As we get ready to turn the page on 2024, we take a look at the present state of the Australian corporate law landscape. In the last 5 years, the...
ReadDid you know that as a director, you can be personally liable for company debts many years after it has gone into administration, even if you were...
ReadIn the negotiation of the sale or purchase of a business an almost supernatural level of time and effort can be devoted to conducting due diligence,...
ReadThose who have been involved in negotiating the sale or purchase of a business will be well aware of the careful attention paid to warranties....
ReadA year ago, the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) was amended to introduce eye-watering financial penalties for standard form contracts that are...
ReadOnce regarded as one of the investment community’s ‘stranger things’, SAFE Notes occupy the twilight zone between the usual binary alternatives...
ReadNearly 2.7 million Australian Directors have submitted their personal information to the Australian Business Registry Service to apply for a Director...
ReadAs the growth of the Metaverse and Web 3.0 continues to influence how we live and work today, and our expectations for tomorrow, the impact of...
ReadAll directors of Australian companies must hold a Director Identification Number (DIN) or risk prosecution by ASIC. Below we simplify the process for...
ReadWhile data and privacy concerns slowed the initial widespread adoption of e-signatures, attitudes have drastically changed towards e-signing and...
ReadProspective company directors are now legally required to apply for a Director Identification Number before they are appointed. The consequences of...
ReadAustralian Company directors will soon be required to verify their identity with a recently formed Government Registrar by applying for a...
ReadVictoria has solidified its contemporary stance on electronic signatures and made its pandemic reforms permanent. In this article, we provide an...
ReadHighly anticipated corporate law reforms have finally been implemented. In this article, we provide an insight into what the changes are, how they...
ReadDespite the expiry of the COVID-19 relief measures, small businesses continue to struggle with the economic challenges created by the pandemic....
ReadThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread disruption in social and business life on a worldwide basis. Amongst what many regard as positive...
ReadThe social distancing measures introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted much of our way of life in the last few months. In the...
ReadOn 7 April 2020 National Cabinet announced a mandatory code (‘Code’) for commercial leases of small and medium sized Australian business...
ReadUnder growing pressure to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, on 7 April 2020 National Cabinet announced a mandatory code for commercial lease tenancies...
ReadAs the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic causes health and social impacts on a previously almost unfathomable scale, for businesses too it is a...
ReadThe Senate has recently passed an act which confers personal liability on directors for their company’s unpaid GST...
ReadAll public companies have until 1 January 2020 to comply with the new whistleblower policy requirements. This requirement carries a $126,000 (body...
ReadFollowing a recent High Court case, companies should be aware of adopting too narrow an interpretation of the “financial assistance” provisions...
ReadUnder Australian law, directors of companies typically have unilateral powers to reject transfers of shares by shareholders. However, below we...
ReadOfficers have legal obligations under Australian law to keep information on ASIC registers up to...
ReadIn much-publicised proceedings, the Fair Work Ombudsman has found that Uber drivers are independent...
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