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Electronic execution and modernised meetings under the Corporations Act – here to stay (finally)
With little fanfare, the highly anticipated Corporations Amendment (Meetings and Documents) Bill 2021 (Bill) was passed by both Houses
What’s a contract got to do with it? (Absolutely everything): The High Court affirms approach to determining employment relationships in Personnel Contracting and Jamsek
Two recent decisions handed down by the High Court have stressed the primacy of contractual terms in determining
Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Act 2021
Executive Summary The recently released Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Act 2021 (Cth) (SOCI Act) has amended the
COVID-19 | Victorian Commercial Tenancy Relief 3.0 – Victoria introduces extended rent relief for small business
In response to the ongoing impact of COVID-19, the Victorian Government has now released the Commercial Tenancy Relief
Online Privacy Bill – Privacy reforms for the social media age
The Attorney-General’s Department has released the exposure draft of the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Online Privacy and Other
Queensland’s ‘best practice principles’ for major projects
Pursuant to the Queensland Procurement Policy 2021, the Queensland Government may apply certain ‘Best Practice Principles’ (or BPPs)
Corruption and Integrity Update – What the Corruption Allegations Data Dashboard reveals
The Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) has this month updated its Corruption Allegations Data Dashboard (CADD) to reflect
COVID-19 | Regulation extended, but reduced rent relief regime, for impacted lessees in NSW
In response to the continued impact of restrictions on businesses in New South Wales, the New South Wales
ASIC’s enforcement toolbox: breach reporting and infringement notices create the perfect storm
In the wake of our previous article on the introduction of Mandatory Breach Reporting for Australian Financial Services
Employer obligations when hiring overseas workers amid the reopening of Australia’s international borders
Australia’s national cabinet has maintained that Australia will continue with its plans to reopen its borders to international
An administrator’s right to remuneration out of trust property
In Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Marco (no 9) [2021] FCA 1306 the Administrators brought an interlocutory
‘Sequencing problem’ – the Court makes orders varying the operation of the Corporations Act to allow a voluntary administrator to transfer shares without owner consent
In the Supreme Court of New South Wales case of In the matter of Habibi Waverton (in liquidation)
