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Major changes to Intestacy Laws in Victoria
By Troy Palmer, Special Counsel and Isobel Feben, Lawyer An intestacy commonly arises when a person dies without a valid will, or has a will which does not distribute the estate in its entirety. A...
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Pumped hydro only half the solution
By Matt O’Connor, Special Counsel and Zac Kerr, Partner Not long after Malcolm Turnbull unveiled Snowy 2.0, Tasmania delivered its own pitch for a piece of hydro action by proposing 15 new pumped hydro...
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The elephant in the room – a cautionary tale for freight forwarders
By Henry Holland, Lawyer and Frazer Hunt, Partner The District Court of New South Wales has ruled that a freight forwarder engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct by issuing house bills of lading...
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Private Greens Bill wins Majority Vote in the Senate
The Greens’ Medicinal Cannabis Legislation Amendment (Importation and Manufacture) Bill 2017 attempts to put an end to the government’s last ditch-efforts to stifle access to medicinal cannabis for...
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The First Unfair Contract Terms case has been delivered – ACCC trashes JJ...
By Frazer Hunt, Partner On 13 October 2017, the Federal Court of Australia delivered the first judgement* under the unfair contract terms provisions of the Australian Consumer Law, declaring various...
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MOving Ahead October 2017
By Luke Hooper, Special Counsel Welcome to the October edition of MOving Ahead! This publication is filled with legal and regulatory developments designed to help super fund trustees meet the challenge...
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New era of Competition Laws in Australia – what’s in it for me?
By Frazer Hunt, Partner The Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Bill passed Parliament last week, following the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power)...
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Going round the Bend – New Fishermans Bend Planning Controls Released
By Jenelle Cramer, Senior Associate and Hannah Wilson, Law Graduate Following the release of the Draft Fishermans Bend Framework Plan (Framework Plan) in the last fortnight, the Fishermans Bend...
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Hemp foods available for lawful sale in Australia next week
Foods made from low-THC hemp seeds and hemp seed oil are permitted for sale from 12 November 2017 in Australia. However, it remains unclear as to who may lawfully cultivate, manufacture and produce...
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Cryptocurrencies: What does the taxman think of your Bitcoin?
By Anthony Watson, Partner and James Lawrence, Partner Bitcoin has been heralded as the ultimate digital payment technology: decentralised, immutable and free from the restraints of existing financial...
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Fair Work Commission decision to give casual workers the right to request...
By Samantha Wood, Law Graduate Fair Work Commission decision On 5 July 2017, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (Commission) decided in its 4 yearly review of modern awards, that casual...
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Commercial fundraisers – Have you considered your obligations?
By John Vaughan-Williams, Lawyer With the recent surge in social enterprises, many not-for-profits are using the services of commercial fundraisers. The world of charitable fundraising regulation in...
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Fair’s fair: the unfair contract terms regime
By Andrew Egri, Lawyer With courts now hearing the first claims under the expanded unfair contract laws which have been in force since 12 November 2016, it is a timely reminder to not-for-profit...
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Queensland introduces Non-conforming Building Products Legislation and...
By Greg Richards, Partner The Building and Construction Legislation (Non-conforming Building Products – Chain of Responsibility and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (NCBP Amendment Act) commenced on 1...
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Public Companies & Related Parties: Should our organisation be concerned?
By Clement Ngai, Paralegal & Benjamin Lyon, Paralegal If your not-for-profit has been established as a company, the company directors have significant duties associated with their role in...
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Consolidation of federated charities and not-for-profits
By Clarissa Sukkar Mergers amongst existing federated organisations[1] with related and like minded national and state based arms is being increasingly viewed as an avenue to better realise the common...
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Abolition of Third Line Forcing and what it means for you
By Warren Scott, Partner The absolute prohibition on third line forcing has been abolished. On the 6 November it was replaced with a test to judge whether it is likely to result in a substantial...
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In MOtion – Louise Cantrill
In this edition of In MOtion, we chat with Sydney’s newest partner, Louise Cantrill, on all things AI, skiing and her trepidations regarding hard rock. Tell us about your practice and your key areas...
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The buck doesn’t stop with the Minister
By David Passarella, Partner and Brittni Dienhoff, Seasonal Clerk Since the introduction of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic) (Act) in 1987, the law has vested Parliament with the right to...
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‘Til Death Do Us Part: Impact of Same Sex Marriage on Estate Planning
By Troy Palmer, Special Counsel and William Constable, Seasonal Clerk As a consequence of the recent postal survey, the Federal Government intends to introduce a bill recognising same-sex marriage into...
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