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New legislation information, case annotations and article references have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on Ruddick v Commonwealth [2022] HCA 9, under sections 7 and 24 of the Constitution.

Australian Journal of Administrative Law Vol 29 Pt 2.

This article discusses the contemporary difficulties with agreements as to costs including the intricacies of the statutory frameworks regulating their validity, and compounding and accelerating difficulties with the ACL.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 1.2 “Aboriginal Customary Law”; Bankruptcy 3.4 “Compulsory Bankruptcy”; Bankruptcy 3.18 “Debt Agreements”; Business Organisations 4.5 “Company Reorganisation”; Civil...

The Practical Law Corporate team is pleased to announce the launch of its new topic: Members' schemes of arrangement. The topic contains new and existing resources relating to members' schemes of arrangement and control transactions more generally.

For legal practitioners advising companies that wish to supply goods or services to government entities or Commonwealth government lawyers assisting with the tender process, the highly regulated framework within which government procurement occurs can be complex and confusing. Fast...

Recently amended regulations increase fees for applications to FIRB

These new Practical Law Corporate resources are designed to assist company directors to understand their obligations and implement best practice with respect to cybersecurity and cyber risk.

A review of the evolution of the doctrine of judicial notice in the context of litigation arising in relation to COVID-19. An exploration of the ramifications for solicitors’ practice of the decision of McElwaine J in New Aim Pty Ltd v Leung [2022] FCA 722.

In an Australian first the Federal Court has found Australian Financial Services Licensees must manage cybersecurity risks to satisfy the Corporations Act.

An updated ePayments Code (the Code) was published by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) on 2 June 2022.

With new mandatory cyber incident reporting obligations applying from 8 July 2022, these resources will help you get across the new regime of obligations for owners and operators of critical infrastructure assets.