Where family members provide a loan to each other, and where it is not to be a gift, the loan should be documented.

Where family members provide a loan which is not a gift, the loan should be documented and secured as much as possible.

The current banking royal commission is now to examine lending to farmers….

The Australian Banking Association has proposed measures to support commercial landlords who assist tenants in COVID-19.

Elected Local Members need to be aware of their obligations to avoid the possibility of breaching rules, laws and regulations.

The 457 visa allows businesses to hire workers from overseas with specialised skills.

Time bars refer to the strict time limits that apply to EOT and price variation claims.

These could be related issues, as home builder insolvencies may seriously impact on both home owners and subcontractors.

The article considers other ways to deal with claims by owners and head contractors for the losses suffered by defects.

Delivering a construction project on time and on budget, to a client's satisfaction, needs teams of industry consultants.

One simple measure to absorb some of the shock of insolvency is the use of statutory, cascading trust accounts.

These new planning exemptions will only be granted while WA is under the state of emergency from the COVID-19 pandemic.

A jurisdictional error is a mistake about the nature and limits of an adjudicator's role under security of payment laws.

The power of the Court to assign a tax debt of one spouse to the other was recently considered by the High Court.

Articles discusses range of measures that were dealt with in the latest federal budget and may relate to small businesses. .

The BFA was binding on the parties even though the Trial Judge in that case had found that the BFA should be set aside.

This case is a reminder to properly consider the formal nature of wedding ceremonies when considering a second ceremony.

If you do not wish your estate to be subject to these new formulas, consider making a Will to document your wishes.

Onslow Marine Supply Base v Shire of Ashburton [2025] WASAT 24.

This decision sets a precedent for how development approvals are to be interpreted and how planning discretion must be exercised.