Merger reform 101: what’s changing and why it matters
With Australia’s new merger regime mere months away, make sure you understand how its key features and pitfalls will affect your practice.
By Jacqueline Downes - 2 min read
ICAC: beauty or beast?
A recent study, Community Attitudes to Corruption and to the ICAC; Report of the 2013 Survey, looked at perceptions of ICAC. By MONICA KELLY.
By Monica Kelly - 1 min read
Supercharging battles over superannuation death benefits
When there is uncertainty as to how super death benefits should be paid, dispute resolution or litigation generally follows. By CAROLINE HARLEY.
By Caroline Harley - 2 min read
The grim life of tenants living in the Willmott Forest
Liquidators appointed to a landlord company can now disclaim a registered lease. This could result in tenants being treated unfairly, and precludes tenants from protecting…
By Jonathan Nathan - 2 min read
How safe is your franchise territory? The courts have decided
The courts have recently discussed the importance of a franchisor protecting their franchisee’s territorial rights in an exclusive territory. By NICK BIRBAS.
By Nick Birbas - 1 min read
Liquidator’s liens: the principle in universal distributing considered
The issue in Stewart v Atco Controls Pty Ltd (in Liquidation) [2014] HCA 15 (7 May 2014) was whether a liquidator was entitled to an equitable lien…
By Anthony Lo Surdo SC - 1 min read
Australian-Japan trade agreement signifies new phase in bilateral relations
The agreement will allow Japanese customers direct access to services provided by Australian entities in the legal, financial and telecommunications sectors. By DEANNA CONSTABLE, TIM…
By Deanna Constable, Tim Griffiths and Reiteke Grosser - 1 min read
Shareholder self-protection and activism in Australia
Shareholder activist hedge funds have over $90 billion globally – funds that need to be “put to work”. By DAVID FRIEDLANDER.
By David Friedlander - 1 min read