What can be done if COVID-19 impacts your business?
With the ongoing COVID-19 contagion having an unprecedented and unrelenting impact on trade and commerce, it is clear that we are all currently operating in uncharted territory, both professionally and personally. With the full force of consequences yet to be seen,...
When copyright stands in the way of development
Many properties on the market these days are advertised with a Development Application (DA) listed alongside the main features of the property. Given the significant time and costs associated with engaging an architect and obtaining an approval for a DA, properties...
Land Tax Surcharge on Discretionary Trusts
We have a late update for anyone who has a discretionary trust that owns residential property in NSW. You may already have received a letter from Revenue NSW about this and not realised its significance, or maybe you have not received one at all. We emphasise, this...
Ten Ways to Make it to Christmas
Staying focused at work is a battle that everyone faces at this time of the year. It can be challenging to concentrate when the other part of your brain is already thinking about holidays, buying presents or attending parties. Before you enjoy the much-awaited break,...
The tightening of credit standards is underway. How will it affect you?
Public affairs in 2018 have been dominated (leaving aside the odd prime ministerial assassination) by the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services industry. As I have observed previously in this space, an inquiry into...
“Stop that Trade Mark!”
Most business owners and operators are aware of the importance of registering their trade marks as they help distinguish the business and protect it from competitors. Trade marks are also a business asset that grow in value as you build the reputation, goodwill and...
Introducing you to Antcliffe:Scott
Normally in Scott’s Law I take some time to discuss and dissect legal news and updates that I hope will be timely, informative and useful to my clients and wider circle of readers. However this edition of my newsletter is a bit different. This month I would like to...
High density needs high standards
We live in a high-rise age. Whether it’s Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or elsewhere, in CBDs, along transport routes, and in other key suburban hubs the tiled rooves and backyard veggie gardens are being replaced by residential towers. With 90,000 high-rise residential...
Governments throwing caution to the wind
When it comes to convenient technologies, we have a history of rushing in, throwing caution to the wind and being wilfully blind to the problems no matter how clear the warning signs or how severe the consequences. Governments are often reluctant to recognise any...
Buyer Beware: Protecting Yourself Against Supplier Failure
The past couple of months it has seemed as if a well-known business has hit the wall every few days – property developers and construction companies, Appster (a high-profile developer of computer and smart phone apps) going into liquidation, long-established menswear...
Four Ways To Kill Your IP
The intellectual property that makes your brand distinctive are your most valuable and enduring business assets, however they can be easily damaged and de-valued. Here are four ways you may be damaging your IP and what to do about it: Not using it within 3 years Trade...
My Health Record: What Will You Do?:
This month I am getting right out of my comfort zone of commercial law, property and the like to an area that I never get involved with in the course of my day to day practice – but it is one of vital importance to every Australian. (And for my readers outside...
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