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How Much Have You Been Quoted to Get Your Will Done? A client came to me the other day and they had just been quoted over $1,500 to get their Will done. Understandably, they said to me: "That's unbelievable! All I want is something simple". So I suggested this person to have a look at…

The arrival of TD 2018/D3 on Trust Splitting disrupts the pleasant calm around trust variations since TD 2012/21 when the ATO seemed to throw its hands in the air post-Clark and say that almost anything done in accordance with powers under a trust deed is not a resettlement. The draft ruling introduces a different approach…

On October 25, 2017, Sophia became the first robot in history to be a full citizen of Saudi Arabia. First of all, let's assume there is actual citizenship granted and it is not just a marketing stunt. And so we look at what happens if we create such legal rights in robots. The first problem…

Cartland Law are pleased to announce the opening of a world first: a Law Firm Without Lawyers! Powered by Ailira, the Artificially Intelligent Legal Information Research Assistant, the office is located in Coolalinga Shopping Centre, 29km south of Darwin, Northern Territory. The Law Firm Without Lawyers can assist consumers with legal information and documents relating…

Which Tax Rate Would You Prefer: 28.5% or 46.5%? Barry left the old mechanics where he had worked and decided to set up a spray painting business. He hired a couple of apprentices to help him and started to make lots of money, dreaming to reinvest them  and expand his business further. Barry came  to chat to …

The Problem with the GST Payment I know a guy named Patrick who started a new business - running a Café, and he really wanted to set it up the right way. He saved some money and bought a house for his girlfriend Susan. Patrick and Susan were hoping to get married in a couple…

Do you Really Need a Family Trust to Run Your Business? One of my older clients is a local woman, Angela. Angela is married to John who runs a local business, and a couple of years ago she became concerned that her husband's business began accumulating debts. She could see that it was a good…

Cartland Law are proud to announce that we are launching a new office to specifically serve people in rural areas of the Northern Territory. At the new Cartland Law Office located in the Coolalinga Shopping Centre we have prepared a very special deal for all visitors: Legal Wills for only $150. Making a Will is…

Bill Gates has suggested that in response to robots taking the jobs of humans, there should be a robot tax. As a tax lawyer who builds artificial intelligence (and known as the Taxinator), of course I am going to have some comments.   His line of reasoning is that a "human worker who does, say,…

Chatbots are the new black. But this season they have also been the new red white and green - with the Cartland Law Xmas Chatbot. Having just spent 18 months developing legal AI (Ailira) when I went to send a Xmas message out to clients I thought that it wouldn’t be a hard task to…