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Play at your own risk: Navigating the high-stakes game of voluntary assumption of risk in sport
Sports and injuries often go hand in hand, regardless of the type of sport or whether it is considered a...
Is your estate plan crash-proof?
Global market volatility: Why it’s time to urgently review your estate planning and estate administration strategies In recent weeks, global...
Beauty is in the eye…lash extension: Beauty salon’s actions to remove two trade marks dismissed by the Australian Trade Marks Office
A recent trade mark stoush in the eyelash extension market highlights the importance of registering trade marks in all states...
Spotlight on intentional underpayment of wages: Companies and director fined for exploiting migrant workers
The serious legal consequences for employers who exploit vulnerable workers were highlighted by the Federal Court last year in the...
Superannuation Death Benefits: Are Your Loved Ones Protected?
The recent release of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) Report 806: Taking Ownership of Death Benefits – How...
Building industry update – the impact of the State Government’s latest reforms
The Victorian Labor Government has introduced the Building Legislation Amendment (Buyers Protections) Bill 2025 which, if passed, will come into...
Off-street parking costs to rise with the expansion of the Congestion Levy
Off-street parking is to become considerably more expensive with the expansion of the Congestion Levy. On 13 December 2024, the...
UPEs are not loans: Full Federal Court rules against the ATO
For 15 years the Commissioner of Taxation has treated Unpaid Present Entitlements (UPEs) from a trust to a corporate beneficiary...
Back from the Dead – Resurrecting Your Deregistered Company
In Australia, companies that have been deregistered by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) may apply to be reinstated,...
Foreign Investors: Time to pause the Aussie homeownership dream
From the 1 April 2025, a new class of foreign investors (namely, temporary residents) will have to put a pause...
Changes are coming for family law property settlements
From 10 June 2025, amendments will come into effect to the Family Law Act 1975 (the Act) which will change...
Lisa Berte heads up KKI Wills & Estates team
We are delighted to welcome Lisa Berte to the KKI team as our new Head of Wills & Estates. Lisa...
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