Discretionary trusts (often called family trusts) have long been recommended by financial advisors as a way of protecting assets. Sometimes this is to protect the assets from business risk; sometimes

A recent decision in the NSW Court of Appeal considered whether a Health Care provider which contracted medical practitioners to practise at their centres should pay tax according to the

The Federal court decision in CFMEU v OS MCAP Pty Ltd has drawn plenty of attention as to whether employees can be forced to work public holidays. On Christmas Day and

The Law Society of New South Wales recently released the 2022 edition of the Contract for Sale and Purchase of Land in NSW. The 2022 edition of the Contract supersedes

Last year, legislative changes were made to the NSW stamp duty regime under the State Revenue and Fines Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2022 (Act) from 19 May 2022. To read our previous

The Fair Work Commission has recently published a decision that will amend the Professional Employees Award 2020 (the Award) in relation to hours of work, overtime rates and time off in lieu of

On 6 December 2022 the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (the Act) was enacted by Parliament which introduced significant changes to how employers are to

The Federal Court has ordered a crane company operating in Newcastle and the Hunter to pay $1 million for entering into a cartel agreement with a competitor after the ACCC

Are you buying a property ‘off the plan’?  What does that mean? It means that the property you intend to buy has not yet been created by registration of a