Welcome to our latest legal content update. We’ve been busy building new matter types, updating layouts, adding new forms as well as keeping up to date with Stamp Duty changes across NSW and VIC.
New Loan Agreement Matter Type
This month we released the long-anticipated Loan Agreement Matter type in the existing Commercial matter category, available in all States. Find out more here, including how to add all your important info about the Loan - like Loan Amount, Loan Type, Term of Loan, and Interest and Repayment Details.
Stamp Duty Updates
For our NSW clients, NSW Stamp Duty has been updated, effecting contracts which were exchanged from 1 July 2023.
In Victoria, the VIC Stamp Duty Pensioner and Concession Cardholder Reduction is also now available on the Stamp Duty Estimator on Purchase and Transfer matters. To find out more see this Support article.
Financial Disclosure in Family matters
This month we have also added a new tab in the Case Details layout in your ‘Property’ and ‘Children and Property’ matters called “Disclosure” where you can store all of your financial disclosure records relevant to your matter. We have also added a new precedent called "Financial Disclosure Record" which automates with that information in a Word document, available now in your Precedent Library.
Form Updates – Lexon Insurance and SA Criminal Law
We have updated the following Lexon Insurance suites for our QLD clients:
- Litigation General
- Conveyancing – Purchase & Sale
- Business
- Wills & EPOA
- Family - Financial Agreement
For our NSW clients, we have also updated the Conveyancing NSW Lexon Insurance suite (Purchase & Vendor).
In the practice area of Criminal Law in South Australia, we have also added over 18 new forms across the Supreme, District & Magistrates Courts. Click here for a full list of the new forms.
Report Updates
We’ve added a new “Will Register” report which displays the clients’ full name, DOB, document received date and matter closed date, sorted by Matter Number.
In the Smokeball Web App, we have added a new Money Received Report which shows payments received in trust, operating accounts and breaks down these payments by payment method.
That’s all for now, but stay tuned for next month’s update and don’t forget to join our Australian Updates & News Lounge to be the first to know about what’s new in this space!
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