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Last month, the ATO signalled a low tolerance for highly engineered cross-border structures when it dramatically sought to impose tax on TPG’s $1.5 billion profit on the Myer float. In the course of the ATO’s frantic efforts to secure a slice of the Myer millions, it issued two draft determinations last Friday setting out the circumstances in which it will challenge similar private equity arrangements.

A new Section 7 gives the government a broad power to regulate commercial leases to mitigate adverse COVID-19 impacts.

This NSW Regulation protects "impacted lessees" from any "prescribed action" by landlords from the COVID-19 pandemic.

These Victorian legislative amendments are relief measures for landlords and tenants in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This case is evidence that any dealings and negotiations around commercial leasing have the potential to bind you.

Other initiatives that APRA in particular has taken recently include a 2022 stress-test of Australia's largest banks to assess climate risk on financial stability.

The first thing for business owners is to speak with their accountants about all potential effects of the new changes.

Security interests must be registered correctly on the PPSR, as the Courts will interpret the legislation strictly.

A simple error in a PPSR registration (as against the correct grantor identifier) may render a registration defective.

Regulators have continued their crackdown on unfair contract terms, with announcements from both ASIC and the ACCC.

If you are working in the franchising industry, you are probably facing these difficult times of economic dislocation.

If you have a security interest registered on the PPSR, check the expiry date, and extend the registration if necessary.

A recent unanimous decision of the Court of Appeal (Interstar Wholesale Finance Pty Limited v Integral Home Loans Pty Limited [2008] NSWCA 310), in which Deacons acted for the successful appellant, has given some guidance on the law of penalties.

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (the Committee) has recently recommended an amendment to the Corporations Act which if adopted will limit public access to the share register of Australian companies.

Proposed reforms include the adoption of 345 of the Whittaker Review's recommendations and a number of other changes.

Businesses should review and keep track of the expiry dates of all PPSR registrations, in case they need to be renewed.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has proposed significant reforms to pre-lodgement advertising rules that would allow companies to communicate more freely with markets before filing disclosure documents. While offering greater flexibility for IPO offerors to gauge interest and address market commentary, the changes raise important questions about investor protection and the potential for premature investment decisions based on incomplete information.