If you want to provide financial support to your child to buy a house there are some things to think about before you part with your money. You may be happy to treat the money you give to your child as a gift, but you should understand there are circumstances where that gift may be lost. While Continue Reading
Immigration Law
Need an Immigration Lawyer in Victoria? We have the pleasure in offering a new service from 1 July 2022 as Immigration Lawyers. Our goal is to assist our clients with a wide range of applications for permits to live and work in Australia. At the completion of work or study, you might not get Continue Reading
We have moved
How fantastic we have moved into our new office at 91 Belmore Street Yarrawonga see http://shorturl.at/bsDET Come and visit and let us make your legal journey something special. Continue Reading
We are moving
On the 21st March 2022 we will be opening our new office at 91 Belmore Street Yarrawonga with new staff and a new look look office environment. For the month or March and April anyone mentioning this blog will receive a 25% discount on their legal fees and are welcome to visit and say hello. I Continue Reading
Windfall Tax
New 50% tax on rezoned rural land - The Victorian Government has made a further announcement about a new windfall gains tax, WGT, which was first announced as part of the 2021-22 Victorian Budget. It is proposed that a new windfall gains tax will be applied to land rezoned by a planning scheme Continue Reading
No such thing as a simple Will
No such thing as a simple will A recent decision of the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Tasmania in Calvert v Badenach [2015] TASFC 8 is a good reminder for lawyers preparing wills that there is no such thing as a simple will. The case concerned a professional negligence claim against a Continue Reading
Small Business Contracts Unfair terms
Small Business Contracts under review ACCC v JJ Richards is the first successful prosecution involving unfair terms in small business contracts. It is likely to have a significant impact on commercial practices. Snapshot: ACCC v JJ Richards is a landmark case, being the first case to test the Continue Reading
Retail Leases update
What is this all about A case that has extended the definition of what constitutes a retail tenant will have wide ramifications for practitioners who deal with commercial leases, the Victorian Small Business Commissioner (VSBC) Judy O'Connell has warned. Providing commercial services The Continue Reading
Superannuation retirement and tax
Superannuation, contributions, retirement and tax seem to take up a lot of discussion and the changing laws keep many people confused about what are their rights and entitlements when they make contributions to their superannuation. Mr Andrew Proebstl chief executive of legal super writes in the Continue Reading
Verification of identity and e-conveyancing
Today I am discussing the need for Verification of identity and e-conveyancing. To reduce the risk of property fraud, states across Australian are introducing verification-of-identity (VOI) legislation for transfers of property. It also compulsory for property sales over $2m in Victoria. The Continue Reading