Research & Publications - Index
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01 June 2007 - Publication
Corrs In Brief: The New Fairness Test
On 28 May 2007 the Workplace Relations Amendment (A Stronger Safety Net) Bill 2007 was tabled in the House of Representatives. Iain Ross from the Corrs Workplace Relations team summarises the new 'Fairness Test' which will apply to AWAs and ...
25 May 2007 - Publication
Corrs Private Equity: Secondary Buyouts - Will Australia follow UK/Europe?
In the UK and Europe, secondary buyouts (where a private equity sponsor sells a controlling interest to another private equity sponsor) have become a well accepted and common exit route for private equity sponsors and also a great source of new ...
25 May 2007 - Publication
Directors’ powers subsist during receivership
The Federal Court considered the issue of a director’s entitlement to defend winding up proceedings brought against two companies in ASIC v Lanepoint Enterprises Pty Ltd; ASIC v Bowesco Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) [2006] FCA 1163.
23 May 2007 - Publication
Insolvency & Reconstruction: "Work It Out" May 2007
In this issue: Proposed repeal of exemption of liquidators from insider trading laws; Proposed new defence for insolvent trading
Rot clauses over motor vehicles - “security interests” in Victoria and WA; Westpoint: Receiver orders capable of ...
18 May 2007 - Publication
Retention of title in motor vehicles – a “security interest” in Victoria and WA also
The High Court has confirmed that in Victoria, the rights of a vendor of motor vehicles under a retention of title (or Romalpa or ROT) clause are liable to be defeated under the Victorian Chattel Securities Act.
17 May 2007 - Publication
Corrs In Brief: Confirmation of Exemption from Interest Withholding Tax for Syndicated Loans
The Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 3) Bill 2007 was introduced into the House of Representatives on 10 May 2007.
17 May 2007 - Publication
Corrs In Brief: Recent Developments in Australian Corporate Law Reform
With guidance from the Treasury, the Commonwealth Government has embarked on a comprehensive program of corporate law reform which has delivered significant regulatory improvements for business and the community.
11 May 2007 - Publication
Corrs In Brief: A Glancing Blow for the Takeovers Panel
The Takeovers Panel has received another blow at the hands of the Federal Court. Whether or not it will be fatal will rest in the hands of the High Court, but Corporate Advisory lawyers Andrew Lumsden and Kate Drew argue that the High Court is ...
11 May 2007 - Publication
Right of access to company books by directors
In Boulos v Carter; Re Tarbs World TV Australia Pty Ltd (2006) 24 ACLC 46 (Boulos v Carter), the directors of a company sought an order that they be allowed to inspect the books and financial records of the company and those kept by the company’s ...
08 May 2007 - Publication
Corrs Qld Local Government Issues Autumn 2007
In this issue: Amendments to the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act; Resuming land as an environmental protection strategy; State tells Councils to take the pressure down; Regulating prohibited dogs.
04 May 2007 - Publication
Case Notes Qld March 2007
In this issue: Development approval caught in the turning legislative wheel; Title Court cannot make orders where change to an application is not minor; Development application treated as properly made; Bunnings too big for Coolum.
04 May 2007 - Publication
Statutory demands - what constitutes a “judgment debt”?
Under s 459E(3) of the Corporations Act, a statutory demand on a corporation must be supported by an accompanying affidavit “[u]nless the debt is a judgment debt”.
30 April 2007 - Publication
IP&T Newsletter Issue 2
27 April 2007 - Publication
Does a bank have a duty to provide commercial advice to a borrower?
In the recent case of National Australia Bank v Mullins [2006] ACTSC 116, the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory considered whether a bank has a duty to provide a borrower with commercial advice in relation to the purchase of a ...
26 April 2007 - Publication
Corrs Corporate Advisory: Draft regulations released to effect financial services regulatory changes announced in 2006
On 26 March, the Government released draft regulations to amend the Corporations Regulations, following the announcement by the Parliamentary Secretary of a range of proposed changes to be made to the regulations governing financial services.
20 April 2007 - Publication
Consumer Credit Code and business failure
The recent case of Permanent Custodians Ltd v Upston [2007] NSWSC 223 dealt with the application of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code which operates throughout Australia.
20 April 2007 - Publication
Corrs In Brief: Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnerships
The Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No 2) Bill 2007 was introduced into the House of Representatives on 29 March 2007. The Bill includes amendments to introduce the Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership (ESVCLP), first promised in the ...
05 April 2007 - Publication
Case Notes Qld February 2007
In this issue: How Far Does the Term ‘Generally In Accordance With’ Extend?; The Ambient Noise Level and Consideration of Residential Amenity; Construing Conditions in Development Permits; Listing in Heritage Register Declared Invalid.
05 April 2007 - Publication
Corrs In Brief: Jane Doe v ABC - Invasion of Privacy: New Risks for The Media
This week a landmark decision was handed down in the County Court by her Honour Judge Hampel. A rape victim, known by the pseudonym Jane Doe, sued the ABC, a reporter and a sub-editor for naming her in three separate broadcasts in 2002.
05 April 2007 - Publication
Corrs Media: Resolution of defamation disputes without litigation - Offer to make amends
A key reform introduced in the uniform defamation legislation is the offer to make amends procedure, which is intended to encourage both plaintiffs and defendants to resolve a defamation dispute at an early stage, without resorting to litigation.
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