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Bartier Perry | Australia | 5 Oct 2016
What to do if you get a subpoena? 5 things you need to know.
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
‘When friendly family loans go bad …’ - on demand loans
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
Duty and Land Tax Surcharges to sting discretionary trusts
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
The new ‘foreign resident’ capital gains withholding regime - a new tax on becoming an owner
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
NSW Surcharge Purchaser Duty and Land Tax Surcharge - not limited to foreign persons!
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
Latest Botany Bay challenge to amalgamation dismissed in the Court of Appeal
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
Reasonable Notice - August 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
Council’s contract claims overturned in Court of Appeal
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…
