A recent statement from Federal Treasury indicates “the biggest crackdown on tax adviser misconduct in Australian history” is on the horizon. So, what are the issues that are leading to increased scrutiny of the tax industry and what impact will the crackdown have on tax practitioners. This session looks into the issues, including:
A recent statement from Federal Treasury indicates “the biggest crackdown on tax adviser misconduct in Australian history” is on the horizon. So, what are the issues that are leading to increased scrutiny of the tax industry and what impact will the crackdown have on tax practitioners. This session looks into the issues, including:
In theory, mutual wills provide blended families with some certainty following the death of the respective will-makers, but in practice drafting mutual wills requires considerable planning and drafting precision. This session provides a guide to practitioners on practicalities and challenges in drafting mutual wills, including:
The recent decision of Owie has thrown the future of discretionary family trusts into doubt by challenging the idea that trustees of discretionary family trusts have absolute discretion to distribute income for the benefit of one or more of the beneficiaries of the trust in preference to others. Lawyers must now grapple with the potential ramifications of this decision and what it means for their clients. To help understand these issues and their potential ramifications in more depth, this session will examine:
Rising interest rates and falling house prices means buyers are genuinely nervous when entering the property market. Subject to finance and other conditional clauses in a contract of sale can minimise the risk but how helpful are they in practice and do they provide a false sense of comfort to a buyer? This session will help you brush up on your drafting skills and improve your understanding of finance approval pre-conditions, including:
Caveats are a common feature of the property law environment. For this reason, it can be easy to underestimate the level of complexity and the potential ramifications (to both clients and their lawyers) if proper attention to detail is not provided.
This session provides an overview of the law governing caveats focusing, in particular, on more complex issues which often get overlooked in practice including:
The management and response to defective applications in family law proceedings can present significant challenges for family lawyers. Such applications can be time-consuming, expensive, and can cause unnecessary delays in the court process. At the same time, the consequences of failing to respond appropriately to defective applications can be severe, leading to adverse outcomes for clients.
Lawyers, particularly those in suburban or rural practices, are often approached by friends and clients for advice and assistance with tasks that are legal or even quasi-legal in nature. For those clients who have outlived or, for various reasons, can’t rely on support from friends or family, their lawyer is sometimes the only person left to administer their estate on their passing. Whether or not a lawyer chooses to take on the role of executor for a friend/family member or client can be a challenging decision to make.
Guarantees are an important risk management tool in commercial arrangements for protecting a party, often a lender, from the default of the other party, through the presence of a third-party guarantor. Drafting valid and effective guarantee documents or clauses can be a tricky task. This session gives a step-by-step guide, including:
Guarantees are an important risk management tool in commercial arrangements for protecting a party, often a lender, from the default of the other party, through the presence of a third-party guarantor. Drafting valid and effective guarantee documents or clauses can be a tricky task. This session gives a step-by-step guide, including: