MARRIAGE ANNULMENT: What is it all about? 08 Oct 2019 Annulment is a legal procedure which acts to effectively cancel or void a marriage. In the eyes of t... Read More
Single Touch Payroll (STP) is a recent legislative change to the way employers must report their employee’s tax and superannuation information to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). 23 Jul 2019 STP is incorporated into payroll and accounting software, which sends taxation and superannuation in... Read More
THE YEAR OF THE TAXMAN – why the ATO will be more effective in 2019 and 2020 12 Jul 2019 ATO is increasing its spot inspections on SMEs Armed with the extra $1.2 Billion in funding made ava... Read More
ASIC releases information on Consumer Protections that apply to Cryptocurrencies and ICOs 20 Jun 2019 On 30 May 2019, a media release by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) releas... Read More
“General Care and Conduct” in Assessment of Litigation Costs. 17 Jun 2019 After the initial satisfaction of having obtained Orders for Costs in their clients’ favour, practit... Read More
Angus Murray listed as finalist in 30 Under 30 03 Apr 2019 Congratulations to our Angus Murray who has been listed as a finalist in the Lawyers 30 Under 30 awa... Read More
Evolving laws of taxation 03 Apr 2019 Irish Bentley seeks to keep abreast of the changing legal landscape, in particular the evolving laws... Read More
Tax office cracking the whip as Annual Report reveals the ATO is owed 23.7 Billion! 08 Nov 2018 The Australian Tax Office’s Annual report for 2017/2018 was released just prior to the deadline for ... Read More
Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 27 Aug 2018 On 14 August 2018, the Department of Home Affairs introduced to Parliament the Telecommunications an... Read More
The repeal of BCIPA – Strengthening safeguards to expeditious payment 17 Jul 2018 In the last quarter of 2017, the Queensland Parliament passed legislation that will result in major ... Read More
Family Court Fees 2018 03 Jul 2018 As of 1 July 2018, the Federal Government Regulations have increased the filing fees payable to the ... Read More
Current Copyright Law Doesn’t Support Innovation 02 Jul 2018 Deloitte’s Report of Copyright in the Digital Age (2018) has found that “Australia’s cur... Read More
Superannuation changes allow $300k/person over 65 to be contributed to super. 14 Dec 2017 On 7 December 2017, both houses of parliament passed the “Downsizer contributions” measu... Read More
New National Domestic Violence Order Scheme 30 Nov 2017 On 25 November 2017, the National Domestic Violence Order Scheme commenced operation to improve the ... Read More