Sexual Harassment Just Got Much More Expensive!
In a recent appeal decision - Richardson v Oracle Corporation Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 82 – the Full Bench of the Federal Court awarded significant damages for pain and suffering / non-economic…
RIP OAIC: New Office for the Privacy Commissioner
As a result of the cost-cutting measures in the Australian Government’s Budget, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner [OAIC] will be disbanded by 1 January 2015. The OAIC is an…
Resolutions to Distribute Trust Income
Trustees of discretionary trusts are required to resolve (either through minutes of a meeting or by ordinary resolution) before 30 June each year which beneficiaries of the trust will receive income…
Development Rights Agreement - This Land is Her Land
In terms of Aussie David-versus-Goliath stories, the Evanston Gardens “Orleana Waters” residential property development isn’t quite The Castle. But it’s pretty close. The humble land owner’s life, and that of her family, has dramatically changed for the better. And with the creation of a unique* Development Rights Agreement thrown in, it’s a story DW Fox Tucker Lawyers is justifiably proud of.
DW Fox Tucker again sponsoring Hot 100 SA Wines
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Common Law - The New Battleground Between Unions & Employers
Shortly before the election, the Government issued a workers compensation policy statement introducing “A New Recovery and Return to Work System for South Australians”. The new system will see the…
Privacy of Personal and Credit Information: What Should You Do?
The New Rules The new regimes for privacy of personal information and credit information in the Privacy Act have been in force since 14 March 2014. The Office of the Australian Information…
Company Loans, Payments and Debt Forgiveness: New Proposals
For many years the tax laws around private company loans, payments and debt forgiveness, Division 7A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 have caused problems for directors, shareholders and…
Transport Development Levy Bill 2013
With the return of the State Government it now appears certain that the Transport Development Levy will come into operation. A Transport Development Levy (“levy”) will be assessed on certain…
DW Fox Tucker sponsors Australian Heritage Week Debate
Monday 14 April 2014, 6.00pm – 10.30pm, Rymill House
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