What is a trade mark?

A trade mark is a way of legally protecting your brand, product or service from being used without your consent. Registration of a trade mark provides owners with the exclusive legal right to use, license and sell their intellectual asset. Put simply, a trade mark is...

Key Issues Affecting Trust Distributions

Some of the key issues associated with the distribution of trust income from a discretionary trust are listed as follows. However, it is important to be aware that this process will inevitably be different from one trust to another. This is because each trust presents...

Are you under the ATO’s audit microscope in 2025-2026?

Beware: Trusts Under the Microscope With the ATO significantly increasing its scrutiny on trust arrangements in recent years, family trusts – once considered a routine structure for asset protection and tax planning – are now firmly under the regulatory spotlight. The...

When can you take your super?

The cash sitting in your superannuation fund can be tempting, particularly if you are short of cash. But, the reality is there are very few ways you can take advantage of your superannuation once it has been contributed to the fund – even if you change your mind. The...

Trustee Safeguards

Have you been appointed a trustee? Are you uncertain about taking a particular course of action on behalf of the beneficiaries or unitholders? Then you may wish to seek judicial advice from the Supreme Court of NSW. Judicial advice generally involves a determination...