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Navigating the complexities of workplace investigations can be challenging and stressful for employers.

Companies considering a capital reconstruction or a capital reduction should consider the effect of the recently issued ASIC Policy Statement 188 titled "Disclosure in Reconstructions" on its proposed transaction.

For criminal defence lawyers, tightening your Anti-Money Laundering (AML) processes is paramount.

The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) ("PPSA") is now expected to come into effect in October 2011. All financiers and businesses that supply goods to their customers or distributors, on the basis that they retain title until payment is made, are at risk if they do not appropriately prepare for the PPSA.

It's no secret that 2020 was a year like no other. To mark International Women's Day 2021, DCC caught up with some of the impressive women in its network of Women in STEM, to ask them about the past 12 months, ...

Making a watertight Will is vital – particularly for business owners who would have assets relating to their business.

There is a general rule that courts will reject the evidence of a person’s ‘opinion’ The most well known exception to this rule is that which permits experts, in tightly constrained circumstances, to give opinion evidence.

In a recent case, Ketchell v Master of Education Services Pty Ltd, the New South Wales Court of Appeal has handed down a significant decision that will have far reaching effects on franchisors.

ASIC has released Consultation Paper 325 Product design and distribution obligations (CP 325), on its proposals for guidance on the design and distribution obligations in Pt 7.8A

ASIC released guidance for upcoming laws requiring large proprietary and public companies to have whistleblower policies.

Its review sees ASIC cover familiar ground, but with a greater emphasis on asset values and impairment testing.

ASIC has released a Consultation Paper to describe ASIC's powers and priorities when winding up abandoned companies.

For decades, chairing an ASX200 company has represented the summit of Australian corporate leadership. It has long been viewed as a role reserved for the nation’s most trusted and influential directors.

The structure of section 203D and the interplay between 203D and 249D may cause grief for requisitioning shareholders.

Franchisors need to ensure their restraint and non compete provisions are carefully worded to be legally enforceable.

The changes affect the duties on (and liability of) committee members, and the model constitution, amongst other things.

This Regulation was enacted as part of a range of legislative measures in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic.