Publications
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Removing insolvency practitioners - Should there be an easier way?
This week’s TGIF considers a recent application by creditors to remove administrators due to a perceived lack of independence, and the implications of proposed reforms regarding the removal of administrators and liquidators in similar situations.
Read MoreWhen does the winner take all? Costs orders in industrial litigation
In this In Brief, we examine the Full Federal Court decision in Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate.
Read MoreACCC announces outcome of unfair contract terms review - Next step: enforcement
The ACCC has identified a wide variety of problematic terms in standard form consumer contracts that it considers may amount to unfair contract terms.
Read MoreIs inventive step a lower threshold than innovative step? Delnorth Mark 2 suggests that in some cases, it might be
Theoretically, innovation patents have a much lower threshold of patentability than standard patents.
Read MoreProposed media reforms
Contained in six different Bills, the legislation comprises the Government’s response to the Convergence Review and the Independent Inquiry into the Media and Media Regulation (the Finkelstein Report).
Read MoreASIC finalises FoFA guidance and treasury proposes changes to grandfathering of conflicted remuneration
ASIC has released the long awaited Regulatory Guide 246 (RG 246) that finalises ASIC’s position on conflicted remuneration and other banned remuneration.
Read MoreWhen will segregated bank accounts be considered trust moneys?
This week’s TGIF considers who has the onus of proving monies that are held on trust – the liquidator of the trustee or the beneficiaries?
Read MoreThe Part IVA changes
The Government is proposing significant amendments to the income tax general anti-avoidance rules in Part IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Part IVA).
Read MoreGovernment announces changes on greenfields agreements, arbitration & right of entry - But still thin on detail
Workplace Relations Minister, the Hon. Bill Shorten MP, has announced further details of the Government’s proposed amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) dealing with greenfields agreements and union right of entry.
Read MoreHigh Court upholds constitutional validity of Australia’s International Arbitration Act which gives the UNCITRAL Model Law the force of law in Australia
On 13 March 2013, Australia’s High Court handed down its decision in TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd v The Judges of the Federal Court of Australia [2013] HCA 5.
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