Legal Updates

Posted on February 10, 2025

Increasingly, trade mark owners are becoming the target of email scams. These fraudulent emails often claim that your registered trade…

Posted on January 23, 2025

In a recent landmark decision, the High Court has set a new precedent by awarding an employee $1.44M in damages for a psychiatric injury…

Posted on January 09, 2025

Delays are common in building projects, but how you handle them can significantly impact the outcome of the job and your relationship with…

Posted on December 09, 2024

New “wage theft” laws commence on 1 January 2025. From January 2025 “wage theft” will occur when an employer intentionally engages in…

Posted on November 28, 2024

Amongst all the headline industrial relations changes over the past 12 months is a lesser known, but equally significant, change which…

Posted on November 20, 2024

The sale of your main residence is generally exempt from capital gains tax, making the family home a useful tool to help build significant…

Posted on November 08, 2024

Being in prime position to acquire strategic land parcels at the necessary time can be critical to being able to implement a particular…

Posted on November 01, 2024

Recent data shared by the ATO has shown the true extent of the ATO’s debt ledger, and the ATO’s increased collection activity. The data…

Posted on October 10, 2024

In the recent case of Duncan v Bert Farina Constructions Pty Ltd,[1] the South Australian Supreme Court of Appeal confirmed that the…

Posted on October 01, 2024

Director Penalty Notices (DPNs) are becoming an increasingly utilised tool by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). DPNs have serious…