The staff at Pointon Partners regularly write articles which they believe to be of interest to our clients. As always these newsletter articles are written by our staff members. Newsletters are released over the course of the year to our clients as either articles that appear in our general Pointon Partners newsletter or alternatively appear in specific newsletters that are tailored to the needs of particular client groups. Newsletters are emailed to our clients. Newsletters may be published on our Web Page. We attach below some examples of these newsletters for your information. Updates are emailed to our clients and include the following areas of law: Commercial Law Updates Taxation Updates Workplace Updates Intellectual Property In addition to our normal newsletter updates, we at Pointon Partners have developed seven checklists for business. The checklists have been created to meet a desire that many of our clients have expressed to us over the years to have lists of relevant issues to themselves presented to them so that they may be pro-active in tending to best practice for their legal needs and responsibilities. The checklists cover issues that should be considered by most people in business, but often are not. They are provided free of charge as part of our ongoing commitment to our clients upon request, but are not published on our website. A number of our more popular instruction sheets are attached for your information. These may be accessed by downloading the appropriate Adobe PDF File. Please instruct us then by faxing the filled-out instruction sheet to Pointon Partners on +61 3 9642 8778 or by email to mc@pointonpartners.com.au. It is generally wise to contact us before sending to ensure that the matter is correctly handled and actioned by our firm. In addition we include some descriptive analysis of these standard documents below and also we highlight a number of further standard and not so standard documentation matters that are worthy of your consideration. Downloads Discretionary Trust Unit Trust Hybrid Trust Joint Venture Agreement (with/without manager) Partnership Agreement (with/without manager) Superannuation Fund Division 7A Loans Will Instruction Sheet Newsletter includes the following articles: ALERT- The Personal Property Securities Act (2009) ('PPS Act') - coming into force in October 2011. Proposed Reforms by the Federal Government to Director & Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2009] AATA 702. Australia's trade practices and consumer protection laws have been   modernised with the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) ('the CCA'). As of 1 January 2011, the new Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic)   ('The Act') came into operation. Parallel Importation - What it is and what you can do to prevent this   from occurring to your brand. Quick and inexpensive ways to get paid under the Building and   Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic). Sinclair v Commissioner of Taxation [2010] AATA 902 highlights the   importance of obtaining legal advice regarding the tax implications of complex and unusual transactions. NSW Court of Appeal Judgement - ASIC and James   Hardie Litigation. Fabcot Pty Limited v Port Macquarie-Hastings Council [2010]   NSWSC 726 (2 July 2010) - Vendors Beware! A Force Majeure - With the recent devastating floods, it is the   opportune time to review your contracts to ensure they contained properly drafted clauses that protect your business or the business of your goods and service provider. Newletter Archive Autumn 2011 Winter 2010 Spring 2009 Autumn 2009 Spring 2008 Summer 2008 Spring 2007 © Pointon Partners Disclaimer & Privacy Policy Design By: Incubate Creative