Articles
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05 June 2012
Superannuation
Wills and estates: tax & property law implications for non-reside…
Australia?s multicultural profile continues to evolve, both socially and commercially.
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22 May 2012
Corporate Governance
How will the new national business names registration system affe…
On 28 May 2012, a new system for registering, maintaining and cancelling a business name nationally will commence.
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22 May 2012
Workplace Law & Culture
Work health and safety - are you liable? The High Court speaks
The new work health and safety laws are a hot topic for many businesses.
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09 May 2012
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
Sponsored links and misleading & deceptive conduct: Google - not…
The Full Federal Court recently considered the conduct of Google, as a publisher of advertisements which were misleading and deceptive.
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08 May 2012
Wills & estates: Court finds bereavement can hamper testamentary…
The judgment of the England and Wales High Court in Key v Key [2010] emphasised two points that legal practitioners should be mindful of.
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12 April 2012
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
Trusts, debts & agency: when is an irrevocable authority not irre…
An irrevocable authority is an authority given by a principal to an agent for the purpose of securing some form of benefit to a third party beneficiary.
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11 April 2012
Workplace Law & Culture
The New Workplace Safety Laws: We Have Lifted Off!
For the first three months of this year, it?s been business as usual following the commencement on 1 January 2012 of the new NSW Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
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03 April 2012
Personal Property Securities
PPSA - perfect early ... and perfect often?
Many users of the new register under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 Cth (PPSA) are choosing to register more than once for some customers.
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03 April 2012
Corporate Governance
New National Business Name System - Same Exclusivity Issue
A new National Business Names Registration System is expected to commence in May 2012.
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21 March 2012
Personal Property Securities
Lost in migration - dangerous defects in the Personal Property Se…
The transfer of ASIC charges to the PPS Register has proven to be a seriously flawed process.
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19 March 2012
Wills & Estates Law Update - trustees successfully avoid removal,…
This issue concerned whether it was \"expedient\" to appoint new trustees in place of the existing trustees.
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29 February 2012
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
PPSA: Enforcement of securities in a commercially reasonable mann…
Chapter 4 of the Act, Enforcement of Security Interests, deals with how to enforce a security interest in personal property.
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27 February 2012
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
The Home Building Amendment Act 2011 - Second Phase of Reforms Co…
On 1 February 2012, the second set of amendments to the Home Building Act 1989 implemented by the Home Building Amendment Act 2011 started.
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20 January 2012
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
Changes to Security of Payment Legislation to affect building & c…
Since February last year principals have begun to receive another type of notice under the Act.
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11 January 2012
Personal Property Securities
Australia's new personal property securities law - no more false…
The Commonwealth Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (PPSA) has had several false starts.
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13 December 2011
Competition & Consumer
Keeping up with Australian Consumer Law changes: have you updated…
Together, the CCR and the Competition and Consumer Act 2011 (Cth) replace what was previously called the Trade Practices Act 1974.
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29 November 2011
Building & Construction
Home Building Amendment Act 2011 - Alert for Builders, Owners and…
The Home Building Amendment Bill 2011 has introduced a package of reforms to the Home Building Act 1989.
