Case Study: The Inspiration Behind the Legal Service Quote Checker
Background: The CEO of MDL, Shane, was approached by a friend during his weekly tennis fixtures who mentioned he had received a quote ranging from $23k to $33k for a Binding Financial Agreement review. Based on his experience, Shane found these figures to be on the extreme high end and decided to investigate it further. […]
The Road to Regulation: Commonwealth Treasury Releases New Consultation Paper on Regulating Crypto Exchanges
By Eda Ince Last week the Commonwealth Treasury released a new consultation paper on regulating crypto exchanges, outlining a proposed framework to address the significant risks and potential harms associated with these platforms, while fostering innovation and safe usage of digital assets. The paper proposes to regulate digital asset platforms within the existing Australian financial […]
Everything you need to know about Buy-Sell Agreements
By Chris Andary Insurance-Funded Buy-Sell Agreements: Protecting Your Business and Ensuring Smooth Ownership Transitions Tragedy can strike at any time, and it’s crucial for business owners to plan for unforeseen circumstances that may impact the ownership of their company. Buy-Sell Agreements, often referred to as Business Wills, offer a solution to address these concerns. In […]
Important Changes to the Fair Work Act
By Ben Schefe On 6 December 2022, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 became law in Australia. You may also be aware that on 12 December 2022 the Anti‑Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Act 2022 became law in Australia. This legislation has made a significant change […]
How MDL saved $360k in Telco costs
In the last few years, MDL have experienced significant savings in our Telco expenditure, near an average 40% per month. How? It started out of a conversation with our client Jeremy, CEO of Reedify. After a brief chat with MDL’s CEO Shane, Jeremy thought he might be able to find some savings and recover some […]
Australian property market outlook | Q3 2021 & beyond
Learn more about the property market in 2021, investing and future trends with MDL client and partner Trilogy. Australia remains firmly embedded in a property boom that is expected to extend across 2021 and beyond. But beneath the headlines, many interesting trends are emerging this quarter as we continue to explore the post-pandemic world. The upswing in the housing market over the […]
Why investors’ faith in property remains unshakeable
Market Insights – by Trilogy Funds Management The past year has seen major shifts in Australia’s property markets, but not in our attitudes to property. Buyers may favour different areas or property types over time, and price growth may occasionally stall or even reverse, but surveys show that our faith in bricks and mortar as […]
JOBKEEPER EXTENSION STARTED 28 SEPTEMBER
JOBKEEPER EXTENSION STARTS 28 SEPTEMBER The original JobKeeper Payment scheme ended on 27 September 2020. Those needing further support will need to reassess their eligibility and prove an actual decline in turnover to be eligible for the JobKeeper Extension. To receive JobKeeper from 28 September 2020, eligible employers need to reassess their decline in turnover […]
Take care not to overstate your advertising
A few of us here at McCarthy Durie and Warlow Scott are 4WD enthusiasts. So we were interested to see that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (‘ACCC’) issued five infringement notices to the 4WD SupaCentre for allegedly misleading consumers about ‘was/now’ price comparisons. As a result of the infringement notices 4WD SupaCentre paid $63,000 […]
Asset Protection | The Key Tips
Unfortunately in these difficult times, some small business owners are faced with the question of trying to protect their hard-earned assets should the worst happen and their business fails. Our director John Warlow has many years of experience in bankruptcy, insolvency and asset protection matters. In this article John provides some key tips on asset protection, […]
