by AntcliffeScott | Jun 6, 2018 | Commercial Property & Land Use, Property Law, Property Market
As of 1st July 2018, a Federal Government plan aimed at sealing a multi-million-dollar revenue hole will make buying new property more complicated. When a developer sells a new property, the price includes GST, so the developer must pay 1/11 to the Australian Tax...
by AntcliffeScott | Jun 6, 2018 | Business, Technology
Most sectors of the traditional pre-internet business world have struggled to keep pace with the changes brought about by the globalised digital economy. The law is no exception – around the world legal institutions are trying to catch up, often driven by the...
by AntcliffeScott | May 6, 2018 | Brand, Business, Intangible Assets, Intellectual Property, IP Rights, Trade marks
What makes a good trade mark? ‘A trade mark is a sign used, or intended to be used, to distinguish goods or services dealt with or provided in the course of trade by a person from goods or services so dealt with or provided by any other person.’(Ref: s17 Trade Marks...
by AntcliffeScott | Apr 6, 2018 | Business, Cash Flow, Finance
Recently we’ve seen the financial planning and advice industry getting a bad rap at the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry. The title of the Royal Commission itself is telling. The focus of the investigation...
by AntcliffeScott | Apr 6, 2018 | Brand, Business, Business Growth, Intangible Assets, Intellectual Property, IP Rights, Trade marks
While marketers and trade mark lawyers have different roles to play with different perspectives, it is the combined input of both that will ultimately nurture and grow a brand. Lawyers are trained to identify problems that may arise in the near or even distant future....
