Our article dated 10 January 2023 set out some of the basic concepts around the new Windfall Gains Tax ("WGT") set to be introduced from 1 July 2023. In this short update we highlight some more detail on the WGT. The taxable...

Last year, the High Court made two important decisions that significantly altered the test differentiating employees and contractors. Businesses scrambled to make sure their contracts properly reflected their relationships with em...

If you’re at a stage in your life where you feel you need to write up your Will, then here’s everything you might need to know about completing one. What is a Will? A Will is a person’s last will and testament; a legal doc...

When a Victorian Council undertakes an inspection of a property, it may discover building works that do not comply with the Building Act 1993 (Vic) (the Act) and Building Regulations 2018  (Vic) (the Regulations) and issue a buil...

Every so often a Will maker leaves a specific gift in their Will and at the time of death it is no longer owned by the Will maker. This specific gift fails for “ademption”. What is ademption? Ademption occurs when property (...

Windfall Gains Tax is a new Victorian State Government tax on land set to be introduced from 1 July 2023. The tax will be triggered where the value of land increases 'due to the actions of government'. In this context, the 'action...