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Jan 8, 2024 | 
cgw.com.au | Charles Sweeney |Adam Jamieson |David Grace |Eli Faint
In this episode of the 'Coffee with CGW' podcast, join us for a coffee chat with private clients partners Sarah Lancaster and Scott Hay-Bartlem. Their candid conversation delves into Sarah's background, explores her life outside work, and discusses what gets her excited about her work.
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Jan 7, 2024 | 
cgw.com.au | Charles Sweeney |Adam Jamieson |David Grace |Eli Faint
In this edition of ‘It depends’, associate Sacha Robinson talks about whether transfer duty is payable on the issue of additional units in a unit trust. Video transcriptWelcome to the latest edition of It Depends. Today we will be talking about whether transfer duty is payable on the issue of additional units in a unit trust. How do you issue additional units in a unit trust? It depends. The trust deed for the unit trust will usually set out the process for issuing additional units in the unit trust.
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Jan 7, 2024 | 
cgw.com.au | Charles Sweeney |Adam Jamieson |David Grace |Eli Faint
On 28 September 2023, the Australian Government released its response to the Privacy Act Review Report. The Report proposes changes to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). The response deals with the reform of current exemptions from the Privacy Act, as well as aiming to strengthen protections afforded by the Act and improve enforcement of its obligations. Of the 116 proposals contained in the Report, the response agreed to 38 proposals, while agreeing in principle with 68 and noting 10.
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Dec 29, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | David Grace |Eli Faint
The ACCC has released its finalised guidelines to
prevent greenwashing and uphold the integrity of environmental
marketing claims.
Following its commitment to clamp down on 'greenwashing'
practices among Australian businesses, the Australian Competition
and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has now published
its final guidance on environmental marketing claims.
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Dec 21, 2023 | 
lexology.com | David Grace |Eli Faint
The ACCC has released its finalised guidelines to prevent greenwashing and uphold the integrity of environmental marketing claims. Following its commitment to clamp down on ‘greenwashing’ practices among Australian businesses, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has now published its final guidance on environmental marketing claims.
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
cgw.com.au | David Grace |Eli Faint |Charles Sweeney |Adam Jamieson
Following its commitment to clamp down on ‘greenwashing’ practices among Australian businesses, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has now published its final guidance on environmental marketing claims. This fortifies the ACCC’s stance on ensuring that all environmental marketing and advertising claims are transparent and honest, with the goal of bolstering consumer trust and enabling fair business competition.
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Nov 22, 2023 | 
cgw.com.au | Nathan Rutherford |Charles Sweeney |Eli Faint |Victoria M Dickson
Fletch Heinemann and Sarah Lancaster dive into the age old debate of contractor vs employee in this episode of TaxLand. With fresh insights from recent cases and the ATO’s draft tax ruling and PCG, we break down the issues for businesses and workers and the pitfalls of misclassifying the contractual relationship. This discussion is designed to clarify the complexities of employment classification in today’s dynamic work landscape.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
cgw.com.au | Nathan Rutherford |Charles Sweeney |Eli Faint |Tony Park
Video transcriptHello, I’m Leeann Murphy. I’m a member of the family law team, at Cooper Grace Ward lawyers. Today, I’m going to discuss with you what options you might have if you don’t agree with the decision of the court. What is an appeal? An appeal is a legal process where you ask a higher court to review a decision of a lower court. In these cases, you’ll be asking the court to consider whether or not it is appropriate to overturn a decision based upon an error of law or fact.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
cgw.com.au | Nathan Rutherford |Charles Sweeney |Eli Faint |Tony Park
Video transcriptHi. Welcome to It depends. Today we’re going to talk about child maintenance trusts and when to use them. What is a child maintenance trust? The name’s pretty self-explanatory. A child maintenance trust is essentially a trust that is set up to maintain the child. There are some special requirements to setting up a child maintenance trust though and there are some special benefits that come with them. What are the benefits of child maintenance trusts?
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Nov 16, 2023 | 
cgw.com.au | Charles Sweeney |Eli Faint |Tony Park |Elyse Staunton
The Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Act 2022 (Cth) is now in effect, transforming the landscape of unfair contract terms under the Australian Consumer Law. As of 9 November 2023, new penalties for unfair contract terms are now in force. We previously reported on these changes in late 2022 and urged businesses to promptly review and update their standard form and small business contracts to align with the amended legal framework.
