The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released the final prudential standards that became effective from 1 July 2010.

Summary of a recent insurance law case.

For insurers, expansion into Asia Pacific and becoming a regional player in the region poses particular challenges. These challenges include the fragmented and often rapidly changing regulatory environment and the increased acquisition and integration risk . . .

This decision highlights the need to carefully construe exclusion clauses and assess how they apply on the given facts.

The motor liability insurers were not held liable to meet the claims for damages against charges of sexual assault.

The Indian Government has now "suspended" its decision to open open up Indian retail to foreign companies.

With the trend towards globalisation, issuers of securities could look for funding in increasingly diverse markets.

The High Court considered the issue of whether the Supreme Court of NSW has the power to order costs against a nonparty (namely, a litigation funder) which, for a contingency fee, has funded an impecunious corporate plaintiff without providing the plaintiff with an indemnity for adverse costs orders

The appeal will be watched closely, as these provisions in NSW are similar to other legislation throughout Australia.

This case was an application by the Logan City Council to have the Sorraghan appeal dismissed for want of prosecution.

An Application for Orders that changes to a development proposal were a minor change for the purpose of s.350 of SPA.

In an important decision for the construction industry the High Court dismissed a claim of unjust enrichment by a contractor against the owner of the project in question.

The State Revenue Legislation Amendment (Defence Force Concessions) Act 2009 (NSW) (Act) was enacted on 3 November 2009.

Amendment VC55 to the Victorian Planning Provisions was approved by the Minister for Planning on 11 November 2009.

About 18 months ago I had two separate conversations, one with a franchisor founder, the other with a private equity firm. They each lamented the other's lack of understanding of their needs.

This is a useful tool to help to understand the potential areas of exposure to your business from the Eurozone crisis.

A member state exit could bring increased liquidity problems and difficulty in raising traditional sources of finance.

This Decree creates rules for compliance programs and provides more guidance for companies with Brazilian operations.

A lot has happened since our last issue of EBIT in November last year. On 1 January 2010, Deacons Australia merged with international legal practice Norton Rose Group to become Norton Rose Australia.

Earlier this month, Canada and the European Union unveiled the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), a trade initiative designed to benefit Canadians — from individual workers and consumers to large scale corporations — by way of eliminating tariffs for Canadian goods entering the EU market ...