Taking water under a basic landholder right

Jack is a mad gardener and owns a small 5 acre property on a hill near the Tumut River. Jack lives off grid and has a veggie patch that’s the envy of the district. There is a small 3 meter wide strip of land owned by Jill between Jack’s property and the...

Advising on the purchase of land? Beware the sting of GST withholding

You are acting for Charlie and Chloe, new clients who left their former solicitor because, they say, he ‘stuffed up badly about GST’ on previous transactions. Chloe is clearly the spokesperson. Now they want you to act for them on the purchase for $100,000...

The future of your farming business – to plan or not to plan?

For many, the thought of succession planning can cause a lot of angst. The parents may worry about how to make things ‘fair’ between their children, on-farm kids may worry about taking on too much and off-farm kids may wonder where they fit into the...

Overworked and underpaid?

Are you being paid or are you paying the correct wage? The Fair Work Act 2009 (“the Act”) imposes obligations on employers about the payment of minimum wages. The Fair Work Ombudsman (“Ombudsman”) is an independent statutory office given jurisdiction under...

Loan or Gift?

Normally speaking, where person A purchases property in the name of person B, a trust arises whereby person A holds the property on trust for person B – unless a presumption of advancement is present or if there is evidence to the contrary. Certain...

Taking water under a basic landholder right

Advising on the purchase of land? Beware the sting of GST withholding

The future of your farming business – to plan or not to plan?

Overworked and underpaid?

Loan or Gift?

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