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April 11, 2012 1 Comment
A recent decision by the Victorian Court of Appeal confirms the willingness of courts to uphold reasonable post-employment restraints agreed to by employees of professional services firms. Read more of this post
April 5, 2012 Leave a comment
Much has been recently written about family violence and sexual abuse in connection with parenting matters in the Family Court and Federal Magistrates Court. Obviously, sexual abuse is included in the more general term of ‘family violence’ so where this paper refers to family violence alone it will usually include consideration of sexual abuse. Read more of this post
April 4, 2012 Leave a comment
Temporary residents and superannuation
By Daniel Butler (dbutler@dbalawyers.com.au) and Tina Conitsiotis (tconitsiotis@dbalawyers.com.au), DBA Lawyers
Introduction
The attraction that Australian offers as a safe, prosperous and lovely country to live is evident. As a result, in today’s global environment, more and more people from overseas are travelling to Australia as non-residents. Many of these people visit Australia on temporary resident visas. These people are likely to generate some savings in the Australian superannuation system, whether prior to their visit here or during their stay in Australia.
For non-residents who do not intend on visiting Australia, having savings in the Australian superannuation system generally poses little problem (provided the fund is not a self managed superannuation fund due how the residency requirements apply to small funds). However, for former, current and future temporary residents, the Australian superannuation system is generally not attractive and can be tax inefficient. The above is a result of changes to the legislation that occurred in late 2008.
This article focuses on how these new rules can result in substantial tax to temporary residents and what advisers need to be aware of to overcome these issues. Read more of this post
April 4, 2012 Leave a comment
Officeworks
Officeworks offers free how-to classes that are supposed to have you “confidentialy diving in” to “back-up”, “clear some clutter”, “work faster” and even “wrap presents of all shapes and sizes”. It’s meant to be “a fantastic way of getting together with like-minded people” who, like you, want to “make the most of your printer”. It makes CLE sound appealing. Read more of this post
