Harwood Andrews Lawyers is recognised by industry bodies as a leader in the law of trusts and their application.
Our lawyers maintain pace with the ever-changing sphere of trust law and developments in taxation planning, business and asset protection, and succession planning.
We evaluate legal and taxation considerations to advise clients on how they can derive maximum benefits from their structure, focusing on key issues in wealth preservation and management of taxation liabilities.
Harwood Andrews Lawyers provides clients with counsel on:
- the different types of trusts and the advantages and disadvantages associated with each
- the implications of asset protection
- considerations centering on income tax, capital gains tax and succession planning
We also prepare our own trust deeds, which are continually reviewed to ensure they are at the forefront of trust law.
Our eminence in the area of trusts is such that the Taxation Institute of Australia (TIA) agreed to publish a 300 page book written by Harwood Andrews Lawyers called Trust Structures Guide. This publication explains the nature and use of trusts in Australia.
Trust Structures Guide is promoted by the TIA as the “the definitive guide to structuring and using trusts”. While many Harwood Andrews Lawyers practitioners contributed to the publication, it is primarily the work of Daniel Smedley, the executive principal of our Melbourne office. Daniel is accredited by the Law Institute of Victoria as a specialist in tax law.
Now in its fifth edition for 2008 and available in both print and online, the TIA state that the Trust Structures Guide “continues to be the ultimate resource for anyone advising on trust structures”. Click here to purchase Trust Structures Guide.