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PostedCommercial Law : INDONESIAN SUPREME COURT RULING A REMINDER TO PROTECT YOUR IP
The Supreme Court of Indonesia has denied IKEA the right to register its own name as a trade mark in that country. The country’s highest court has ruled More >
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PostedAgricultural Law : Landholders Can Be Caught Off Guard on CSG Legal Costs
Unsuspecting landholders can be left out of pocket because they are told that tenement holders pick up the accounting, legal and valuation bills for mandatory coal seam gas More >
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PostedCommercial Law : CGT withholding to commence for specified foreign resident sales
On 14 May 2013 the Gillard Federal Government announced that it would introduce a 10% non-final withholding tax on payments made to foreign residents that dispose of certain More >
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Commercial Law : OECD Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement signed for BEPS Project
On 27 January 2016, the OECD announced that as part of continuing efforts to boost transparency by multinational enterprises (MNEs), 31 countries, including Australia, signed the Multilateral Competent More >
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PostedMULTINATIONAL ANTI-AVOIDANCE LAWS – EXPANSION OF THE PART IVA GENERAL ANTI-AVOIDANCE MEASURES TO SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL ENTITIES
On 3 December 2015 the Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015 was passed into law and on 11 December 2015 the resulting Act was assented to More >
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High Court confirms no obligation on Trustees and agents to retain proceeds from sale of property or tax until an assessment or deemed assessment is made.
Commissioner of Taxation v Australian Building Systems Pty Ltd (in liq) [2015] HCA 48 (10 December 2015) This decision of the High Court in relation to the retention More >
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PostedProposed PIC Fee another Hit for Primary Producers
Primary producers already struggling through one of the worst droughts in decades are facing another financial hit through a new fee recommended by Biosecurity Queensland, according to leading More >
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PostedCongratulations to our newly admitted lawyer, Cameron Hagan.
We are delighted to announce our Toowoomba trainee lawyer, Cameron Hagan has been admitted as a solicitor at the Supreme Court of Queensland. Creevey Russell Principal Dan Creevey said More >
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PostedBUYING AGRICULTURAL LAND IN THE GASLANDS
Rural conveyancing requires a raft of specialised searches and due diligence considerations, particularly when you are buying agricultural land in the Surat or Bowen Basins, which is likely More >
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What is legal risk and how can I manage it?
What is legal risk and how can I manage it? I am constantly surprised by how often I hear other lawyers say “If only my client had contacted More >
