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New Franchising Code Obligations Start on 1 April 2025
New Franchising Code Obligations Start on 1 April 2025 Significant changes to Australia’s Franchising Code of Conduct will take effect from 1 April 2025, introducing new compliance requirements for franchisors. The Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes –...
How to Choose an Executor For Your Estate
How to Choose an Executor For Your Estate With great power comes great responsibility! Choosing the person who will have control over all of your assets once you are incapacitated or pass away is daunting. You may look at it and immediately know who you wish to...
Common Mistakes When Estate Planning and How to Avoid Them
Common Mistakes When Estate Planning and How to Avoid Them Welcome to the next instalment of my ‘Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them’ saga! Today we will be tackling 7 common estate planning mistakes and, you guessed it, how to avoid them. Mistake #1: Assuming...
Changes to Foreign Purchases of Established Dwellings
Changes to Foreign Purchases of Established Dwellings On 16 February 2025, the Australian Federal Government announced a temporary ban for at least 2 years on foreign purchases of established dwellings. From 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027, temporary residents and...
All The Parties Involved in the Conveyancing Process
All the Parties Involved in the Conveyancing Process All the people that play a role in the process from an offer to settlement. Landlord - The owner of the property who is now selling the property to somebody else. Tenant - The person who is buying the property off...
An Introductory Summary to Due Diligence for Business Buyers
An Introductory Summary of Conducting Due Diligence when Buying a Business Due diligence is when a prospective business buyer gathers as much information as they can before signing the contract to evaluate the business’ potential for profit and how it should be...
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