LPLC's Chief Risk Manager, Heather Hibberd, looks at the increasing number of family law claims in regional areas, what is going wrong and what can be done about it.
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Advising on Financial Agreements
Financial Agreements
01 Nov 23
The law governing financial agreements is technical and complex. This article gives practical guidance for practitioners advising on agreements to help ensure they are binding and avoid claims.
Checklists
De facto limitations
Financial Agreements, Property settlements
05 Jun 23
Time limits most commonly missed in relation to de facto limitations, a claim example and lessons learned.
Checklists
Appeals limitations
Conveyancing, Tax, GST, Leases, Building and Construction, Personal Properties Securities, Sale and Purchase of Business, GST, Building and Construction, Property settlements, Estate Administration, Mortgages, Personal Properties Securities, Personal Injury, Commercial
05 Jun 23
Time limits most commonly missed in relation to appeals, a claim example and lessons learned.
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News
LPLC Annual Report 2023-2024
31 Oct 24
The LPLC Annual Report for 2023–2024 was tabled in the Victorian Parliament on 31 October 2024.
Alert
Vacant Residential Land Tax—Changes to ‘Holiday Home’ Exemption
Tax
17 May 24
The Victorian Government has introduced the State Tax Amendment Bill 2024 which, amongst other taxation changes, will (if passed) broaden the holiday home exemption to allow shareholders of companies, as well as certain beneficiaries of trusts and relatives of those shareholders and beneficiaries, to satisfy the exemption for a property owned by a company or trust.
Alert
Snapshot of Major Victorian Property Tax Changes effective from 1 January 2024
Conveyancing, Tax, GST, Leases, Building and Construction, Building and Construction
13 Dec 23
The State Taxation Acts and Other Acts Amendment Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 12 December 2023. The new law introduces significant property tax changes in Victoria with effect from 1 January 2024.