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A recent decision by the Trade Marks Office demonstrates the importance of registering a business name as a trademark.

The decision considered proportionate liability in the context of proved contraventions of various statutory provisions.

Peggy Chow (Of Counsel, Singapore) and Kaman Tsoi (Special Counsel, Melbourne) discuss the latest regulatory trends and future directions including the use of third party...

The rules concerning payment of dividends have changed. Assuming the constitution of the company allows, a company may pay a dividend if the company’s assets exceed its liabilities immediately before the dividend is declared, the excess is sufficient for the payment of the dividend, the payment of the dividend is fair and reasonable to the company’s shareholders as a whole and the payment of the dividend does not materially prejudice the company’s ability to pay its creditors. Many constitutions

A new national business name registration service is to replace the State/Territory registration system currently in place.

Discusses the impact of QLD's move from a ‘land rich’ to a ‘landholder’ stamp duty model.

In this episode, Mel Debenham and Isabella Kelly invite Mark Smyth, disputes partner to join our series exploring the themes from HSF's report on Unlocking ESG Investment in Australia.

In this episode, Tim Stutt and Mel Debenham are joined by Jacqui Wootton, disputes partner and co-head of HSF's Australian corporate crime and investigations practice. In our second episode...

Our clients must be sick to death about hearing us comment on the Australian Sons of Gwalia saga (which we have been doing for more than three years) but finally there is good news to report.

US technology, pharma, and life science companies establishing Australian subsidiaries to access R&D tax incentives face complex international tax challenges. When intercompany agreements are drafted without proper coordination between US transfer pricing rules and Australian R&D Tax Incentive requirements, companies risk significant IRS exposure including platform contribution payment obligations, cost reallocations, and penalties that can exceed the intended tax benefits.

CoR will be remodelled in 2016, to better align with national safety laws, improve compliance and simplify enforcement.

An Australian company's AUD 168,000 fine for failing to lodge audited financial reports reveals a widespread challenge: businesses often cross into mandatory audit territory through organic growth without realizing it. As revenue, assets, or headcount expand, companies can unintentionally trigger obligations under the Corporations Act, with consequences extending far beyond regulatory penalties to impact financing, transactions, and investor confidence.

Due diligence is the appraisal of a business or franchise by a prospective buyer, to allow for an educated investment.

This newsletter includes summaries of news articles and reports affecting employment and businesses in Australia.

The indefinite deferral of certain duties has been confirmed by the NSW government.

The Australia Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) have released Consultation Paper 374 proposing to remake Class Order [CO 13/721]...

The ASX Corporate Governance Council proposes new recommendations under its Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations requiring a listed company to follow certain diversity requirements on an "if not why not" basis.