Regulation/Legislation

ATO appeals garnishee decision, forces VA to extend

WLP Restructuring’s Glenn Livingstone. The legal profession crowed in concert on May 15 when NSW Supreme Court judge Peter Brereton threw a lifeline to Hudson Global Resources (AUST) Pty Limited (HGRA), one of the Albanese government’s preferred labour hire firms and a recidivist tax evader. Justice Brereton’s decision In the matter of Hudson Global Resources (Aust) Pty Limited [2026] NSWSC 535 stayed the effect of…

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FEG gunning for pre-appointment documents

Loather of Legislative Lacunae Henry Carr. Lowe Lippmann partner Gideon Rathner. Henry Carr, the ebullient litigator who’s been bulling about the china shop of circulating asset entitlements since 2019 may have temporarily vacated his position within the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) but as a hearing in the Federal Court yesterday demonstrates, his loathing of legislative lacunae lingers. As a creditor in the…