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Thinking of starting a business? Especially in this ever-changing age of COVID-19, the sparks of inspiration that pave the way to becoming a business owner are kaleidoscopically diverse: like many Australians, you may have suddenly found yourself without a steady income; you may have found you loved working from home...

The scene has been set by the number of divorces reportedly doubling following the easing of isolation restrictions in Wuhan. It seems that Australia may be heading down a similar path.   Logically, it seems reasonable that isolation with one’s partner in a marriage or de facto relationship that is...

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The Victorian Court of Appeal has recently handed down its decision in Wareham v Marsella [2020] VSCA 92 which has highlighted the need for trustees of SMSF’s to proceed cautiously when resolving to distribute a deceased member’s SMSF benefits in the absence of a valid binding death benefit nomination. This...

The New South Wales Court of Appeal handed down a decision on 1 June 2020 that found several media companies liable for defamatory comments posted by third-party users on the media outlets Facebook pages. The comments were posted in response to non-defamatory news articles published by three different media companies. ...