Business Organisations 4.6 “Company Takeovers”
Updated by Rodd A Levy, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills and Simon Walker, Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills

This Subtitle expounds the provisions of Ch 6 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) which regulate the acquisition of shares that may have an effect on the control of a company. This update discusses bid class securities and escrow agreements, as well as the rights of holders of convertible securities. ASIC Regulatory Guide 9 “Takeover Bids” is referenced throughout.

Key Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Business Organisations 4.8 “Non-corporate Organisations”
Updated by Joseph Claude Veneziano, Associate Editor and Reporter, Government and Environmental Reports of Australia

The organisations covered in this Subtitle are miscellaneous legal structures for the collective conduct of, or investment in, business otherwise than in the form of a company registered under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). This update discusses unincorporated associations.

Key Cases: Re Sun Cable Pty Ltd (admins apptd) [2023] NSWSC 1037.
Key Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Evidence 16.3 “Proof in Criminal Cases”
Updated by Stephen J Odgers SC, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney

This Subtitle comprises the various evidentiary rules which guarantee the accused the protection of the standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt. This update covers evidence in relation to crimes against children.

Key Cases: Director of Public Prosecutions v Benjamin Roder (a pseudonym) (2024) 98 ALJR 644; [2024] HCA 15; Milky v The King [2024] VSCA 136; TL v The King (2022) 275 CLR 83; 96 ALJR 1072; [2022] HCA 35.

Currently scheduled updates (subject to change):

• Business Organisations 4.1 “Company Formation”
• Communications 6.9 “Internet Law”
• Interpretation and Use of Legal Sources 25.2 “International Law”
• Labour Law 26.1 “Individual Employment”