News & Articles

February 14, 2014 BY Rockliffs Lawyers

Choice of Entity – Trading Structure

Business and investments may be conducted through a number of different legal structures. The choice of structure can significantly affect a taxing of various transactions. The correct choice of a structure can result in significant tax savings each year, as... [Read More...]

BY Rockliffs Lawyers

Trusts and Family Trusts

A Trust has an obligation on a person to hold property or income for a particular purpose on behalf of another person or people. There are a number of different types of Trusts: Discretionary trusts; Unit trusts (public and private);... [Read More...]

February 7, 2014 BY Rockliffs Lawyers

New Anti-Bullying Laws in the Workplace

On 1 January 2014, amendments to the Fair Work Act, 2009 (Cth) created a new set of anti-bullying laws for the workplace. A worker is now able to challenge bullying behaviour directly in a civil claim before the Fair Work... [Read More...]

December 19, 2013 BY Rockliffs Lawyers

Trusts: Still a force to be reckoned with!

A recent Decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal in Lewis v Condon [2013] NSWCA 204 (4 July 2013), provides a salient reminder of some basic principles and the great strength of Trusts for asset protection purposes. In... [Read More...]

December 10, 2013 BY Rockliffs Lawyers

Family Law Property Proceedings

Time limit to make an application Applications for property settlement or maintenance orders must be made within 12 months of divorce or marriage annulment or within 2 years of a breakdown of a de facto relationship. The Courts will... [Read More...]

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 […]