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...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Sep 22, 2015 | Articles
Have you ever wondered what would happen to your superannuation if you were to go bankrupt? In the current economic climate, it is difficult not to worry! So, is your hard earned superannuation fund protected from creditors? Under typical circumstances the answer is...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Sep 8, 2015 | Articles
Have you thought about how your business partnership or company might affect your estate planning? For example, how will you fund the pay out of your business partner’s family if your business partner dies or becomes incapacitated? Many people who are involved in a...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Sep 2, 2015 | Articles
In 2007 Queensland made it a criminal offence to steal or forge the personal identification information of another person for the purpose of committing a crime. There is a maximum penalty of 3 years imprisonment and 5 years imprisonment if the information is provided...
