My company has been wound up! What are my options?

There is a common misunderstanding that if an order is made winding-up a company then this order is set in stone.  This, however, is not the case. The corporations law provides a means to wind back the clock, which essentially...

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Australia’s highest court rules on tariff classification – wins and losses for industry

The High Court has found against the Comptroller-General of Customs and handed down a decision that vita-gummies are classified as a duty free medicament and not as food.  However, in reaching its decision it made a number of fin...

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EU Succession Regulation & Australian Estate Planning

If you own property in a member state of the European Union or if you are a citizen of an EU member state, then you must consider the EU succession 650/2012 regulation when making your estate plan to ensure your assets are protect...

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Australian loses WTO dumping dispute – implications for a range of Australian dumping duties

Indonesia was last week successful in its World Trade Organisation (WTO) appeal against dumping duties imposed by Australia on Indonesian A4 copy paper.  Australia was found to have imposed dumping duties that were inconsistent w...

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Fine print at the footer of an email – When it forms parts of the contract

It is common to now see wording at the footer of an email that claims all business is according to the sender's terms and conditions of trade.  We are often asked whether this wording to mean that the sender's terms and condition...

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Privacy Update: Where Oh Where is my Driver’s Licence?

You may have read recently about some of the real concerns regarding Identity theft. The ABC has published an interesting article discussing the dangers of fraudsters acquiring your Driver's licence and the difficulty of repairing...

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