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Legal Insights

Capital Gains Tax Reform 2027: Abolition of the 50% Discount and Introduction of CPI Indexation

Proposed CGT reforms from 1 July 2027 will replace the 50% discount with inflation-adjusted rules, affecting investors with shares, funds, and property assets.

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Negative Gearing Reform 2027: Restrictions on Established Residential Property Investments

From 2027, new restrictions on negative gearing may impact residential property investors, while existing holdings and new builds receive transitional treatment.

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Discretionary Trust Tax Reforms: Preparing for the 2028 Changes

New trust tax rules from 2028 will impose a 30% minimum tax on discretionary trusts, with exemptions for certain entities and a limited restructuring opportunity.

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Case Studies

Case | Rapid Response to Sudden Risk: Successfully Secured a “Prevention + Enforcement” Injunction

After an undocumented business partnership created sudden risk, urgent action secured an injunction within three days to protect the client’s restaurant brand.

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Legal Insights

Latest Development on Australian Carbon Credit Unit

ACCU reforms strengthen scheme integrity through revised methods and governance, while Safeguard facilities will generate separate Safeguard Mechanism Credits.

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Legal Insights

Liquidated Damages Clauses in Australian Contract Law: Penalty or Genuine Estimate of Loss?

Liquidated damages clauses require careful drafting to avoid unenforceable penalties, manage risk and provide greater certainty for Australian contracting parties.

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About YK Law | Yingke Australia

Legal issues are part of your business, and we approach them in that context. We listen to the people who know it best, learn how it operates, what shapes its decisions and what the client needs to achieve. Our legal service is grounded in commercial reality and focused on what works the best.

YK Law is an Australian commercial law firm. We advise clients entering, investing and operating in Australia, and act on projects, transactions, regulatory matters and disputes.

Our clients include Chinese industry leaders, major state-owned enterprises, listed companies, and privately held groups, as well as investors from Southeast Asia and other international markets, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals.

We explain the legal position and available options with clarity, then work with the client to develop a strategy directed towards the outcome they seek.

Since 2020, YK Law has worked closely with Yingke and other leading Chinese law offices. Through these relationships, clients and lawyers in other jurisdictions can draw on Australian legal expertise as and when required.

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We study our clients’ businesses as carefully as we study the law.

Many of our lawyers have backgrounds shaped by legal education or practice in China, as well as professional experience in Australia. This background enables us to identify differences in legal concepts, commercial practices and expectations, and communication styles, allowing us to tailor our legal services to each client’s needs.

Our Legal services are also available in Chinese.
我们可以用中文为您提供法律服务。

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All Practice Areas

Business Operations and Compliance

  • Corporate Control and Governance
  • Corporate Debt Restructuring
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Supply Chain
  • Startup Legal Support
  • Labor and Employment Compliance
  • Corporate Responsibility and ESG

Australia-related Cross-Border Investments

  • FIRB & Foreign Investment Review
  • Financial Services Licensing (AFSL)
  • Real Estate Project Development
  • Australia-related Construction Projects EPC
  • Cross-Border Legal Compliance
  • Legal Due Diligence
  • Carbon Neutrality and New Energy

Asset Management and Protection

  • Family Assets Planning and Implementation
  • Residential and Commercial Real Estate Transactions
  • Investment and Skilled Immigration
  • Succession Planning
  • Wills, Family Trusts and Property Agreements
  • Family Office Services & High Net Worth Advisory

Litigation Prevention and Dispute Resolution

  • Intellectual Property
  • Commercial and Civil Litigation
  • Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration and ADR
  • Immigration & Administrative Decision Appeal
  • Family Law Disputes
  • White-Collar/Corporate Crime

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