In the lead up to tax time, it is important for clients who have discretionary/family trusts to consider the distribution of income received by the trust. This year determining who

https://osbornlaw.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Yvonne-Video.mp4 The NSW and Commonwealth Governments have introduced some important reforms to the Duties Act 1997 (NSW) and to the Commonwealth Home Buyers Guarantee Schemes. Proposed Stamp Duty Reform In

Having just recognised Earth Day on 22 April, the Osborn Law team wanted to promote environmental responsibility by reminding directors of their, often-overlooked, responsibility to the climate. Under Australian law,

https://youtu.be/n-v3WuUyHp0 Senior Associate, Sarah Hovanyecz, provides a reminder of the new compulsory company director identification requirements and when these need to be obtained. More information can be found in our

Many groups are not aware that the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) (Act) provides for a type of trade mark registration exclusively for their use – the collective trade mark.

In August 2021, ASIC announced a plan to introduce changes to the Unfair Contracts Regime. While these changes are not in force yet, if approved, the changes will extend the

The temporary COVID-19 protections for certain NSW commercial and retail lessees provided by the Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2022 (Regulation) were set to expire on 13 March 2022 (after earlier extensions). The rental relief principles under the

The judges of the Full Federal Court in Repipe Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2021] FCAFC 223  have declined to grant leave to appeal from a decision that an