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On 14 August 2023, the Federal Court ordered Dell Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of US-based technology provider Dell Technologies Inc, (Dell) to pay a $10 million penalty for making misleading representations on its website about discount prices for add-on computer monitors.
Read MoreA decision by the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales appears to provide certainty for the payroll tax obligations of operators of medical, dental and allied health practices.
It has long been thought that the payments by medical, dental and allied health practices practice to healthcare providers, where structured properly, were not subject to payroll tax. However, this view has proven to be mistaken over the last 4 years, although it has been unclear whether all medical, dental and allied health practices are caught, irrespective of how they structure their arrangements.
Read MoreASIC has provided a stark reminder to directors and officers that they can be held personally liable for company conduct after ASIC commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against 11 current and formers directors and officers of The Star Entertainment Group Limited (Star).
ASIC is seeking penalties which attract a maximum fine of $1.05 million per breach as well as declarations and disqualification orders against the Star directors and officers.
Read MoreIt is often necessary to vary a trust deed for various reasons. The problem is that sometimes, particularly with older trusts, the deed does not provide the trustee with the power to vary the deed or the power is not sufficiently broad to make the necessary amendment.
Fortunately the Trustee Act 1925 (NSW) now provides trustees facing such a situation with an alternative option."
Read MoreParliament has now passed the much anticipated changes to competition and consumer laws which means businesses will now face higher penalties for beach of competition and consumer laws and new penalties for unfair contract terms.
Read MoreDoes your business provide goods or services to consumers? Or do you receive a commission when you refer a customer to a third party?
Suppliers and intermediaries need to be aware of disclosure obligations aimed at improving transparency for consumers.
Read MoreIn the NSW Budget handed down on 21 June 2022, the State Government has announced plans to make some transfer duty optional from January 2023. Although these changes could be the beginning of the most significant reform to stamp duty law in NSW in over 150 years, media reports about the imminent abolition of stamp duty in favour of a broad based property tax are greatly exaggerated. In reality, a complex web of duty traps remains to ensnare the unwary for the foreseeable future.
Read MoreCan the Court claw your Superannuation back notwithstanding a Binding Death Nomination under the Succession Act?
Read MoreDo you need to pay duty on transactions that were not previously dutiable in NSW? From 20 May 2022, the answer could be yes.
From 20 May 2022, the New South Wales duties net has been considerably widened. While the scope of the changes is not yet fully known, it is clear that duty is now imposed on transactions that were not previously dutiable in New South Wales:
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