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This update highlights "find and claim" procedures relevant to an existing charge or other registered security interest.

The government has announced substantive amendments to the Australian GST cross border rules with effect from 1 July 2012.

The recent New South Wales Court of Appeal decision in General Reinsurance Australia Ltd v HIH Casualty & General Insurance Ltd (in Liq) [2009] NSWCA 22 highlights the risk of adopting general and ‘common industry’ language when drafting reinsurance wordings.

The Inquiry is an opportunity to propose legislative changes to create a viable copyright framework for the digital age.

A discussion of the judgment in Bondi Beachside Pty Ltd V Chief Commissioner of State Revenue.

Insurers and underwriters continue to see the Australian medical indemnity market as positive and profitable.

This update is intended as a general overview, targeted specifically at claims officers and underwriters of insurers.

Many existing and prospective franchisors are currently concerned with the effect that the impending amendments to the disclosure requirements of The Franchising Code of Conduct (the Code) will have on their businesses.

This case concerned an appeal against a decision of the District Court, dismissing the appellant (Marlene Joyce Davy) claim in negligence against the respondent, the Minister of Health.

The TGA is seeking public comment on changing the rules for the advertisement of therapeutic goods.

The article shows how the Bullying Code is pushing the boundaries of work health and safety law into white collar work.

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia in the case of Secretary, Department of Health & Ageing v Pagasa Australia Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 1545 (Pagasa Case) confirms that the existence of a compliance program can reduce the risk of penalties being imposed pursuant to the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth) (Act).

Privacy reforms increase the obligations of offshore employers in managing employee share plans for Australian employees.

The first six months under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) led to a flurry of cases concerning the right of unions as bargaining representatives to apply for protected action ballots. Issues continue to be raised as to whether the applicants are genuinely trying to reach agreement. This led to familiar arguments that where a union and the employees are seeking the inclusion of clauses that do not pertain to the employment relationship they are not genuinely bargaining.

2006 will be noted as the year that public perception changed in relation to climate change and acknowledged the phenomenon as ‘real’. New Zealand has not been an exception to this change.

What is the restriction on such financial assistance?

The Australian Government announced the proposed introduction of the RSPT, a tax on the 'super profits' associated with the extraction of non-renewable resources.