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Finlaysons has over 150 years of experience progressing business across Australia. We are one of Australia’s most respected major commercial law firms…
Finlaysons | Australia, United Kingdom | 7 Jul 2021
Exiting Distribution Relationships
There were three Australian wineries in the portfolio of a UK distributor. The Distributor had given them each its template distribution agreement…
Finlaysons | Australia | 25 Jun 2021
Succession Bill update - a major update to the law relating to Wills, Probate and administration, the administration of deceased estates, intestacy and family provision claims in South Australia
The Succession Bill 2021 had its second reading in the House of Assembly on 23 June 2021. The bill represents the most extensive reforms to…
Finlaysons | Australia | 4 Jun 2021
Sharma court finds duty of care to protect young Australians from future injury from climate change
Sharma v Minister for the Environment is one of 19 climate change litigation cases listed in the Federal Court of Australia. The case is the result…
Finlaysons | Australia | 4 Jun 2021
Growers and wineries may collectively bargain
As foreshadowed in our Legal Alert of October 2019, the ACCC has now made it easier for groups of growers or wineries to bargain collectively with…
Finlaysons | Germany | 21 May 2021
Impact of the German Federal Constitutional Court’s decision on the German Climate Change Act
In an ‘historic’ ruling, announced on 29 April 2021, the German Federal Constitutional Court (GFCC) found that the German Government’s current…
Finlaysons | Australia | 14 Apr 2021
Final report of the Murray-Darling Basin Water Markets Inquiry calls for new watchdog
Further to our update on 27 August 2020 regarding the Interim Report of the inquiry by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) into…
Finlaysons | Australia | 6 Apr 2021
Impact of renewable energy projects on the capital improved value of land
In December 2020, the Victorian Supreme Court held that the value of electricity generation plant and equipment at a 75-turbine wind farm was not…
Finlaysons | Australia | 29 Mar 2021
New IR Reforms for Casual Employees
The Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (Omnibus Bill) was expected to be the most significant…
Finlaysons | Australia | 15 Mar 2021
Traps In Holding Your Trade Marks In An Entity Separate From Your Trading Entity
Many wine businesses are structured, for asset protection reasons, with their trade marks and other valuable property held in one entity and their…
Finlaysons | Australia | 12 Mar 2021
ATO issues new draft tax ruling 2021/D2 on PSI and personal services businesses
On 1 June 1978, Mr Gary Tupicoff reorganized his insurance practice under a company and trust structure. In late 1984, the Full Federal Court held…
