By Stuart Cameron As seen in the June edition of B2B Magazine We live in the Information Age, where access to previously unobtainable information is available at the stroke of a key. We look to the world wide web to answer … Read More
Many Australians are turning to assisted reproduction technologies to conceive but have they considered what will happen to any stored genetic material in the event of their death? This question was considered by the ACT Supreme Court in a recent … Read More
The Federal Government has recently announced the allocation of $3.5m to fund further research about projects aimed to reduce violence against women and their children. The funding come from Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) 2014 – 2016 … Read More
While in Sydney attending the 16th National Family Law Conference I was buoyed by the continuing enthusiasm and commitment of family law practitioners, Judges and social scientists working in this demanding field. More than 940 people are attending the Conference … Read More
On 30 July 2014, the ATO released Taxation Ruling TR 2014/5 – Income tax: matrimonial property proceedings and payments of money or transfers of property by a private company to a shareholder (or their associate). The ruling was previously issued … Read More
On 14 May 2014, the ACT Legislative Assembly amended the Family Provision Act 1969 to reduce the time for making a family provision claim from 12 months to 6 months after the grant of representation. This means that eligible applicants … Read More
The Minister for Education, Christopher Pyne, recently caused a media stir by floating the idea that the government should recover HECS debts from students who have died. Tony Abbott quickly announced that he would not be making any changes to … Read More
Canberra’s specialist family law firm, Dobinson Davey Clifford Simpson (DDCS), has just been announced as the leading family lawyers in the ACT for 2014 by the prestigious Doyle’s Guide. “This is the second time we have been awarded this impressive … Read More
Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangements (“LRBA”) – wins and losses from the ATO The ATO has recently provided Self Managed Superannuation Funds (“SMSF”) with a win and a loss in relation to LRBA arrangements. The win came in the form of … Read More
On 25 March 2014, the Board of Taxation released its second discussion paper on Division 7A of Part III of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (“Division 7A”). Division 7A is an anti avoidance provision aimed at stopping tax-free distributions … Read More
More women graduate from Australian Law Schools than men and yet we still have fewer women represented in the upper echelons of legal firms, at the Bar and in the Judiciary. And, according to a senior NSW Judge, this may … Read More
In order to access the small business CGT concessions in Division 152 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, the taxpayer and their connected entities and CGT affiliates must have, amongst other things, net assets less than $6,000,000 or a … Read More
In May earlier this year, the Canberra Times published an article that stated nearly 1200 pre-eminent social researchers, Academics and feminists were reported to have signed a petition, calling upon the Government to reverse funding cuts to the Australian Bureau … Read More