| Home Page |
|||||
Frank Egan - LAC Lawyers - ArticlesFrank Egan is the Chief Executive Officer of LAC Criminal Lawyers Sydney and has over 27 years of experience as a lawyer. Money LaunderingMoney laundering was intended to catch large scale drug dealers, operators of crime syndicates and persons associated with these enterprises. Conveniently for the authorities it also has relevance to the area of tax crime including identity theft. Fraud or tax evasion has never had the reach the authorities want. Under... Business Records and SubstantiationGenerally taxes are all about income, deductions and substantiation. One of the areas where taxpayers are substantially at risk is record keeping and substantiation for claims made for deductions. Under section 262A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (the Act) a person carrying on a business is required to... Owner Builders And Home Warranty Insurance - NswWe are often approached by people who have decided to build their own home as owner builders rather than retain a licensed builder. There is a common misconception that not only will the house be cheaper but owner builders do not bear the same responsibilities with respect to home... Taxation Law - Goods And Services TaxAs everyone understands there are a number of Commonwealth Government taxes. The major ones are CGT, FBT, ICT, GST, LCT and PAYG (earn/withholding). At this stage this paper will only deal with GST legislation. The main piece of GST legislation is a new tax system (Goods and... Why Insurance Claims Are Not PaidNormally there are a number of reasons why insurers fail to pay or deny insurance claims. The principal ones are:
1. Non Disclosure of material fact;
2. Failure to abide by the doctrine of the utmost good faith;
3. Fraud and/or overcapitalisation of loss but the latter only applies to deny that part... What Insurance Crisis - Is There Really One Following The Collapse Of HIH And FAI?Many commentators have gone out of their way to suggest there was an insurance crisis and that it arose out of increased litigation, more successful claims and higher awarded damages which led to the unaffordability of public, products and professional indemnity insurance. There is no doubt that the liability market... Does The Duty Of Utmost Good Faith Apply To ClaimsOriginally the duty of utmost good faith was a common law concept which applied directly to contracts of insurance. The introduction of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (the Act) brought about a fundamental change to this duty - the Act states 'a contract of insurance is based on... Claim BrokersMany corporate, commercial and business insureds shrug off the idea that they won't get a fair deal from their insurer because of their buying power and they have an Insurance & Risk Manager, a Company Secretary/Finance Director and/or an Insurance Broker who are there to ensure this can't and won't... How Can I Recover Money To Get Defective Building Work Fixed?Things are already going pretty badly for you. Instead of fulfilling your dreams, your building work has turned out to be a nightmare. So of course, you want to know if there's some way you can get it fixed. In New South Wales, the Home Building Act... Do I Need To Have A Contract With My Builder?Having building work done is almost certainly going to be a major investment. Not only is it likely to cost you a stack of money, if it isn't up to scratch, the consequences can be pretty dire. Unlike buying a car or a boat, you can't test drive...
|
|||||
|
Article Categories
|
|
||||
|
|
|||||