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Why your company must have a Shareholders Agreement
Starting a business requires careful planning and consideration. A failure to allow for unforeseen events or for ways to resolve ...
Consequences of an employee sharing company secrets with competitors
Employees have a duty of confidentiality and good faith to their employers and employers have a right to ensure that ...
Business Structures: Company
When commencing a business venture, it is necessary to consider the most appropriate type of business structure to put in ...
Giving money to your Child, Was it a loan or a gift? – Big difference!
Housing affordability is a big issue for young Australians. When discussing that issue once, a former Prime Minister infamously remarked ...
Interview questions you can’t ask
An employer’s potential liability for workplace discrimination arises before the first interview and exists whether or not a decision is ...
Insolvency and the right to terminate contracts
Reforms to insolvency laws which commenced on 1 July 2018 prevent contracting parties from relying on certain termination clauses in ...
FAQ on Estate Planning
While many people are unlikely to nominate estate planning aka “Thinking about what will happen to my assets when I ...
Business Structures – Trusts
When commencing a business venture, it is necessary to consider the most appropriate type of business structure to put in ...
Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts
For an increasing number of high net worth individuals with complex professional and personal affairs, the question of how best ...
GST and Residential Property Transactions
The responsibility for remitting Goods and Services Tax (GST) to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) generally falls on the party ...
Update on Personal Property Security Register
The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) is a national, electronic register of security interests in personal property that was established ...
Challenging a Will in Victoria
Claims can be made for further provision from a deceased estate if relatives or loved ones believe that insufficient provision ...
Important things to consider when buying a business
If you are considering buying a business there are many things you need to do from a legal, financial and ...
Support for all Women and Teenage Girls in Australia
Violence against women is a significant human rights issue in Victoria. It goes without saying that all women have a ...
Social media and the workplace – employees take care
We live in an age characterised by a rise in the use of social media – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, ...
Unfair Contracts Update – are you complying with the law
From 12 November 2016 the current Unfair Contract Terms Regime (UCT Regime) has been extended to cover standard form contracts ...
Personal Liability for Company Directors
Personal liability for company directors means, that in certain circumstances, directors can be held to be personally liable for losses ...
Employee or Contractor – do you know the difference?
It's important for all businesses to have systems in place to determine whether workers should be classified as employees or ...
Does your business have a Will?
Most people recognise the importance of having a Will to determine how their estate is distributed when they pass. If ...
Binding Death Benefit Nominations and your Self-Managed Superannuation Fund
Superannuation in Australia is governed by the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth) (SIS Act) and Income Tax Assessment Act ...
