by Greenhalgh Pickard | Oct 21, 2015 | Articles
Do you have assets in a country other than Australia? If so, you might benefit from creating an International Will. International Wills stem from the UNIDROIT convention seeking to harmonise and simplify proof of formalities for wills that possess international...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Oct 13, 2015 | Articles
Higher education plays a massive role in the lives of many Australians. In order to promote and encourage tertiary education, the Australian government provide financial assistance for fees and expenses at universities, other higher education providers and approved...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Oct 9, 2015 | Articles
Historically the building and construction industry has been burdened with dispute, including dispute regarding payment for work that has been completed. With this in mind, it is important to understand the implications of licensing on the outcome of such a dispute....
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Sep 30, 2015 | Articles
The increasing occurrence of new developments and stamp duty issues has lead to the recent adoption of a number of high court decisions relating to stamp duty and principles. Unsurprisingly, the Office of State Revenue has been quick to respond to issues relating to...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Sep 30, 2015 | Articles
Aggregation Stamp duty aggregation provisions are anti-avoidance measures designed to stop the splitting of dutiable transactions in separate parts to take advantage of the sliding scale on which duty is assessed. The practical effect of aggregation is that uses...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Sep 23, 2015 | Articles
Domestic violence is a growing problem in Australia. In order to help the victims of domestic violence a number of remedies now exist. One of these is the Domestic Violence Order. A domestic violence order is a civil order put in place by the court designed to protect...
