From 13 September 2009, all wheat flour for making bread (except organic) in Australia must contain added folic acid.

In Jindal Transworld PVT Ltd v Scottsdale Homes No. 10 Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] SASC 210 (13 July 2010), a liquidator sought an order that his remuneration be fixed under s473(3) of the Corporations Act 2001

Copyright does not subsist in a computer generated database or one compiled by humans with strict rules about content.

A warning was issued to copyright pirates earlier this month when a claim made by the video game company Nintendo Co Ltd (Nintendo) against an Australian individual for illegally copying and uploading to the Internet its new Super Mario Bros Wii game was settled.

Telecommunications company iiNet became the first publicly listed company to pay an ACL infringement notice penalty.

The central recommendation is that a new part be added to the Crimes Act to provide for offences for cheating in sport.

Unless there is a variation in the terms of the charge, then the lodgement requirements of s 268(2) Corporations Act 2001 are not triggered even if there is an increase in the liability secured by the charge. However, an application to appeal to the High Court could be lodged.

The Court reconsidered the decision and granted approval to the liquidators to enter into the same funding agreement.

Litigation funding continues to rise, both in respect of class actions and more traditional liquidator proceedings.

The newsletter includes new developments in the law and regulation of online gambling internationally and in Australia.

Recent amendments to the Australian Trade Practices Act have created a separate offence of predatory pricing which is not dependent upon a corporation having a dominant position in a market or substantial market power.

Update on the appeal in Phoenix Constructions (Queensland) Pty Ltd v. Coastline Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2011].

Recent changes to the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations (1989) (Cth) remove an exemption that applied to temporary residents buying residential land in Australia . . .

The ASIC Act 2001 (Cth) gives ASIC power to conduct compulsory examinations.

The Federal Court found an external company consultant to be a director and liable for Corporations Act contraventions.

The court has jurisdiction to consider past conduct, as it may have a bearing on whether any future bullying may occur.

As part of its "Future of Financial Advice" package of reforms, the Commonwealth Government has announced a review of the distinction between "wholesale clients" and "retail clients" for the purposes of financial services regulation.

The Government has announced a protocol to target online anti-social behaviour such as cyber-bullying and "trolling".

The Assistant Treasurer has announced that GST legislation will be amended to make it clear that representatives of incapacitated entities are liable for GST on post-appointment transactions.

The case of Taleb v NAB is a reminder for banks and financial institutions to move promptly to register RPA dealings.