Bartier Perry | Australia | 5 Oct 2016
Received a subpoena and not sure what you have to do next? Can you ignore it? Can you claim the cost of answering it? Over the coming months, we will…
Bartier Perry | Australia | 4 Oct 2016
Loans between family members and family entities, sometimes for very substantial amounts, are common. Often their terms are undocumented and there is…
Bartier Perry | Australia | 19 Sep 2016
The New South Wales Government announced two surcharges aimed at ‘foreign persons’ acquiring and holding residential property in the 2016 budget. The…
Bartier Perry | Australia | 19 Sep 2016
From 1 July 2016, a 10% non-final withholding tax applies to persons who 'become the owner' of interests in Australian real property and real…
Bartier Perry | Australia | 19 Sep 2016
Foreign persons acquiring residential property in NSW on or after 21 June 2016 are liable to pay a 4% surcharge duty in addition to the usual duty…
Bartier Perry | Australia | 7 Sep 2016
In a new judgment handed down last week, the Court of Appeal dismissed the latest challenge by the City of Botany Bay Council to the State…
Bartier Perry | Australia | 25 Aug 2016
Do I still get reasonable notice? That is a very good question, and until very recently we would have said, Yes! For those without an agreed period…
Bartier Perry | Australia | 24 Aug 2016
In a recent judgment of the NSW Court of Appeal, councils have been reminded of the perils of making amendments during the tender process. Woollahra…