Autumn Report 2016
Client Profile: Felmeri Homes
May 26, 2016People First It’s a simple philosophy that is paying dividends for one South Australian building company. “Anyone can just ‘push up’ a house....
The Return To Work Act Revisited
May 26, 2016Issues for employers and unintended consequences The Return to Work Scheme came under fire late last year for inadequately providing for police injured...
The Panama Papers – Are You Next?
May 26, 2016Amendments to the Privacy Act for serious breaches The recent spectacular leak of documents from the Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca illustrates just...
Tax Transparency after the Panama Papers
May 26, 2016Disclosure obligations and tax avoidance The recent leak of the Panama Papers has reinvigorated worldwide public calls to try to put an end...
Trustees Holding “With no Survivorship”
May 26, 2016Is it needed? When you hold land in a trust, the trust is not noted on the register at the Lands Titles Office...
Wills for Different Countries
May 26, 2016International wills vs concurrent wills Do you live in Australia and have assets overseas? What happens to the assets when you die? Making...
University of Adelaide Law School Prize Ceremony
May 26, 2016DW Fox Tucker Lawyers Prize for Income Tax Law The annual University of Adelaide Law School Prize Ceremony was held the evening of...
Solicitor’s Duty of Care
May 26, 2016“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” William Shakespeare (1564-1616). But then who will we have left to sue? It...
Community Support
May 26, 2016Leukaemia Foundation Liam’s greatest shave DW Fox Tucker would like to thank everyone who donated to our World’s Greatest Shave fundraiser. One of...
Licensee Update – Part 2 – Avoiding disciplinary action
May 26, 2016You may have seen our recently published “Licensee update – Part 1” which discussed some simple but often forgotten aspects of the Liquor...
New Risk for Accountants
May 26, 2016Accountant faces legal action for processing underpayments A Victorian accounting firm faces legal action for its alleged involvement in the underpayment of wages...
Land Tax
May 26, 2016Land held on behalf of two or more family trusts – aggregation principle On 25 February 2016 the Commissioner of State Taxation issued...
Stamp Duty Amendments
May 26, 2016Effect on business sales and unit transfers In our Winter Report we wrote about the Government’s announcement in the 2015/2016 budget that it...
Aged Care – Estate planning and substitute decision-making
May 26, 2016“My Aged Care” was introduced on 1 July 2013 and consists of the My Aged Care website and the My Aged Care contact...
Staff Profile: Brendan Golden
May 26, 2016Victory … at work & play Away from work, Brendan coaches a group of a dozen pro runners and competes in sprints. However,...