The case of Serco Sodexo Defence Services Pty Ltd[2015] FWC 641 (‘SSDS’) has highlighted the issue of “obtaining” acceptable alternative employment. The Fair Work Commission (‘FWC’) in a series of recent determinations refused to grant applications under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (‘the Act’) by SSDS to reduce its substantial redundancy pay obligations. The [...]
Significant factual issues arise from the Timbercorp Almond Project 2007 in addition to general concerns and defences Pointon Partners Lawyers have raised in respect of all Timbercorp projects. If you have been involved in this arrangement or another Timbercorp arrangement, we are happy to act on your behalf. Our clients benefit from defences not currently raised by [...]
The Federal Government has recently released an ‘options paper’ setting out numerous proposed changes to the current Australian foreign investment review framework. One of the proposed changes, which has been met with strong criticism from property development industry groups, is a new fee structure for foreign investment in Australian residential real estate. Proposed new fee [...]
This tax update concludes that the recent decision of Perram J in Hua Wang Bank Berhad v FC of T [2014] FCA 1392 (19 Dec 2014) unnecessarily distinguished the long standing decision of Gibbs J in the High Court decision in Esquire Nominees Limited (as trustee of the Manolas Trust) v FC of T 72 [...]
