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 general@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: Stamp Duty on commercial leases had been abolished in Victoria in 2001. However, due to the Duties Amendment Act (2009) a number of leasing transactions may become subject to stamp duty. Provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (‘the Act’) came into effect as of July this year, and one of the most significant changes is to Unfair Dismissal Laws. Trade Marks and the importance of identifying the correct Trade Mark owner. In the recent case of Ascot Four Pty Ltd v ACCC [2009] FCAFC 61, the Full Federal Court dismissed appeal by a retail business owner against a finding that in a Christmas catalogue contained information amounting to misleading and deceptive conduct. “Off the plan” contracts for the sale of land in Victoria are under attack. An example of this is the recent decision of Bongiorno J in Clifford 7 Anor v Solid Investments Australia Pty Ltd [2009] VSC 223 where the court held that a right to extend the time to register the plan of subdivision for an indefinite period was invalid. Golden Handshakes - In June 2009 the Federal Government introduced the Corporations Amendment Improving Accountability on Termination Payments Bill [2009]. This proposes a major reform to the law in relation to termination payments for executives for companies of all sizes. Conveyancing and paying Deposits on time - Regulations and Dangers. Professional Indemnity Insurance and reporting “known circumstances.” Newletter Archive Spring 2009 Autumn 2009 Spring 2008 Summer 2008 Spring 2007 © Pointon Partners Disclaimer & Privacy Policy Design By: Joyride Creative