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18/06/2019

Directors’ Liability for debts incurred by Corporate Trustee

Setting up a trust as a business structure is common and has various benefits to businesses. Often, companies are used to act as the trustee of the trust due to the limited liability of corporations. …

18/01/2019

Personal Property Securities Register – 7-year Registration to Expire

Clients are reminded that the Personal Property Securities Register (‘PPSR’) will be 7 years old on 30 January 2019. Security interests with a 7-year registration period, including registrations …

29/05/2018

FWO wins landmark Racial Discrimination case against Employer who is Penalised over $200,000

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has won its first underpayment prosecution in the Federal Circuit Court which relied on racial discrimination provisions under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) against a …

Managing Employees in Australia given the Impact of COVID-19

We stress that due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic and the very rapidly changing landscape, the guidelines below are general in nature and subject to change. Many of the laws that now apply to this situation were not written with regard to what is currently occurring. Therefore please exercise caution in relying […]

Temporary Changes to Insolvency Laws in Australia due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Crisis

In a move aimed to lessen the economic impact on businesses and individuals caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, the Australian Government has introduced some changes to insolvency laws in Australia that apply to personal and corporate insolvency regimes. This includes a temporary increase to the threshold in which creditors can issue a statutory demand on […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

Following on from the extensive reporting in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic we have implemented a number of protocols to enable the business to continue operating if a staff member or principal is diagnosed with the virus and/or the office needs to close for a period of time. Our staff and principals have adopted best […]

Directors’ Liability for debts incurred by Corporate Trustee

Personal Property Securities Register – 7-year Registration to Expire

FWO wins landmark Racial Discrimination case against Employer who is Penalised over $200,000

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