ArticleAdditional duty for foreign purchasers of residential property in Victoria: a potential trap for discretionary trustsEarlier this year the Victorian government made changes to the Duties Act 2000.AustraliaTaxHunt & Hunt
ArticleHigh Court ruling confirms wide reach of proportionate liabilityThis case was the first decision on the proportionate liability regimes enacted throughout Australia in the early 2000s.AustraliaInsuranceDibbsBarker
ArticleACCC’s 2013 hit list – compliance and enforcement policyThe ACCC has released itsr evised Compliance and Enforcement Policy, setting out it's agenda for 2013.AustraliaConsumer ProtectionHunt & Hunt
ArticleFranchisees can't blame everything on the Carbon Tax, warns ACCCFranchisors must not encourage or induce franchisees to make misleading price claims of the impact of the carbon price. AustraliaConsumer ProtectionHunt & Hunt
ArticleNational Consumer Credit ReformOn 27 April 2009 the Federal Government released the exposure draft National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009 and the National Consumer Credit Protection (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2009.AustraliaConsumer ProtectionHunt & Hunt
ArticleDirector Derivative Liability – finally a policy shiftIf a corporation breaches a statutory obligation, the corporation rather than its directors should be held responsible.AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawHunt & Hunt
ArticleThe sting for General Counsel in the James Hardie decisions - Shafron v ASIC and ASIC v HellicarThe High Court recently handed down two important decisions dealing with company officer's duties.AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawHunt & Hunt
ArticleDad and Partner Pay: What do employers need to know?Employers should become familiar with Dad and Partner Pay to deal with employee enquiries quickly and with minimum fuss.AustraliaEmployment and HRHunt & Hunt
ArticleOne good deed deserves another (good deed of release): lessons for employersAnalysis of Allied Colour & Additives Pty Limited t/as Allied Colour & Additives v Mr Richard Birch.AustraliaEmployment and HRHunt & Hunt
ArticleReturn To Sender – Protect Your Confidential Information From Employee MisuseEmployers often express justifiable concern regarding misuse of email or internet by current, and particularly former employees, to access confidential or copyright information.AustraliaEmployment and HRHunt & Hunt
ArticleA charge may be rectified after the debtor has been placed in liquidation or administrationAn analysis of Saraceni v Mentha [No.2] [2012] WASC 336.AustraliaFinance and BankingHunt & Hunt
ArticleCan The Insured Obtain Payments From Its Insurer For Construction Work Where The Work Was To Safeguard And Minimise The Insured Risk?This is an appeal from the decision of Justice Bergin in the Technology & Construction List of the Equity Division of The Supreme Court of NSW. In this case the insured (Thiess) contended they were able to obtain progress payments from their insurer (Zurich) for construction work undertaken by them after a tunnel collapsed.AustraliaInsuranceHunt & Hunt
ArticleTelcos on the front foot in the fight against piracyCommunications Alliance and 5 ISPs propose a scheme to combat the increasing problem of online copyright infringement.AustraliaIntellectual PropertyHunt & Hunt
ArticleA big day in Australian dumping and trade remedies reform – the Brumby Review released and new legislation passed!The Federal Government has now released the Report of the Brumby Review into Australia's anti-dumping arrangement.AustraliaInternational LawHunt & Hunt
ArticleCustoms propose amendments to the "Production Assist Costs" provisions of the Customs Act 1901According to Customs, the changes are intended to correctly reflect various articles of the WTO Valuation Agreement.AustraliaInternational LawHunt & Hunt
ArticleCustoms, Trade and Transport Law e-alertRecent discussions on Australia's Free Trade Agenda have considered concluding the Trans-Pacifc Partnership Agreement.AustraliaInternational LawHunt & Hunt
ArticleEnd of calendar year: Transfer pricing, changing duty rates and other customs considerationsThese are 5 issues that brokers, importers and exporters should consider before contemplating the challenges of 2015.AustraliaInternational LawHunt & Hunt
ArticleEOFY - what are the customs and trade issues?A number of significant customs and trade changes are occurring from 1 July 2016 on top of the usual list of items. AustraliaInternational LawHunt & Hunt
ArticleEscalation in Australian anti-dumping actionThe intensity of anti-dumping investigations in the Australian environment has increased.AustraliaInternational LawHunt & Hunt
ArticleFive Things You Need To Know About The Civil Procedure Amendment Act 2012 (Vic)All amendments except to certification start on 24 December 2012, the certification amendments start on 31 March 2013. AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHunt & Hunt