolvency practitioners and AFSA stakeholders on the topic of...
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