by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jul 19, 2016 | Articles, Blog
Often, we talk about assessing client’s capacity and it is widely known that a person must have “capacity” to make or change their Wills. Some people, either because of conditions such as dementia or intellectual disabilities or even illness, do not have capacity to...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jul 19, 2016 | Articles, Blog
In March 2016, the Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business Restructure Roll-over) Act 2016 received royal assent. So, what does this mean? If you are a small business, that is, your turnover is less than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) annually you may meet the...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jul 5, 2016 | Articles, Blog
For some, it is difficult to understand why an adult of full capacity cannot choose to whom they leave their Estate. We hear often of stories of family disharmony, where there has been a falling out in the family and the relationship is estranged. However, having a...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jul 4, 2016 | Articles
In 2015 Australia has seen a 30 per cent increase in drowning deaths of children under the age of five according to the Royal Life Saving Society’s annual drowning report. Of the 271 deaths due to drowning 26 were of preschool age. Most of these young children drown...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jun 27, 2016 | Articles, Blog
As we all know that the government has introduced new rules to benefit small businesses, such as the $20,000 instant write off for a business asset. In the 2015-16 financial year, another benefit for certain small businesses has been introduced, which is called ‘small...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jun 20, 2016 | Articles, Blog
GOING to court without legal representation is daunting for anyone who is not familiar with the law or the court processes. There are many reasons you may find yourself before a court including disputes over debts, with a neighbour, family law matter, a contested will...
