When dealing with family law settlements, practitioners should obtain expert advice on corporate structuring and how to divide property in a tax effective manner.
By Niki Schomberg and Rachell Davey - 8 min read
A string of recent cases in the District and Supreme Courts of NSW highlight the importance of legal professional privilege.
By Justin Wong and Aaron Roberts - 7 min read
The High Court recently examined the ‘maximum’ penalty for corporate offending under the Criminal Code and the penalty is not the cost of doing business.
By Richard Harris, Colleen Platford, Antonia Garling, Peter Munro and David Wiseman - 6 min read
Declaring dividends and other lessons for company directors from Dick Smith Holdings.
By Ross Foreman, Kate Boyd and Jerome Entwisle - 7 min read
The surprising threat to life on earth and the legal and non-legal solutions we need to consider.
By Steven Freeland - 6 min read
What we can learn from the results of the first round of Modern Slavery reporting.
By Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope and Heidi Roberts - 8 min read
Hutley and Hartford Davis share some of the practical steps directors can take to reduce the likelihood of liability arising from net zero climate change…
By Noel Hutley SC and Sebastian Hartford Davis - 6 min read
The Full Federal Court judgment that rung the death knell for the peak indebtedness rule.
By Michael Baltins and Georgina Overend - 5 min read
The Ever Given may have been dislodged, but the complex legal fallout has only just begun.
By Alexis Cahalan - 8 min read
Discussion of four key areas that require the focus of organisations in order to meet ESG expectations and avoid reputational and financial consequences.
By Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope, Heidi Roberts and Sophie Uhlhorn - 7 min read
How the pandemic might inform our response to climate change.
By Ballanda Sack, Timothy Allen and Amelia Smillie - 6 min read
The international developments that Australian businesses need to watch in 2021.
By Abigail Gill, Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope and Kate Gill-Herdman - 7 min read
The liquor licensing reforms designed to revitalise our night time economy.
By Kenneth Yardy - 6 min read