Journal Updates
The following Journal update articles were posted originally in Journals Talk.
Unfair Contract Terms protections: Reform at last?
The Government has introduced reforms to establish civil penalty provisions prohibiting the use of, and reliance on, unfair terms in standard form contracts. The legislation is also designed to ensure that in its agreements as to costs the legal profession complies with the enhanced...
High Court of Australia highlights: September
ALJR Editors John Carroll and Colleen Tognetti on the High Court highlights for September
High Court of Australia highlights: August
ALJR Editors John Carroll and Colleen Tognetti on High Court highlights for August
Does your transaction require FIRB consent?
Practical Law Corporate has published updated Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) resources, providing subscribers with flowcharts and checklists to help quickly and easily determine if a transaction will require the Treasurer's prior consent or if an exemption may apply.
Federal Court Reports: Editor, Reporter and Court Information
The preliminary title pages for the following volumes of the Federal Court Reports are available below. These title pages list all the contributors to the authorised reports which include the Editor, Consulting Editors, Reporters and Judges of the Federal Court of Australia.
New members' schemes of arrangement content
Members' schemes of arrangement are one of the predominant means of acquiring control of a public company. A members' scheme of arrangement is a target driven process that requires cooperation between the bidder and target companies in the form of a scheme implementation deed. In...
Banking & Financial Services, Noticeboard, October 2022 – Crypto assets: The regulatory noose tightens
On 4 October 2022 Reuters reported that the Financial Stability Oversight Council, a US regulatory panel comprising top financial regulators, had recommended that Congress pass legislation addressing risks digital assets pose to the financial system, including bills to bolster...
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