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September 2010
September 2010
September 2010
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Recent Media
Middletons wins the BRW ANZ "Private Business of the Year" award for 2010
Last night at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne, Middletons won the prestigious BRW ANZ "Private Business of the Year" award for 2010. The award was presented at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne, where David Smorgon of Generation Holdings delivered a keynote address and Jean Kitson hosted the evening as master of ceremonies. More...
August 2010
Middletons national Workplace Relations & Safety Group expands again
Middletons has one of the fastest growing workplace relations and safety groups in Australia following the appointments of Seamus Burke and Alice DeBoos as new partners of the firm, formerly of HWL Ebsworth. They will be joined by senior associate Aran Alexander and two solicitors Courtney Fleming and Ajay Khandar. Bryan Belling will also be joining the Middletons team from HWL Ebsworth as a partner on 20 September following a period of leave.
August 2010
Tax clarity boosts private equity
In this edition of Boardroom Radio, Middletons tax partner Philip Diviny discusses the new tax regime for the treatment of foreign private equity investments in Australia. More...
August 2010
Civil Procedure Bill 2010 (Vic)
The Victorian Parliament yesterday passed the Civil Procedure Bill 2010 (Vic), which applies to the Victorian Magistrates', County and Supreme Courts and has the aim of facilitating the determination of disputes in a more timely and cost effective manner. Some of the reforms introduced by the Bill are significant, in particular the steps that are now required to be taken by parties before proceedings are instituted. Similar reforms were before the Commonwealth Parliament (in the Civil Dispute Resolution Bill 2010 (Cth)) when it was dissolved for the election and may be re-introduced depending on the outcome of the imminent federal poll. More...
August 2010
New GST provisions for transport and related services
Following recent amendments to the GST Act, Australian carriers, forwarders and brokers will no longer be subject to GST exposure when they provide local transport services to a foreign transport company in relation to international transport of goods. More...
August 2010
Further significant changes for property developers - added security or a financing nightmare for off-the-plan sales?
Following our recent eAlert!, a series of further legislative amendments have been introduced into the Victorian Parliament that affect the way property developers contract with purchasers. The Consumer Affairs Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2010 (Vic) (the Bill) is the latest instalment in a series of consumer laws that directly affect the way property developers do business. The Bill proposes to make several amendments to the Owners Corporation Act 2006 (Vic), the Estate Agents Act 1980 (Vic), Conveyancers Act 2006 (Vic) and, critically, the Saleof Land Act 1962 (Vic). More...
August 2010