Corporations

Practical Law Corporate has published four new practice notes and a standard document to its extensive suite of takeovers related documents.

Might a reform inspired from a civil law jurisdiction help make Australian companies more socially and environmentally responsible?

Essential compliance information at your fingertips. The full text of Market Integrity Rules (Capital) 2021 is now available. The ASIC Digest on Westlaw holds documents and regulations issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

Amendments to formalise electronic execution of documents, virtual meetings and electronic communications and continuous disclosure reform have taken effect

Hundreds engaged with a recent ALRC webinar on financial services law reform focused on articles in the C&SLJ’s Special Issue: “Financial Services Laws – Understanding the Devil in the Detail”.

Practical Law In-house have released a brand new resource examining the key issues that in-house lawyers should consider before assuming the additional role of director or company officer.

Liquidators seeking to recover unfair preference payments where a running account or a continuing business relationship exists, must now determine the preferential effect of mutual dealings from the start of the unfair preference avoidance period until liquidation.

Devilish complexity is impeding the effectiveness of Australian financial services laws and regulations. Illuminating it is the Australian Law Reform Commission’s first step in a longer-term review.

Practical Law Commercial Real Estate and Practical Law Corporate Transactions have recently teamed up to create a video to share their top ten practical tips to help you excel in your next legal due diligence exercise for a buyer of an asset or business.

Practical Law has published a suite of eight new checklist guides to the current and developing laws and regulations in each Australian State and Territory that affect the valid execution and witnessing of a range of documents.

Practical Law Corporate has published two share buy-back deeds for use by companies undertaking an equal access or selective buy-back.