GST free supply of farmland

Your brother Harry and his wife Zoe contact you about arranging a contract for the sale of a 15 acre block. The block is part of their larger rural property on which they conduct a farming business. It is on a separate title and close to town. A good friend...

GST stings

This article was published in this month’s edition of the Law Society Journal of NSW. In the course of your busy conveyancing practice you come across many different situations. You are only too well aware of the importance of taking GST into account....

Reasonable care

Beware of signs when skiing and ensure you are satisfied as to where it is safe to ski whether it is on water or at the snow this winter! In Wyong vs. Shirt (1980) a landmark High Court negligence case, Mr Shirt was an inexperienced water skier and looked...

Loose fill insulation asbestos testing

If your home was built before the 1980’s it could be affected by hazardous loose-fill asbestos insulation. Loose-fill asbestos is raw crushed asbestos which was installed as insulation in the 1960’s and 1970s and over time hazardous airborne fibres can move...

Stamp duty and mortgage duty

On 11 May 2016 amendments were made to several NSW state revenue Acts. First Home – Owner Grant Scheme This scheme is available to first home buyers who purchase or build a new home. A new home includes a substantially renovated home. The definition of...