Updates & Alerts

Acting NSW Magistrate and author Beverley Schurr covers highlights from November online release of Criminal Procedure (NSW).

E-conveyancing now mandated for all land transactions, not just conveyancing. Step-by-step advice for practitioners.

Former High Court justice, Prof William Gummow AC, and postgraduate student Harry Sanderson, have called for more emphasis on authorised law reports in legal education and the practice of law.

Practical Law Insolvency and Restructuring has released new resources which provide detailed guidance on key aspects of the debt agreement process.

Commonwealth Statute Annotations: November 2021 Update

New annotations have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on LibertyWorks Inc v Commonwealth [2021] FCAFC 90, under s 60 of the Biosecurity Act 2015

Ideally, changes introduced in Corps Act 2001, Pt 5.3 will assist small businesses to quickly restructure and survive the economic impact of COVID-19. If not possible, they will be able to wind up faster and more efficiently.

Practical Law Corporate has published three new documents to its extensive suite of takeovers related documents.

The latest editions of the Australian Law Journal and Public Law Review examine the pandemic, plus insights on other current legal topics.

On 18 November 2021 Queensland passed permanent changes to the Property Law Act 1974 and Powers of Attorney Act 1998 permitting parties to enter into deeds and general powers of attorney for businesses in electronic form.

New Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) and the Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2021 (Cth)

The allocation of director identification numbers (DINs) by the Australian Business Registry Services (ABRS) commenced on 1 November 2021. In this Practice note, the Practical Law Commercial team consider the data protection and privacy issues relevant to both directors and companies...