Articles Written by Frank Egan - LAC Lawyers From Isnare.com http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Frank+Egan+-+LAC+Lawyers Have You Been Left Out of a Will? Legal Frank Egan - LAC Lawyers Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=557267&ca=Legal The death of a relative or an intimate is a difficult time for us all. We mourn their loss and grieve for the times that might have been. Then, the Will is read and no one contacts you to discuss your inheritance. You believed your loved one would have made provision for you in their Will and you ar... Internet Service Provider Not Liable For Downloading Habits of Its Customers Breaching Australian Copyright Laws Legal Frank Egan - LAC Lawyers Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=557270&ca=Legal In February 2010, Justice Dennis Cowdroy of the Federal Court of Australia ruled in favor of internet service provider iiNet against the Australian film and television industry. iiNet was and is an internet service provider. It iss accessed by many thousands of users everyday. There was evidence to... The Concept of Joint Land Ownership When Family Relationships Break Down Legal Frank Egan - LAC Lawyers Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=557274&ca=Legal Joint land owners hold land either as joint tenants or as tenants in common. Joint tenancy is far more common. Through this method of ownership, the interests of one spouse or partner are deemed by law to flow automatically to the surviving spouse or partner irrespective of whether the deceased spou... Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative (OVDI) Legal Frank Egan - LAC Lawyers Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=557276&ca=Legal In recent months and especially with Project Wickenby there has been increasing attention in the press to the issue of tax evasion especially in relation to overseas transactions which are located in tax havens. In this respect many taxpayers may be under the belief that if there is offshore income... Business Records and Substantiation Legal Frank Egan - LAC Lawyers Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=289576&ca=Legal Generally taxes are all about income, deductions and substantiation. One of the areas where taxpayers are substantially at risk is record keeping and substantiation for claims made for deductions. Under section 262A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (the Act) a person carrying on a business is r... Money Laundering Legal Frank Egan - LAC Lawyers Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=289583&ca=Legal Money laundering was intended to catch large scale drug dealers, operators of crime syndicates and persons associated with these enterprises. Conveniently for the authorities it also has relevance to the area of tax crime including identity theft. Fraud or tax evasion has never had the reach the aut... Taxation Law - Goods And Services Tax Legal Frank Egan - LAC Lawyers Sun, 27 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=153944&ca=Legal As everyone understands there are a number of Commonwealth Government taxes. The major ones are CGT, FBT, ICT, GST, LCT and PAYG (earn/withholding). At this stage this paper will only deal with GST legislation. The main piece of GST legislation is a new tax system (Goods and Services Tax Act 1999... Owner Builders And Home Warranty Insurance - Nsw Legal Frank Egan - LAC Lawyers Sun, 27 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=153946&ca=Legal We are often approached by people who have decided to build their own home as owner builders rather than retain a licensed builder. There is a common misconception that not only will the house be cheaper but owner builders do not bear the same responsibilities with respect to home warranty insuranc... Why Insurance Claims Are Not Paid Legal Frank Egan - LAC Lawyers Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=133586&ca=Legal Normally there are a number of reasons why insurers fail to pay or deny insurance claims. The principal ones are: 1. Non Disclosure of material fact; 2. Failure to abide by the doctrine of the utmost good faith; 3. Fraud and/or overcapitalisation of loss but the latter only applies to deny that part... What Insurance Crisis - Is There Really One Following The Collapse Of HIH And FAI? Legal Frank Egan - LAC Lawyers Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=133587&ca=Legal Many commentators have gone out of their way to suggest there was an insurance crisis and that it arose out of increased litigation, more successful claims and higher awarded damages which led to the unaffordability of public, products and professional indemnity insurance. There is no doubt that the...