All Articles From Amy Bishop
Using the PPSR to Protect Your Deposit
How PPSR usually works The most common use of the Personal Properties Securities Act 2009 (“PPSA”) is for entities to register a ‘security interest’ in property over which they have taken security…
Registration of Everything (Commonwealth) Bill
Business names and trading names on the ABR
Branding for WET
The need for trade marks When the Wine Equalisation Tax (WET) Act[1] was amended with effect from 1 July 2018 to introduce additional eligibility criteria to claim the WET producer rebate, amongst…
Mandatory Data Breach Notification
On Thursday 22 February 2018 the Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme (NDB Scheme) commenced. Businesses subject to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) are now obligated to report and notify the…
Long Live the Queen (Adelaide Trade Mark)
If you have trade marks you probably know about the “use it or lose it” provisions. In order to maintain your trade mark registration you need to continue to use your registered mark in the course of…
Tax Implications of Structuring for Holding Your Intellectual Property
When starting your business or embarking on your innovative journey your intellectual property may not be particularly valuable. However, it has the propensity, as is no doubt desired, to become…
Trade Mark Alert
IP Australia’s New Fee Structure
The Implications of 'Brexit' - What Impact Does it Have on Protection of Intellectual Property Rights?
The exit of England and Wales, or the United Kingdom (UK), from the European Union (EU) has sent shock waves around the world. There has been a great amount of concern reported in the media in…
Stamp Duty Amendments
Effect on Business Sales and Unit Transfers In our Winter Report we wrote about the Government’s announcement in the 2015/2016 budget that it would be abolishing stamp duty on non-real property…
Proposed Stamp Duty Changes
How They Affect Transaction Structuring (Part 1)
DWFT Report
The DWFT Report is a comprehensive publication containing news, commentary and analysis of significant contemporary legal issues impacting the Australian business community.
