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The push for corporate and taxation legislative reform to quash phoenix activity has stalled, but maybe only temporarily.

This follow-on article aims to provide practical guidance on the ways in which insider trading risks can be managed.

This new bill introduces a specific whistleblower protection regime for people who expose misconduct in tax affairs.

Commissioner Armour's statement is consistent with an accelerating international trend of regulators raising the standards in relation to climate-related disclosures.

We explore the topical Environment, Social and Governance issues of the day in Australia.

This decision limited the application of the apportionment regime to claims of misleading and deceptive conduct only.

Feedback from the business community and organisations will be reflected in the proposed bill to combat modern slavery.

This article looks at implications of these Requirements for businesses with supply chains and supply chain businesses.

In a major change to established thinking, the High Court has effectively limited its 1979 decision relating to crown immunity, in deciding that crown immunity does not apply to commercial contracts involving federal, state and territory governments, as far as the corporation contracting with that government is concerned.

The article raises awareness about legal and government initiatives to tighten the net around illegal phoenix activity.

Retention of title or 'Romalpa' clauses are standard fare in material supply contracts and arrangements. Recent changes in insolvency laws make them less reliable and as a consequence, terms of trade and credit arrangements are likely to toughen.

A company is facing a winding up application. The hearing date is approaching. Days before the hearing, voluntary administrators are appointed and the Court is asked to adjourn. For years, that strategy often bought time. Increasingly, it does not.

This recent decision has given a clear and detailed explanation of what will be considered proper service on a company.

The decision shows that this type of transaction is not within the bounds of the current Australian insolvency regime.

There can be two businesses with identical trade marks but only one is able to register that mark as a business name.

In September 2005, the Federal Court of Australia identified the degree of use sufficient (and indeed insufficient) to give rise to ownership rights in a trade mark.