Another record-breaking Tour de Cure event

Polczynski Robinson is once again proud of consultant Dominique Robinson (chair of the Tour de Cure Gala Events Committee and member of the Tour de Cure board), partner Julie Briscoe (member of the Tour de Cure board) and the fabulous Tour de Cure team for the success of the Tour de Cure Le Snow Ball 2019.

Held on Friday 31 May 2019, Le Snow Ball raised over $1.65 million, with funds to be used for much needed research, prevention and support projects to help tackle and defeat cancer.

Polczynski Robinson is thrilled to have been involved with the Snow Ball for the six years the ball has been running, as well as contributing in other ways to the valuable work of Tour de Cure and its supporters. The partners and staff of Polczynski Robinson look forward to continuing their close relationship with Tour de Cure to raise prevention, awareness and research funds to support cancer sufferers and projects.

Pictured: From left to right Tour de Cure board members Mark Beretta, CEO Matt Clarke, Julie Briscoe, Chairman Bruno Maurel, Dominique Robinson, Geoff Coombes, Samantha Hollier-James and David Mann.

Dominique Robinson

Dominique has been specialising in commercial property law for over 35 years, having first started in criminal prosecutions. Dominique specialises in commercial and retail conveyancing, leasing and property development. She acts for many property developers and represents well known retailers both in Australia and overseas.

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6 June 2019

FEG and the Corporations Act: An ongoing priorities debate

The Corporations Act continues to provide a broad scope of areas that the FEG Recovery Program is only too willing to explore and exploit to maximise the return to the program. Whenever assets are sold during an insolvency, insolvency practitioners should be highly conscious that FEG is watching and willing to enforce the provisions of the Corporation Act to maximise its return. Care should be taken and if necessary legal advice obtained to ensure that the obligations to FEG are taken into account ahead of any potential issue.

Avoid the Sting of Foreign Surcharge Duty and Land Tax

Trustees of discretionary trusts with real property in New South Wales are reminded to amend their trust deeds by 31 December 2020 to avoid foreign surcharge stamp duty and land tax.

The ‘Zombie’ in the room

COVID-19 has changed the social and professional landscape as we know it. Whilst the restrictions in place have certainly been ‘unprecedented’ from a social point of view, it has also been a challenging period for many businesses who have had to go through something they have not had to do before (and hopefully will not have to again). Although The Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Jobkeeper Payments) Amendments Bill 2020 was passed by the Senate on 1 September 2020 which extends the Government's wage subsidy program by 6 months to 28 March 2021, and despite the Government announcing on 7 September 2020 an extension to the Omnibus laws to 31 December 2020 insofar as they relate to bankruptcies and insolvencies (which we note is still required to pass both houses of Parliament), the relief programs cannot last forever.

Pictured: From left to right Tour de Cure board members Mark Beretta, CEO Matt Clarke, Julie Briscoe, Chairman Bruno Maurel, Dominique Robinson, Geoff Coombes, Samantha Hollier-James and David Mann.

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