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 on or after 1 July 2016, the vendor will now need to apply to the ATO for a clearance certificate. [...]
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 the definition of goods in the legislation extended to digital products.
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 caveats etc) via the PEXA online portal. Also, once all parties in a conveyance are also registered with PEXA: that [...]
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 160. This is a precedent case in defamation laws as in that the employer was not specifically named in the [...]
