Christchurch earthquakes and resulting insurance issues. Leases terminated damage.

An insurer should be granted relief from stay where the proceeds of the policy are clearly not property of the estate.

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TV Now allows subscribers to record free-to-air TV programs to the cloud and play back the recording within 30 days.

The relevant bills for the new R&D Tax Credit (Tax Credit) passed by Parliament.

The importance of reaping commercial and social benefits of research is recognised by medical and business communities.

The High Court, in Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia v Word Investments Limited [2008] HCA 55, has upheld a decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia that found a charitable organisation can conduct non-inherently charitable activities so long as the clear and exclusive purpose is to raise funds to deploy in ways that are charitable.

New, modernised Transfer Pricing Legislation has been introduced along with revised General Anti-Avoidance Provisions.

The new Guide will assist Australian businesses to interpret the Privacy Act to protect personal information they hold.

A recent court decision in Australia highlights how directors can be held financially liable for insolvent trading despite entry into a deed of company arrangement. The decision also highlights a possible gap in New Zealand's voluntary administration legislation.

These changes will provide the Commissioner with a wider ambit to pursue directors for breaches of their obligations.

The proposed amendments ban the promotion of live odds by commentators at certain times before, during and after play.

Simon Power, the Minister of Commerce, yesterday announced the release of a discussion document on the introduction of criminal penalties (including imprisonment) for those guilty of participation in cartels. The Minister's announcement follows the recent criminalisation of cartel conduct in Australia - the relevant reforms coming into effect over the Tasman on 24 July last year.

Challenges and difficulties remain in the application of the proposed second instalment of the Transfer Pricing Rules.

‘Exchange – International’ newsletter discusses new regulatory developments in the Australian financial services sector.

On 1 February 2013, the first ever national standard on personal data privacy protection came into force in China.

In one of the first decisions of its kind in Australia, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has refused the development of six coastal dwellings partly due to the threat of increasing storm severity and rising seas levels from climate change.

The global financial crisis has placed the nature and structure of executive remuneration under increased scrutiny.

The verdict in a recent Victorian case raises the question as to whether jury trials are appropriate in a modern society.

Available data suggests that there has been an increase in the incidence economic crimeof over recent years.