From 1 September 2017, a ban on excessive surcharges for using EFTPOS and credit cards to pay for purchases will apply to all Australian businesses. The ban, which has since 1 September 2016 been in …
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Court determines that ‘grandchildren’ includes ‘step-grandchildren’ in a Will
In a recent case of Re Staughton; Grant v McMillan [2017] VSC 359, a question that came before the Court was whether the description of 'grandchildren' in a Will included 'step-children'. In that …
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Changes to Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding from 1 July 2017
On 9 May 2017 the Government announced changes to the Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding rate and threshold which will apply to Contracts entered into on or after 1 July 2017. As it …
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