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31 December 2020 Deadline – amend your trust deed to avoid extra duty and land tax for residential property in New Sou...
Over the last couple of years various states have introduced a duty and land tax surcharge on residential property owned by foreign persons. Each State law is differen...
MoreAsset protection: the banks and what you need to know about structuring your financial affairs
At Mahoneys, our Commercial Lawyers are seeing a growing number of clients coming to us for help after being told by their bank that they can’t structure their personal...
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Medical practice structuring and home ownership
Structuring your medical practice to protect the family home Are you a medical practitioner? Trading as a trust may be the best way to minimise your personal exposure in
MoreFranchise agreements, trade marks and Australian consumer law
A franchise is a business arrangement that allows a person to operate under the name of an already established business. A recent dispute involved an International Restau...
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What is accessorial liability?
Accessorial liability in the civil context goes back (at least) as far as Selbourne LC’s speech in Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244: [S]trangers are not to be m...
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What you must do before going into business
Caught up in the thrill of the new, parties often neglect to consider what will happen if things go sour in business. Disputes can erupt over something as simple as one p...
MoreSave yourself a world of pain with a shareholders agreement
With ventures involving more than one person, lawyers, accountants and financial advisors will usually recommend some form of shareholders agreement. Even if you’re goi...
MoreTax law amendment smooths way for small business restructuring
by Marek Reardon – Special Counsel The passage of the Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business Restructure Roll-Over) Act 2016 (Cth) (The Act) which received royal as...
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