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Corporate governance, defence in depth and the Swiss Cheese Model of incident causation

In this practical article, Partner Jonathan Cheyne from JWS’ Board Advisory & Governance group introduces the famous Swiss Cheese Model of incident causation – which is widely applied in many other...

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The Court's broad power to terminate security interests

In this article, we unpack a case that highlights the Court's broad power to terminate security interests pursuant to s 90-15 of the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations).

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Preliminary discovery – the neat trick that allows you to obtain another party's documents

In recent years, several cases have involved a party seeking preliminary discovery against another party to determine whether to commence proceedings against that party for conduct that breaches...

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Taxation of multinationals – things to keep an eye on heading into the new year

The taxation of multinationals has been a hot topic in Australia for some time. In this Insight we highlight some of the recent developments in this area as well as further developments to look out...

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