Corporations Law

In this case the NSW Supreme Court considered whether the superintendent can issue a payment schedule, as the agent of the principal, under the NSW Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a final version of its revised merger guidelines. The greatest practical change for merger parties under the revised guidelines is the simplification of the 'notification' thresholds applied by the ACCC.

In spite of Australia's strength as a resource exporter, there are clear signs that exploration is declining, and this is something that will significantly impact the sector in the short, medium and long term.

The NSW Land and Environment Court recently rejected a last-ditch challenge to the $800 million re-development of the former CUB site on Sydney's CBD fringe.

The NSW Land and Environment Court recently rejected a last-ditch challenge to the $800 million redevelopment of the former CUB site on Sydney's CBD fringe.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released a ruling (TR 2006/12) which explains its view of the operation of the construction withholding tax provisions.

At the end of 2007, China's installed wind power capacity reached 6 gigawatts (GW), and by the end of 2008 that is expected to reach 10 GW.

On 23 September 2008 the European Parliament called for strict new EU rules governing high-risk private equity and hedge fund activity, even though top regulators in the EU had said there were no plans to push forward extra legislation.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority today issued its second consultation package on proposed refinements to the general insurance prudential framework to recognise the differing risk profiles of insurers.

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Queensland looked at the question: Does the Queensland Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (SOP Act) entitle a contractor to resubmit a previously unpaid payment claim with a new date and then make an adjudication application when the claim remains unpaid?

Corporations Legislation Amendment (Simpler Regulatory System) Act 2007</I> was given Royal Assent on Thursday 28 June 2007. There are six groups of amendments to the fundraising provisions of the Corporations Act.

On Tuesday 18 March 2008, the Senate passed the <I>Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill (Transition Bill), with some amendments that were proposed by the Government.

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) joined its US and European counterparts in announcing new measures in relation to short selling in an effort to restore investor confidence and maintain the fair and orderly operation of the market.

The APEC Data Privacy Pathfinder (Pathfinder) was formally endorsed by APEC members when they met in Sydney last year.

The recent case of BHP Coal Pty Ltd v O&K Orenstein and Koppel AG provides a timely reminder of the challenges facing professionals in an advancing world of knowledge.

The recent case of BMD Major Projects Pty Ltd v Victorian Urban Development Authority represents a victory for contractors making latent conditions claims under the Australian Standards contracts. It also raises some interesting issues for both owners and contractors when dealing with latent conditions claim.

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