ADLV Law Team, Author at ADLV Law

How do I get out of a contract I wish I never signed?

by ADLV Law Team | 2 - 12, 2 - Run and manage your business (general commercial), Facebook Published, LinkedIn Published, Marketing, Newsletter Published, Twitter Published

You signed a contract, but things aren’t working out. It happens. In this article we explore some ways you might be able to get yourself out of the deal.

Is your executor automatically appointed as your replacement trustee/director for your SMSF?

by ADLV Law Team | 8 - 264, 8 - Pass on your wealth (including EP), exblog

The short answer is, no. There is no law or regulation that has that effect. It may be that the terms of your super fund deed provide for this to occur. However, most super fund deeds that we have come across do not. See Ioppolo v Conti WASC 389 and Wooster v Morris...

Can you distribute property from a company in liquidation to a shareholder stamp duty free? (in SA)

by ADLV Law Team | 12 - 81, exblog

In South Australia you can transfer a property from a company to the shareholders of the company without paying stamp duty. The exemption is found is section 71(5)(a) of the Stamp Duties Act 1923 (SA). It does not matter who the shareholders are. For example, the...

I’m a ‘start-up’. How should I set up my new business?

by ADLV Law Team | 1 - 138, 1 - Start, expand and raise capital for your enterprise, Advisor Interest, Business Interest, Facebook Published, Marketing, Newsletter Published, Newsletters, Twitter Published

So you’ve just come up with a great business concept, given it a test-drive among your family and friends, and now want to go to the next stage. What do you do? You need to put together the ‘playing field’ for your venture. In other words, you need a ‘business structure’.

How do companies work?

by ADLV Law Team | 2 - 113, 2 - Run and manage your business (general commercial), Facebook Published, Marketing, Newsletter Published, Twitter Published

When we hear the word ‘company’, we all think we know what the person is talking about. We deal with companies every day. Most of us work for a company, and we certainly buy things from them. But companies are actually a strange thing. Let’s start with a bit of a history lesson.