Periodically in the course of life, you might be asked to give a personal guarantee. You might be the owner of a business which wants to borrow money and as well as your company giving a charge over property or over its other assets to the bank or finance company, they might want you to guarantee the company’s payment obligations.

The Federal Court’s judgment confirms that crypto assets can be captured under existing financial services laws. Operators in the crypto industry should take note and utilise this opportunity to review their existing (and planned) operations

Since 2009, Chilean criminal legislation establishes the criminal liability of legal entities for certain crimes committed by natural persons (for example, bribery of a public official to obtain a permit for the legal entity).

During the year 2023, there were significant changes in the workplace in Uruguay, which affected both individual and collective aspects of labor relations as well as administrative and social security issues.

In what has been a saga of losses in pursuit of gold, the latest Administrative Appeals Tribunal case of HNMF v Commissioner of Taxation has seen the Commissioner again face defeat, this time in respect of the anti-avoidance provisions in the GST Act.

This article summarises the key information provided at the ANZ Food Regulatory System Stakeholder Forum that is most relevant from a food industry perspective, particularly the regulatory priorities that were identified for 2024.  

The Taiwanese Ministry of Finance promulgated a new interpretative order on December 2023, regulating the income tax of foreign entities' carbon credits trading in Taiwan, that is, selling foreign carbon emission rights on the Taiwan Carbon Solution Exchange

On January 12, 2024, the Financial Market Commission (CMF) issued General Standard No. 502 which provides instructions on the provision of technology-based services regulated by the FinTech Law.

On December 11, 2023, Law 21,634 was published, which modernizes the public procurement regime. Below are some interesting modifications introduced by this law.

In August 2023, Food Standards Australia New Zealand published a recall notice in relation to an oats product. The reason for the recall was due to a failure to declare gluten. However, the product in question bore the statement “no gluten detected” and in the nutrition information panel (NIP) it read “Gluten – NIL DETECTED”.

In 2024, land acquisition in Victoria faces the impact of some notable tax changes which demand closer scrutiny from both vendors and purchasers. Navigating these tax intricacies will undoubtedly shape the success of your acquisitions and sales.

The UK is calling out for South Africans.  Now is the time to enquire.  Should you have any thoughts of perhaps venturing into the UK please do not hesitate to give us a call so we can advise you on the best way to relocate to the UK and/or invest.