This article is about the Commissioner's final report in the banking royal commission released to the public on 4 February 2019.
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The United Nations estimates there are more than 40 million victims of modern slavery worldwide. Over half of these victims are exploited in the Asia-Pacific region, in which the supply chain of a significant number of large businesses operating in Australia are based.
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The serious consequences that follow a failure to comply with the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA) were highlighted in the recent decision of Ward CJ in Eq of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in Psyche Holdings Pty Limited[2018] NSWSC 1254 (Psyche Case)..
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If you have a discretionary or hybrid trust that owns residential land in New South Wales you may need to have your deed amended before 31 December 2018.
Read MorePayroll tax grouping is a key risk area for all businesses. It is not only a problem for closely related entities that carry on a common or similar business. Seemingly unrelated entities can also be grouped.
Read MoreWestpac (and its subsidiaries St George Bank, Bank of Melbourne and BankSA) announced that they will no longer offer new loans to SMSFs looking to invest in the property market. This takes effect from 31 July 2018.
Read MoreAre you strapped for cash? Unable to afford your rent? Have you taken on more leasing space than you need?
Subleasing may be just what the doctor ordered. And yes, there are ways to make it work. While subleases occur much less frequently in practice than direct leases from the owner of the freehold, do not underestimate the commercial benefits of subleases..
Read MoreOn 1 July 2018, phoenixing reforms came into play. At Brown Wright Stein Lawyers, we are examining the impact these reforms will have on property developers, vendors and purchasers and the commercial implications in terms of tracking and regulating illegal activities for businesses.
Read MorePhoenixing involves stripping and transferring the assets out of a company, leaving it to perish in a blaze to avoid paying its liabilities. A new company is then reborn from the ashes of the old company, starting anew and liability free, however usually with the same assets and business as the old company.
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