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Chatting about ChaFTA

Australia, China - November 24 2014 Following the G20 Conference in Brisbane on 17 November 2014, Australia and China entered into a declaration of intent to enter into the…

Court orders partial enforcement of international arbitral award due to breach of natural justice

Australia - November 11 2014 The Supreme Court of New South Wales has ordered a partial enforcement of an arbitral award made in the United Arab Emirates arising out of a…

Does it feel better to know for certain that you are a tax audit target?

Australia - October 28 2014 In September 2014 the Tax Commissioner released a document headed "Assessing the risk: allocation of profits within professional firms." In broad…

Property co-ownership: the pitfalls

Australia - October 23 2014 Before buying property with family or friends carefully consider the potential risks as well as the benefits to avoid future heartaches. With the…

New Code of Practice for the Victorian building and construction industry

Australia - October 21 2014 The new Victorian Code of Practice for the Building and Construction Industry 2014 (Victorian Code) came into effect on 8 October 2014. A contractor…

Alert: proposed changes to taxation of employee share schemes

Australia - October 17 2014 As part of its Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda released yesterday, the Government has announced changes to the income tax treatment of…

High Court puts new limit on builders' duty of care

Australia - October 15 2014 In a recent decision, the High Court of Australia has ruled that the owners corporation of a 22 storey apartment building could not sue the builder…

Singapore: the new hub of international dispute resolution

Singapore - October 15 2014 Singapore is fast becoming the Asia-Pacific region's one stop shop for international commercial dispute resolution. Many multinational corporations…

Trade marks: are your name and brand protected?

Australia - October 8 2014 You've spent a lot of time, effort and money developing your name, reputation and brand. It makes good business sense to now protect your business…

New tax trap for relationship breakdowns

Australia - October 8 2014 For many people, the breakdown of a spousal relationship is devastating not only emotionally, but also financially, as assets are divided and property…