June 2009

• Commercial Law - Finally a New National System for Registration of Securities
• Taxation Law - Budget Announcement as to Proposed Taxation of Use of Property or Chattels Held by Private Companies

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April 2009

• Special Employment Edition: Changes to the terms of employment contracts, sale of business and unfair dismissal law

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March 2009

• Superannuation - Geared Unit Trusts Post 30 June 2009
• Commercial Law - Clarity in Pricing

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February 2009

• Corporate Commercial - Securing Payment Of Shareholders' Loans
• Industrial Relations and Superannuation - Calculations Of Amounts Needed To Be Contributed For Superannuation Purposes
• Property - Changes to Foreign Investment Review Board Requirements for Property Investment

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November 2008 - Mini-Newsletter

Mini-Newsletter following the Mini-Budget

• Stamp Duty - NSW Mini-Budget
• Director Penalty Notices - Beware The Consequence Of A Failure To Notify Your Change Of Address To ASIC/ATO
• Protection Of Property - Mistress Mayhem - New Reforms To The Family Law Act

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November 2008

• Commercial - The Short Selling Ban - What Is It All About?
• Taxation - Proposed Amendments To The "Small Business CGT Concessions"
• Property - GST On Deposits

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December 2007

• Insolvency Law - Interpretation of Chapter 5 of the Corporations Act 2001
• Superannuation - Ability of Trustee of Self-Managed Superannuation Fund ("SMSF") to Borrow Monies to Acquire Property
• Property Law - Terms of Access and Easements

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November 2007

• Trade Practices - When is a Sub-Distribution Agreement Not a Franchise?
• Contract Law - Doing Business On-line
• Immigration Law - 457 Visa Reform

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November 2006

• Insolvency - A brief Update on Asset Protection
• Superannuation - Post Budget Announcement
• Intellectual Property Law - Infringement of Trade Marks on the Internet

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July 2006

• Taxation - Operation of Small Business CGT Concessions: Recent Developments
• Insolvency - Unpaid PAYG Tax
• Work Choices Legislation - Executive and other Employment Contracts & Business Sales

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May 2006

• Superannuation - The Budget Proposals
• Industrial Relations/Employment - New Work Choices System
• Intellectual Property Law - Patent & Trademark Proposals

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October 2005

• Personal Planning - Living Wills
• Superannuation - Superannuation Splitting Between Spouses
• Insolvency Law - Creditors Statutory Demand

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September 2005

• Commercial Law - Introduction to Corporate Insolvency
• Taxation Law - Deductibility of Fees Paid to Service Entity
• Chris Perry's Role as a Business Migration Agent

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May 2005

• Trade Practices - Can an Illegal Provision Void an Entire Contract?
• Superannuation - New Condition of Release - Planning Opportunities
• Employment Law - Termination Entitlements on Change of Employer

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March 2005

• GST - GST On Long-Term Contracts Including Leases
• Land Tax - Changes to the NSW Land Tax Regime
• Building Law - Big Win for Builders, Engineers and Architects

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January 2005

• Employment Law - Proposed Relief for Small Businesses in Relation to Unfair Dismissal Claims
• Superannuation - Application of Part IVA to Superannuation Contributions
• Commercial Law - Changes to Business Names Act

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August 2004

• Stamp Duty - Imposition of vendor duty on disposal of property
• Employment Law - Anti-harassment policies - is small business doing enough?
• Retail Leases - Proposed prohibition on landlords recovering lease preparation costs

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June 2004

• Asset Protection - Proposed changes to bankruptcy laws
• Superannuation - Ability of trustee of self-managed superannuation fund to pay a complying pension
• Commercial Law - Limit on Industrial Relations Commission jurisdiction to re-write commercial contracts

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December 2003

• Stamp Duty - New NSW "land rich" provisions
• Asset Protection - Proposed amendments
• Contract Law - The dangers of standard arbitration clauses

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November 2003

• New Appointments
• Company Law - ASX Corporate Governance on Chairman/Directors Duties
• Contract Law - Can an "Informal Agreement" be Binding?
• GST - Mortgagees and GST

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September 2003

• Taxation Law - Availability of small business CGT retirement concession
• Property Law - Guarantor's liability on a variation of lease
• General Law - Changes to the law of Power of Attorney

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July 2003

• Property Law - Retail leases
• Insurance Law - The duty of disclosure to insurers
• Company Law - Important new provisions that apply to companies from 1 July 2003

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May 2003

• Superannuation - Unit Trust Structures
• Commercial - Clayton Meetings
• Leasing - Beware the Short Term Retail Lease Trap

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April 2003

• Land Tax - Land Tax Valuation Method Successfully Challenged in High Court
• Payroll Tax - Distribution from Trusts
• Commercial - Legal Professional Privilege

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February 2003

• Superannuation
• Commercial - Financial Service Reform Act 2001
• Litigation - Impact of the Civil Liability Act 2002 on Businesses

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January 2003

• Property
• Intellectual Property - Domain Name Registration in Australia
• Commercial - Failure to properly indemnify the correct legal entity

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