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The Australian Law Council has begun 2016 by announcing a national campaign to draw attention to what it believes to be a 'crisis in legal aid'. The Council specified in a February 2016 Media Release that such a crisis was a direct consequence of funding neglect and indiscriminate cuts by successive

Modern businesses and homes have been made inseparable from the technological appliances that now fill every office and room. Multiple laptops, countless tablets, more phones than ears, a chokingly thick layer of Wi-Fi and even artificial Clouds now form the backbone of not only the modern economy,

Two weeks ago we covered the government's proposed changes to insolvency laws in 2017, with particular focus on the slated introduction of a 'safe harbour' for company directors facing insolvency. The crux of the proposal was to give businesses more maneuverability and options during insolvent tradi

As consumer activities and spending habits continue to evolve and change, the Australian Government has moved forward on its promise to review taxation by proposing to extend the GST (Goods and Services Tax) to online purchases and transactions. Two proposed measures in particular will impact on all

Welcome to 2016 from all of us here at Jenkins Legal Services. As the New Year begins, so too does the JLS Blog in what should turn out to be anything but a quiet year for business and commercial reform.

The digital world has impacted many aspects of our lives, so it was only a matter of time before the subject of digital estate planning reared its head.