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Sladen Legal is delighted to have been identified in the Doyles Guide 2026 listing of leading Victorian Property & Real Estate Law Firms - Victoria, 2026 as Recommended. This listing details firms practising within the areas of transactional, leasing and development matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
From 1 July 2026, new federal anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws will require law firms like ours to complete extra checks before we can provide certain designated services. Read more about our approach.
In Re Mercon Group Pty Ltd (subject to deed of company arrangement) [2025] NSWSC 1601, the Owners – Strata Plan No 93160 (Owners Corporation) had unresolved proceedings against Mercon Group Pty Ltd before Mercon went into voluntary administration.
The ACCC accepts an enforceable undertaking, effectively reversing a large part of a tech merger that had already settled.
While company directors will generally be held personally liable for insolvent trading, the safe harbour provisions under section 588GA of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act) provides protection, if certain conditions are met.
In February, the Federal Government published a draft Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026 (Cth). The draft proposes significant restrictions in relation to drip pricing, subscription contracts and unfair trading practices that manipulate, distort or detriment consumers. This article breaks down the major proposals and their effect on businesses.
The draft regulations contain a number of measures including:
the formula to be used for SMSFs (supported by an actuarial certificate) when calculating a member’s relevant superannuation earnings (ie the amount of the fund’s assessable income that will be attributed to the member)
The small business capital gains tax (CGT) concessions (Concessions) in Division 152 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 97) offer significant opportunities to reduce or eliminate tax levied on capital gains. However, despite a recent judicial pronouncement that the Concessions should be interpreted beneficially, the legislative conditions for relief are intricate and complex.