Recent revelations of wage scandals and the parlous position of franchisees, within certain well known franchise systems, have led to what is being viewed by some as a crisis, perhaps even a crossroads which may determine the future survival of franchising as a business model. This is certainly the line that has been pressed by … Read more
The recent Federal Court decision of Rowntree v FCT [2018] FCA 182 (reported at 2018 WTB 9 [243]) highlights how much additional care must be taken in documenting even simple related-party transactions, such as loans, that are so prevalent within high net wealth (HNW) private client groups. In this case, the taxpayer, a practising NSW … Read more
The Family Court has handed down a landmark decision regarding treatment of children who are diagnosed with gender dysphoria. What is “gender dysphoria”? “Gender dysphoria” is the discomfort experienced by people whose sense of self differs to the gender they are assigned at birth (for example, a person born as female feels themselves to be … Read more
In February 2018, the Government released the Exposure Draft of the Treasury Laws Amendment (measures for a later sitting) Bill 2018: with the misleading by-line “…improving the small business CGT concessions”. The following article demonstrates how in fact the draft, if enacted in its current form covers not only the “loophole” raised in the May … Read more
By Kate Davey (Senior Associate) and Paul Welling (Principal Solicitor) Your company has been served with a subpoena – what happens next? What is a subpoena? A subpoena is a legal document issued by a Court at the request of a party to a legal proceeding. It requires a person or a company to produce … Read more
By Kate Davey (Senior Associate) and Paul Welling (Principal Solicitor) If one of your organisation’s customers or clients goes into liquidation, there is a risk that the liquidator may seek to recover (or “claw back”) payments made by that company to you as an unfair preference under Section 588FA of the Corporations Act 2001 (“the Act”). … Read more
KHQ Lawyers has taken its passion for excellence one step further with the successful implementation of the Net Promoter System. Long used by highly customer focused companies like Apple and Amazon, the team at Melbourne based KHQ Lawyers have demonstrated their commitment to delivering outstanding client service by successfully implementing client satisfaction and loyalty measurement … Read more
Increasing concerns in Australia and New Zealand around conflicts arising from the new business model of publicly listed companies acquiring multiple Australian and New Zealand IP Firms have led to the new Code of Conduct for Trans-Tasman Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys 2018 which commences today. These concerns are centred on the independence of these … Read more
Unless you’re been living under a rock (or you’re unlucky enough not to practice in property law), the terms PEXA and e-conveyancing should be familiar to you. E-conveyancing is possibly the biggest shake up to conveyancing practice since the Torrens title system was introduced, and time is ticking on seemingly archaic paper transactions. So why … Read more
