Highly recommend

Highly recommend

What was a stressful time was made so much easier having your assistance along the way. 

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Use our ‘departing employees’ checklist to protect your business

Use our ‘departing employees’ checklist to protect your business

The departure of an employee can be a difficult time for your business.  It is also a time that your business is exposed to the potential for real damage. If you establish a clear and consistent process for departing employees, you can protect your business and minimise the impact on staff and customers. Use our ‘departing employees’ checklist to protect your business.

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How do pre-emption rights work?

How do pre-emption rights work?

Most Shareholder Agreements, Constitutions and Partnership Agreements provide ‘pre-emption’ rights. These are rights that require someone wanting to sell an interest in the enterprise, to first offer the interest to the other equity holders. But they do not necessarily require the majority to buy.

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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

ADLV Law (we, us and our) provides legal services and related information including on our website located at www.adlvlaw.com.au (Website). This Privacy Policy explains our approach to dealing with your Personal Information. We set out how we collect, hold, manage and...

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The commoditisation of everything

The commoditisation of everything

There really is only one sustainable career or endeavour – commoditisation. This is the work of taking something requiring high levels of knowledge, experience and creativity, and turning it into something that a novice can easily do for themselves, for free. If you want to maintain and grow your real value over an extended period, that is it. There is nothing else.

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What is Division 7A really all about?

What is Division 7A really all about?

If you have a company then you have probably sat in a meeting with your accountant and heard the phrase ‘that may raise Division 7A issues’. Everyone usually then grumbles and nodes wisely, and moves on…  But you may be asking yourself, ‘what the hell is Division 7A all about?’ Glad you asked.

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A landmark win

A landmark win

Find out how our clients’ step mother extracted over $1m from their deceased father’s estate, leaving them with almost no inheritance – and how we fought to win it back.

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My trust is expiring – can I get an extension?

My trust is expiring – can I get an extension?

Australians love their trusts. In fact, the number of active trusts in Australia is coming up to 1 million (if not there already). We use so many trusts because they are so versatile. But one problem most trusts have is that they don’t last forever, they have an ‘expiry date’. If you have a trust you should be aware of its ‘expiry date’, and if that date is fast approaching, you must plan for the end! Sometimes we find that a trust has already expired years ago, without anyone having noticed…

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Forcing a sale of property in NSW

Forcing a sale of property in NSW

It’s relatively easy to get into property ownership with someone. But it can be considerably harder to get out. Particularly if you don’t have a co-ownership agreement in place. Find out what court remedies may be available to you NSW if you find yourself stuck in a property.

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Is the customer always right?

Is the customer always right?

Many businesses have built strong brands by treating customers well. But it is also important to ensure that no single customer can put your business at risk. You need to draw the line somewhere. This is where your terms of supply come in. However, these terms need to be consistent with the Australian Consumer Law.

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Transferring an asset from a super fund to a member – no stamp duty in SA

Transferring an asset from a super fund to a member – no stamp duty in SA

In South Australia stamp duty is not payable on a transfer of real property from a trustee of a trust to a person who already has a defined beneficial interest in the property. For example, a transfer of property from the trustee of a unit trust to the unit holder. But there are a couple of tricks you need to be aware of.

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A rant on challenging Wills

A rant on challenging Wills

A few judges and populist politicians have recently made some snarly comments about lawyers and ‘greedy’ people who are challenging Wills. Apparently, as a profession, we are getting a bit of ahead of ourselves in bringing too many of these cases to court. Read this article to get informed about the debate.

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What is the superannuation transfer balance cap and why should you care?

What is the superannuation transfer balance cap and why should you care?

Everyone gets a $1.6 million cap on the assets that can support a tax-free super pension. You and your spouse each get a separate cap. But super pensions that pass to you from your spouse when they die may put you over your cap. This will have adverse tax outcomes. You need to plan for this as part of your estate planning.

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