Not a Good Option

You’ve acted for an old friend Shirley for a very long time. You are aware that she has two sons, Bob and Barry and a daughter Billy whom you have never met or know much about. Bob had a horse riding accident some years ago and acquired a severe back injury...

Stamp duty exemptions

This article was published in this month’s edition of the Law Society Journal of NSW. In 1990 David and Debbie inherited two commercial investment properties from their parents as tenants in common in equal shares. Now they want to take one each. They...

Shares and non-residents

Mary and Mark were both heavily involved in the share market and over the years generated a large share portfolio and bought several investment properties. They have come to you for legal advice often over the years and you have mentioned each time that they...

The PPSR and rural purchases

The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) is a national electronic register whereby security interests can be registered over personal property. The register is primarily governed by the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth). Under the Act,...

The pain of company guarantees

Your farming clients Paul and Mary have suffered an extended drought and are unable to meet their latest bank interest payment. They have come to you for advice. Their trading entity (which owes the money) is a discretionary trust with a corporate trustee of...