Knowledge

JobKeeper: What you need to know

Last week, Parliament passed legislation making changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 to accommodate the JobKeeper wage subsidy announced the week before.

New Legislation: Combating Illegal Phoenixing

On 17 February 2020 the Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Bill 2019 received royal ascent.

All the legal terms you need to know in conveyancing

The legal work involved in preparing a sales contract, mortgage or other property related documents, is called conveyancing. While you can do your own conveyancing, most people..

Why you need to know about the Security for Payment Act

The Security of Payment Act legislation (SOPA) enabled through the Building and Constructions Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (“the Act”) is a provision which allows..

5 Reasons You Need a Shareholders' Agreement

If a company has more than one shareholder it should have a shareholders’ agreement in place.

The Sperm Donor Case – A Seminal Decision

“By biology, or by law, or a combination of both, certain people, take on the right and responsibilities of raising children, and are, or become parents”: Masson v Parsons [2017]..

ABC Learning Centres: why corporate governance matters

ABC Learning Centres was the biggest childcare company in the world. From humble beginnings in Brisbane in 1988, it grew to 43 centres in Australia at the time it was listed on..

The global market: no longer a choice

Michael R Czinkota, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce in the United States Department of Commerce said this:

When can a corporation be held criminally responsible?

On 15 November 2019 the Australian Law Reform Commission released a Discussion Paper into Corporate Criminal Responsibility.

New Family Law Statistics from the Australian Institute of Family Studies

Recently, the Australian Institute of Family Studies (‘AIFS’) released an Evidence Summary of a study it had conducted in relation to post-separation parenting outcomes. The..