It’s surprising how often we are provided with an original trust deed for a trust that’s been around for 10 or 15 years and are asked to giv...

  The ability of third parties to attack arrangements on the basis they are void because they are a sham has been looked at in previous post...

Following last week’s post, this week we explore one example of a factual scenario we have been asked to assist with that highlights the imp...

Following on from the posts over the last few weeks, it is important to be aware that some commentators argue that the interest of a default...

The ability of third parties to attack arrangements on the basis they are void because they are a sham has been looked at in previous pos...

The Federal Court's decision in Cunningham (Trustee) v Gapes (Bankrupt) [2017] FCA 787 (Federal Court, Collier J, 13 July 2017) ( Cu...

As set out in earlier posts, and with thanks to the Television Education Network , today’s post addresses the issue of ‘The ‘ Jodee R...

As set out in earlier posts, and with thanks to the Television Education Network , today’s post addresses the issue of ‘Scope of...

As set out in earlier posts, and with thanks to the Television Education Network , today’s post addresses the issue of ‘Is appointorship a...

In any asset protection exercise, the impact of the 'clawback' rules under the bankruptcy legislation needs to be carefully con...

As set out in earlier posts, and with thanks to the Television Education Network, today’s post addresses the issue of ‘Why would a profess...

As set out in earlier posts, and with thanks to the Television Education Network, today’s post addresses the issue of ‘When do ‘gift and loa...

Two weeks ago, we touched on a situation where the gifting of a family home was potentially exposed under the bankruptcy clawback rules. As ...

Last week, I was reminded about the importance of proper planning when implementing asset protection strategies. The particular scenario inv...

This last week I had a timely reminder that while those tax driven issues are critical, they are in fact not as important as the underlying ...