It is with great pleasure that we announce the secondment of Lisa McNicholas to our Perth office commencing in late June 2019. Lisa has been …
Commercial Leases – What protections are there for small businesses?
Many small businesses lack the time, resources, expertise and bargaining power to negotiate changes to terms specified in standard form contracts and more often than …
SLF Lawyers Welcomes Paul Chapman
We are very pleased to announce that Paul Chapman has joined the SLF team in the role of General Manager. Paul has extensive experience in …
ATO Not Excused from the Table
In December 2018, the High Court of Australia in Commissioner of Taxation for the Commonwealth of Australia v Tomaras & Ors [2018] HCA 62, considered the …
Warning for Bonded Warehouse Owners
The High Court has found an employee of a bonded warehouse operator personally liable for the equivalent of the customs duty that would have been …
Review of sequestration orders dismissed – rejection of bankrupt’s explanation of decision not to defend underlying claim
The Federal Circuit Court has recently dismissed a bankrupt’s application for review of sequestration orders. See the recent case of Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd …
ATO changes to the way we buy and sell property
As of 1 July 2018, Purchasers of residential property will be required to withhold the GST payable on the supply of certain residential properties. The …
The EU General Data Protection Regulation – Impact on Australian Businesses
Very soon on 25 May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect. The GDPR was designed to harmonise data privacy …
Summary Judgment Applications in Queensland
Have you been served with a Summary Judgment Application? Following the filing of a Notice of Intention to Defend and Defence by a Defendant, a …
Insolvency Law Reform Part Two: ipso facto provisions
In Part One of this article (Insolvency Law Reform Safe Harbour Provisions), we reviewed the amendments to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) introducing a safe …
