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The new safe harbour insolvency laws – basics for directors and commercial contracting

The amendments to the Corporations Act1 to broaden the ‘safe harbours’ for directors on an insolvency were passed by Parliament on 12 September 20172 and are awaiting a date for commencement.

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Key points for boards and activist shareholders from Perpetual’s loss to Brickworks and Soul Patts

The Federal Court has released its judgment in favour of Brickworks Limited and Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited, in its proceedings with Perpetual.1

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2016 AGM Season Survey Results

At the conclusion of the 2016 AGM season, we conducted our annual survey of remuneration report voting for S&P/ASX 1001entities.

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Final governance-related Listing Rules amendments

The Final Amendments are intended to come into effect on 1 July 2014, subject to receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals under the Corporations...

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2013 AGM Season Survey Results

At the conclusion of the 2013 AGM season, we conducted a survey of the business of AGMs of ASX listed entities...

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ASIC consults on its employee incentive scheme policy

ASIC is proposing to update its policy on employee incentive schemes. ASIC currently anticipates releasing a revised Regulatory Guide 49: Employee Incentive Schemes and class order in...

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Workwise - addressing social media risks in the workplace

In this article we look at some of the areas of law relevant to social media (intellectual property, privacy, media and defamation, consumer protection and employment, as well as continuous...

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ASX Listing Rule Amendments: governance issues, dividend announcements and share purchase plans

ASX has amended several Listing Rules; this article reviews the amendments and how they relate to listed...

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