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What We Do
Private Wealth
Premium legal services for private clients, ultra High Net Worths and private business groups. Taxation planning. Business & asset succession planning. Estate Planning. Risk Clinic. Philanthropy.
Taxation Law
Taxation planning and advice (Federal and State). Bespoke business structures – tailor made for each client. Transactional tax advice – acquisitions, sales, restructures. Tax disputes. SMSFs.
Finance Law
Borrowing & Lending transactions. Capital raising – debt & equity. Structured finance. Security structures & enforcement. Insolvency, restructurings & debt recovery. Asset protection advice.
Property & Real Estate
Acquisitions & Sales, Asset holding structures, Asset Protection strategies, Property finance, Development, Ownership Restructures, Leasing, Options, Planning & environment.
Private Equity
Advising buyers & sellers of private assets and businesses. LBOs and MBOs. Trade sales and other exits. Take privates. Capital raising – debt, equity & hybrids. Venture capital & pre IPO funding. IPOs.
Corporate Law
Bespoke business and asset holding structures. Capital Raising – private and public capital markets. M&A. Restructures. Shareholder Agreements. JVs. Corporate Governance.
Featured Insights
High Court Appeal granted – TRUSTS – Federal Court found UPEs are not loans for Division 7A
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Directors’ Duties: oversight of company compliance obligations
AICD’s Practice Statement provides guidance clarity and suggested steps for directors on the standard of care required in meeting their duty of care and diligence overseeing a company’s compliance obligations.
FEDERAL COURT: EXERCISING TRUSTEE DISCRETION WAS NOT TAX AVOIDANCE
The decision represents a significant win for taxpayers and provides guidance on the operation of Australia’s anti-avoidance rules contained in Part IVA.