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Woman allegedly left out of will because she was born by artificial insemination

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... could mean Samantha Smorgon has very few rights under the law. Peter Townsend, owner of Townsends Business and Corporate Lawyers, explained that in most states in Australia step-children lose their legal status as a person's child and any claims ...

Financial services employment to boom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... July, a wage analysis by Robert Walters showed the annual salaries for risk and compliance officers and in-house corporate lawyers rose well above the national average. In February, the same firm predicted a significant increase in the number of risk ...

Risk and compliance expertise in demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
Risk and compliance officers and in-house corporate lawyers are highly in-demand talent thanks to the Royal Commission, which has helped boost the professionals' pay grade well above the national average. This is based on a Robert Walters wage analysis ...

Risk and compliance expertise in demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
Risk and compliance officers and in-house corporate lawyers are highly in-demand talent thanks to the Royal Commission, which has helped boost the professionals' pay grade well above the national average. This is based on a Robert Walters wage analysis ...

Crypto assets rewrite estate planning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... probate of a will) you might be giving away the digital key for someone else to use," Townsends Business and Corporate Lawyers special counsel Brian Hor says. Former financial planner and partner of cryptocurrency brokerage firm Bitcoin Trader, Warrick ...

Reversionary pension and CGT changes supported

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... months, meaning the alteration allows super members further time to adjust their affairs. Townsends Business and Corporate Lawyers special counsel superannuation, Michael Hallinan, said this was a reasonable and welcome alteration, meaning the government ...

SMSF payroll tax litigation under microscope

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... watched closely with the possibility that SMSFs could be included in payroll tax groups. Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers special counsel Michael Hallinan says an outcome of the litigation could be that SMSFs may be liable for unpaid payroll tax. ...

SMSFs impacted by power of attorney rule changes

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... existing enduring powers of attorney as these are grandfathered under the new legislation. Townsends Business and Corporate Lawyers warned that particularly important for SMSF advisers is the provision prohibiting conflicted transactions. Examples of ...

American IRAs not super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... as a scheme payment in the nature of super upon retirement or death. Special counsel at Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers, Michael Hallinan, said the decision means any payment from an IRA will have no special tax treatment in Australia under Division ...

Platinum AM appoints independent director

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... at Ashurst law firm last year and until his retirement was consistently ranked as one of Australia's leading corporate lawyers. As head of China practice for Ashurst, he oversaw the Shanghai and Beijing offices of that firm and as a senior lawyer he ...
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