Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding Payments
Last year laws were passed legislation and came into effect from 1 July 2016 that relate to property sales with a market value of $2 million or more. If a contract of sale is entered into [...]
Faster, Better, Smarter!
We wanted to share this Life Hack article with you. It outlines 17 everyday things we can do to become smarter. You may already do some of these, but it is always good to sit [...]
Australian Consumer Law Applied to Foreign Company
In a recent ACCC prosecution the Federal Court determined that the Australian Consumer Law (the old Trade Practices Law) applies to foreign companies offering goods and services to Australians online. The Court also found that [...]
Rankin & Co are PEXA Lawyers
Rankin & Co are now pleased to announce that we are registered PEXA Lawyers. E-conveyancing is growing exponentially and we are now able to consistently submit most dealings with the Land Titles Office (ie lodge [...]
New Drone Laws
As technology is advancing so must our laws to allow and regulate the use of this technology. In the case of drones, new legislation has been introduced at the end of September 2016 that effectively [...]
Defamation Ruling on Facebook Post
Back in September 2016 the District Court in NSW made a ruling against a staff member who defamed his employer on his personal Facebook account. The case was Rothe v Scott (No 4) [2016] NSWDC [...]
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