If adopted, the proposed changes would have widespread impacts on mergers and acquisitions within Australia.

Companies invest in risk management and compliance but sometimes things go wrong in spite of all best efforts.

A checklist of key actions to lay the foundation for a successful AGM.

Any proposed policy should be focussed on the health and safety of your employees and others who come into contact.

Key milestones and key public hearings in 2022 and what can be expected from the Disability Royal Commission in 2023.

What is AUKUS? What does it all mean? Australia's plan & the impact on the defence industry.

Whilst not fatal to a determination, it is wrong as a matter of law to strictly apply the Cardno test.

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner clarifies the privacy obligations of employers in re their employees.

It is now likely that owners in NSW can now bring proceedings that join the builder, the designer and the certifier.

The case highlights processes which must be complied with before lease documents become binding on the parties.

The Australian Government has announced significant revisions to its 2026 tax reform package following intensive consultation, including expanded small business CGT concessions, a new innovative business CGT discount for early-stage investors, and broadened exemptions for testamentary trusts. These adjustments respond to industry feedback while maintaining the fundamental architecture of replacing the 50% CGT discount with cost base indexation and introducing a 30% minimum tax on trust distributions.

This edition of Blockchain Bites brings the latest legal, regulatory and project updates in Blockchain and Digital Law.

What does the Jobs and Skills Summit actually mean for employers?

The concept of a "set-off" clause is uncontroversial and something many employers utilise in their contractual arrangements with both salaried and non-salaried staff.

The New Lock Down Measures will cover the Greater Sydney Region and will significantly affect a range of businesses.

The High Court of Australia has delivered its landmark judgment on whether unpaid present entitlements from a trust to a corporate beneficiary constitute a loan under Division 7A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936. This decision resolves a critical question that has significant implications for how trusts structure distributions to corporate beneficiaries and whether such arrangements trigger deemed dividend treatment under Australia's tax integrity provisions.

The Digital Assets Bill was introduced as a Private Member's Bill to regulate digital asset exchanges in Australia.

2 articles relating to the financial technology industry.

This issue of Blockchain Bites includes the latest legal, regulatory and project updates in blockchain and digital law.

This article looks at some other emerging risks that organisations ought to think about in relation to the adoption and use of AI systems by their employees.