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Cooper Grace Ward is a leading Australian law firm based in Brisbane.

We work for clients across Australia and internationally.

Established in 1980, Cooper Grace Ward has grown to become one of the largest independent Brisbane law firms. Our lawyers advise listed companies, private companies and individuals, local and foreign governments and quasi-government regulators in an array of industries, not only in Brisbane and throughout Queensland, but across Australia and internationally.

We are proud to be a full-service law firm providing a wide range of commercial legal services from our office in Brisbane’s CBD. Our firm’s areas of specialty are corporate and commercial, property, business litigation, insurance and family law. Within these broad areas are many niche specialties where our lawyers also provide the highest standard of legal advice.

To seek advice from an experienced lawyer at Cooper Grace Ward in Brisbane, call (07) 3231 2444.

 

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Landholders beware – Court of Appeal confirms the fate of clearing Category X vegetation in Queensland
17 May 19
In a split judgment 2:1, the Court of Appeal has confirmed the Planning and Environment Court’s decision that a local government’s planning scheme can make clearing Category X vegetation assessable development. This is despite the Planning Regulation 2017 providing that clearing Category X vegetation is ‘exempt clearing work’.
Will my bucket company pay top up tax on dividends it receives?
14 May 19
From 1 July 2018, the rate of tax a company pays, and the rate at which it can frank its dividends, depends upon whether the company is a ‘base rate entity’.

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Cairns – Changes to company tax rates and small business CGT concessions for shares and units
21 May 19
The changes to company tax rates and small business CGT concessions for shares and units are complex and confusing and will have wide reaching and often unexpected consequences. Many (including advisers) are not aware of the full impact of these changes.
Townsville – Changes to company tax rates and small business CGT concessions for shares and units
22 May 19
The changes to company tax rates and small business CGT concessions for shares and units are complex and confusing and will have wide reaching and often unexpected consequences. Many (including advisers) are not aware of the full impact of these changes.