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The impact of the New Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Reforms
HW Holman Webb Lawyers More Holman Webb is a unique law firm in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, with over half of its partners having senior in-house experience. They offer unique insights and real world experience, with a focus on commercial and insurance law, and pay respects to the Traditional Owners of the land. AUSTRAC is expected to release a second exposure draft of the Anti-Money Laundering rules. Australia Government, Public Sector
Sole directors empowered to sign documents
HW Holman Webb Lawyers More Holman Webb is a unique law firm in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, with over half of its partners having senior in-house experience. They offer unique insights and real world experience, with a focus on commercial and insurance law, and pay respects to the Traditional Owners of the land. Sole directors of proprietary companies should take note of the two key changes concerning signing company documents. Australia Corporate/Commercial Law
Ensuring Will validity: Lessons from a high-profile case
This high-profile court case highlights the importance of correctly executing a Will. On 26 July 2024, the Supreme Court of NSW made a ruling in the high-profile case Kemp v Findlay [2024] NSWSC 902 that the multi-million dollar estate of the deceased, Andrew Findlay, was to be inherited by his three children and not their mother, Elizabeth Kemp, the deceased's ex-wife, in accordance with the deceased's intentions as recorded in his unsigned draft Will.
New Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets commences on 1 July 2023
Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets: The new Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets (Register) came into effect on 1 July 2023. The Register creates a variety of new reporting obligations for foreign investors, as well as Australian entities that become "foreign persons", in relation to certain interests held in Australian land, entities and businesses.
Guide to testamentary trusts: Who, what and when?
Taxation & Estate Planning Testamentary trusts are discretionary trusts established in Wills, that allow the trustees of each trust to decide, from time to time, which of the nominated beneficiaries (if any) may receive the benefit of the distributions from that trust for any given period. There are significant advantages in incorporating testamentary trusts in Wills.
SAFE Notes: Capital raising for early-stage start-up companies
A common hurdle faced by many early-stage start-ups is trying to raise capital where the company has not yet attained sufficient financial information and/or market data in respect of the business, which makes it difficult to assign a justifiable and substantiated value to the company.
Binding Death Benefit Nominations (BDBNs) and Self-Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSFs): High Court decision in Hill v Zuda as Trustee for the Holly Superannuation Fund [2022] HCA 21 - Wills/ Intestacy/ Estate Planning - Australia
Binding death benefit notices not applicable to SMSFs On 15 June 2022, the High Court unanimously dismissed an appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, in the case of Hill v Zuda as trustee for The Holly Superannuation Fund [2022] HCA 21.
New Requirement For Directors To Register For A Director Identification Number
Australia: New Requirement For Directors To Register For A Director Identification Number 10 November 2021 Holman Webb Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. What is the Director Identification Number regime? The new Director Identification Number regime commenced on Monday 1 November 2021.
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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Testamentary trusts are discretionary trusts established in Wills, that allow the trustees of each trust to decide, from time to time, which of the nominated beneficiaries (if any) may receive the benefit of the distributions from that trust for any given period. There are significant advantages in incorporating testamentary trusts in Wills.
New laws passed to tackle illegal phoenix activity
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The long awaited Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Bill 2019 was passed by Federal parliament on 5 February and received Royal Assent on 17 February 2020. The relevant provisions of the Phoenixing Bill commence as follows: Sections 1-4 on the day of Royal Assent on 17 February 2020; Schedules 1 and 2 on 18 February 2020; and Schedules 3 and 4 on 1 April 2020.
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