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One popular question asked of clients when preparing their wills is whether or not they can leave some or all of their estate to their beloved cat or dog.

In January this year we published an article about the South Australian land tax changes. These changes to the Land Tax Act 1936 come into effect on 30 June 2020 and include lower tax rates, the introduction of new land tax aggregation provisions, a different rate of tax for land held in trust and grouping provisions for related corporations.

Generally under the law, occupiers of premises have a right to exclude other people from entering their premises, and if a person enters premises without the occupier’s consent, they are trespassing.

South Australia’s regime for Land Tax has now changed, with new rates and new methods of calculation taking effect from 1 July 2020.

Terms and conditions are essential to any person running a business

It is important to understand whether a redundancy is a genuine redundancy, as defined by the law, as this can have significant consequences

It is crucial that Your Will and other testamentary documents are kept in a safe location, which your loved ones will be able to access when the time comes.

There are two main categories of legal action you might take against someone who makes a hurtful statement about you. Here’s a short guide to what these terms all actually mean under Australian law.

Since the introduction of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 South Australia has been undergoing a large scale modernisation of its planning system. Our planning reform series takes a look at the changes and how they will impact South Australians with plans to renovate, subdivide or develop land.