Posts tagged Cherrie Homer
Is this the end for Stamp Duty in New South Wales?

In the NSW Budget handed down on 21 June 2022, the State Government has announced plans to make some transfer duty optional from January 2023. Although these changes could be the beginning of the most significant reform to stamp duty law in NSW in over 150 years, media reports about the imminent abolition of stamp duty in favour of a broad based property tax are greatly exaggerated. In reality, a complex web of duty traps remains to ensnare the unwary for the foreseeable future.

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Defamation law reform – protecting the public interest and a new requirement of 'serious harm'

Managing the balance between freedom of expression and the right to protect a person's reputation has been an ongoing battle for centuries, with many varied approaches having been taken across different jurisdictions. The digital age has raised new and complex issues – can an emoji be defamatory, for example.

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