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Many Australians hold the majority of their assets in a super fund. In this article we outline the way the assets of a self-managed super fund can be passed to beneficiaries on your death.  Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs

The High Court recently handed down a judgement finding that a flight booking agency was in breach of competition law, by attempting to engage in price fixing for ticket sales with airlines with whom it was in competition. This judgement highlights t...

Leasing part of your land can convert your unused commercial, industrial or agricultural space into a predictable income stream.  It can also involve hidden costs if you do not account for the impacts that the Conveyancing Act and planning legislatio...

A Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has this morning handed down its long awaited decision on weekend and public holiday penalty rates in the retail and hospitality industries. The FWC has reduced the Sunday and public ho...

Security for costs where the plaintiff is in the position of the defendant This is the second in a series of articles which we will be publishing over the coming months concerning security for costs in civil disputes.  The f...

Corporations and more particularly company directors need to be aware that obligations may arise simultaneously in several areas of the law. Equally, compliance with or breach of obligations in one area of law may flow to obligations arising in anoth...

In November 2016, the High Court of Australia heard a challenge brought by Clive Palmer in respect of the constitutional validity of the power of a liquidator to examine a former director of a company before the court.  At the conclusion of that hear...

Part 1:  Summary of key legal principles Security for costs applications are a common feature of litigated civil disputes.  They serve an important role for defendants who have concerns about a plaintiff’s ability to pay their costs of defending pro...