THE CHANGES Australian and foreign residents should be aware that as of 1 July 2017, the government has introduced changes to the Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding (“FRCGW”) tax rate and threshold. With an intention to crack down on foreign investors evading...
Did Pandora Radio steal PayPal’s logo in a feeble attempt to attract its visitors? Or was it just a mere coincidence? The premise behind trade mark laws is to permit companies to utilise unique identifies such as branding in order to distinguish themselves. The...
Under the Duties Act 1997 (NSW) (the “NSW Act”), a liability to duty arises once an agreement for dutiable property, such as a contract for sale and purchase of land, is entered into. Subject to certain exceptions, duty must be paid within 3 months from the liability...
It is often a misconception that the liability for transfer duty only arises once an agreement for dutiable property, such as a contract for the sale and purchase of land, becomes unconditional. Under the Duties Act 2001 (“Act”) transfer duty is imposed on an...
On 11 May 2017 the Senate passed the Personal Property Securities Amendment (PPS Leases) Bill 2017, which will see changes being made to the definition of a “PPS Lease” under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (“the Act”). The changes will come into effect once...
We are pleased to announce that our Property & Projects team, in particular, our Partners Paul O’Dea and Steven Cardell, have once again been featured in Doyle’s Guide among Queensland’s leading property law lawyers for 2017 in the following categories:...
We are delighted to announce that our CK Agribusiness team, and in particular our Consultant and Head of the CK Agribusiness team, Tim Ferrier, has been recognised in the 2017 Doyle’s Guide to Australia’s best legal firms and lawyers in the following categories:...
WHOOPS! YOUR HEAD OF SALES JUST LEFT THE COMPANY LAPTOP ON THE BUS! TIME TO INFORM THE PRIVACY COMMISSIONER? Lost laptops and portable devices containing personal information are among the examples listed by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in its...
A recent NSW Supreme Court decision in the matter of OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Limited (administrators appointed) [2017] NSWSC 21 (“the decision”) has stressed the importance of registering security interests correctly. In this case, Alleasing P/L (“Alleasing”)...
A recent Court of Appeal decision has highlighted the need for careful drafting of agreements to anticipate changes to legislative requirements and industry standard contracts (JLF Corporation Pty Ltd v Matos [2016] QCA 355). This decision also confirmed that option...
Property developers and body corporate managers need to be aware of the recent High Court decision concerning the test of “reasonableness” in relation to body corporate decisions. INTRODUCTION The recent High Court decision in Ainsworth & Ors v Albrecht & Anor...
James has a wealth of experience in building and construction, property, commercial litigation, debt recovery and insolvency matters, and specialises in body corporate and community management disputes and levy collections. James approaches dispute resolution...