From today, no building contractor will be eligible to tender for Commonwealth funded building work unless their industrial instrument is compliant with the requirements of the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 (“Code 2016”). This alert will...
On 22 August 2017, the Queensland Industrial Relations Minister, the Honourable Grace Grace, introduced the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 (Qld) (“Bill”) for consideration by the parliament. The Bill represents the Palaszczuk...
Software as a service agreements explained without the sass PICTURE THIS: Sam has created a great new SaaS product and has found some early customers who are equally excited but his solution. These same customers have all asked Sam for a copy of his standard SaaS...
THE CHANGES Australian and foreign residents should be aware that as of 1 July 2017, the government has introduced changes to the Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding (“FRCGW”) tax rate and threshold. With an intention to crack down on foreign investors evading...
Did Pandora Radio steal PayPal’s logo in a feeble attempt to attract its visitors? Or was it just a mere coincidence? The premise behind trade mark laws is to permit companies to utilise unique identifies such as branding in order to distinguish themselves. The...
Under the Duties Act 1997 (NSW) (the “NSW Act”), a liability to duty arises once an agreement for dutiable property, such as a contract for sale and purchase of land, is entered into. Subject to certain exceptions, duty must be paid within 3 months from the liability...
It is often a misconception that the liability for transfer duty only arises once an agreement for dutiable property, such as a contract for the sale and purchase of land, becomes unconditional. Under the Duties Act 2001 (“Act”) transfer duty is imposed on an...
On 11 May 2017 the Senate passed the Personal Property Securities Amendment (PPS Leases) Bill 2017, which will see changes being made to the definition of a “PPS Lease” under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (“the Act”). The changes will come into effect once...
We are pleased to announce that our Property & Projects team, in particular, our Partners Paul O’Dea and Steven Cardell, have once again been featured in Doyle’s Guide among Queensland’s leading property law lawyers for 2017 in the following categories:...
We are delighted to announce that our CK Agribusiness team, and in particular our Consultant and Head of the CK Agribusiness team, Tim Ferrier, has been recognised in the 2017 Doyle’s Guide to Australia’s best legal firms and lawyers in the following categories:...
For over 50 years, ClarkeKann has demonstrated an undeniable passion for what we do and how we do it. We are committed to helping our clients make theright commercial decisions by offering practical, business minded solutions. It’s this approach that has led to our...
The Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld) (“the Act”) commences today, 1 March 2017. The Act applies to these entities as employers, and their employees: Queensland government and its agencies, and certain entities connected to government (including statutory bodies...