Greg's Blog

To eliminate increasing phoenix activity in Australia, the Commonwealth Government (the “Government”) passed The Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2019. It consolidated the various Commonwealth Government Corporate registries...

How 2020 -2021 has changed how lawyers communicate!

Update on Process to Obtain Consent to depart Australia

Registration of YOUR TRADEMARK/LOGO as a trademark is a very good means of protecting your business.

 What to Look out For to Help Decide

It goes without saying that the maintenance of standards is a hallmark of the legal profession and its support of the Rule of Law. The NSW Supreme Court, in the recent decision of Green v Legal Profession Admission Board [2020] NSWSC 1655 reiterates that view in...

Relief Against Forfeiture Action Fails

Legislative requirements on whether an organisation or business is to be classed as a “credit provider” needing to have a licence under the Consumer Credit Code are complex. If an organisation or a small business operator supplies “credit”[1] in the course of the sale...

If you use a discretionary trust, are a trustee of a discretionary trust or a beneficiary under a discretionary trust you are urged to check and/or seek advice as to whether the relevant trust requires amendment to avoid falling foul of the new surcharge provision.