Questions: Yes No Did you know… Directors are personally liable for company liabilities incurred whilst the company is insolvent? Directors are personally liable for PAYG withholdings that remain unpaid and unreported within 3 months of them becoming due? Directors are personally liable for superannuation that remains unpaid and unreported within 3 months of it becoming [...]
Questions: Yes No Does your family have any assets that are jointly owned? Have loans between family members been documented? Does your will consider loans that have been made to or by family members? Do you have a Family Constitution to govern family dealings? Do you operate a family business? Have you dealt with [...]
Questions: Yes No Are you a company director? Is your address registered with ASIC up to date? Are you aware of director’s personal liabilities? Are you aware of your duties as a director pursuant to the Corporations Laws? Are you employed? Are you having a dispute with your employer? Have you informed your insurer of [...]
Probate In Victoria, probate is the process of officially proving a will as the last will of the deceased and registering such will with the Supreme Court of Victoria. Probate is the court’s official recognition that the will is legally valid, and the executor(s) is authorised to deal with the deceased’s estate. The main objective [...]
We often see businesses suffer or not grow to their full potential because the legal health of the business is inadequate. What is the legal health of a business? It is simply the adequacy of the legal structures, policies, procedures and systems that a business has in place. Just like your personal health, the early [...]
This checklist has been designed to help you consider and understand your employment conditions and entitlements. Questions: Yes No Do you know the full legal name of your employer? Do you know your job title and what work you are required to perform? Do you know the name of the award or agreement covering your [...]
This checklist has been designed to help you consider and understand the advantages and rules of using a self-managed superannuation fund ('SMF'). Questions: Yes No Do you have or have you considered establishing a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF)? Are you aware that an SMSF can borrow in certain circumstances to purchase property? Are you aware [...]
This checklist has been designed to help you consider and understand the important issues when preparing your will and estate, as well as your powers of attorney. Questions: Yes No Do you have a will prepared by a solicitor and executed properly? Have your circumstances changed since you prepared your last will? For instance, have [...]
Pointon Partners recently hosted Rob Macdonald, a Senior Fellow in the Sports Law Program at the University of Melbourne, for a seminar which he presented to the members of our firm’s Sports Law Practice Group. Rob’s seminar was based upon research conducted ahead of the November 2014 edition of the popular Melbourne Law Masters subject [...]
The Gambling and Liquor Legislation Amendment (Red Tape Reduction) Act 2014 (‘the Act’) came into effect on 14 May 2014. The amendments which the Act made to the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 and Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 can be summarised as follows: Gambling Regulation Act 2003 Two-Up on Anzac Day The Act has removed [...]
