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Farm Succession Planning Checklist

FARM SUCCESSION PLANNING CHECKLIST Succession planning for a farm is crucial for ensuring the smooth transition of ownership and management to the next generation or successor. Here’s a...

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THE PERSONAL PROPERTIES AND SECURITIES REGISTER – PPS REGISTER

REGISTRATION PROCEDURES UNDER THE PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITIES REGISTER (PPS REGISTER) The PPS Register seeks to cheaply, simply and efficiently provide a new register in which it is possible to both...

THE PERSONAL PROPERTIES AND SECURITIES REGISTER – ROT clauses

RETENTION OF TITLE CLAUSES (ROT clauses) and PPS Register Prior to 30 January 2012, enforceable ROT clauses were not security interests as title did not pass to the buyer until payment was made. The...

THE PERSONAL PROPERTIES AND SECURITIES REGISTER – ACTION ITEMS

ACTION ITEMS Audit security interests – there is no automatic migration of existing interests to the PPS Register. Audit transactions that create security interests under the PPSA, such as...

THE PERSONAL PROPERTIES AND SECURITIES REGISTER – BUSINESS CHECKLIST

Business Checklist Do you own personal property that could be in someone else's possession for longer than 90 days? Do you consign goods to other people to sell? Do you manufacture and sell goods?...

REDUNDANT FLOORCARE EXECUTIVE CLEANS UP AND COMPETES – BUT HAS TO SCRUB CONTACT WITH OLD CUSTOMERS FOR RESTRAINT PERIOD

An Ecolab employee (Garland) was made redundant in May 2011. He then started work with Karcher Pty Ltd on 18 July 2011, as National Sales Manager selling Windsor floor cleaning equipment; equipment he...

WORKING FOR A COMPETITOR – LIKE A RED RAG TO A BULL

Employers are always keen to know what they can do to stop staff taking clients and staff when they leave. When two senior executives were terminated, their departure to a competitor was like a red...