Listed companies now operate in an era of shareholder activism and board accountability, with the two strikes rule.

All professionals should check that their insurance policies cover the ordinary risks of their professional activities.

Summary of a recent judgment concerning professional indemnity insurance.

Summary of an important case concerning professional indemnity insurance.

We discuss the Senate hearing into to McGlade decision to and its impact on Queensland producers.

The variation clarifies the application of the Foreign Resident Capital Gains Tax Withholding Regime to deceased estates.

Failure by a respondent to pay a successful claimant the adjudication amount is liable to a significant civil penalty.

The High Court will decide the question of whether adjudicators decisions are open for review (can appeal to a court).

The adoption of the National Firearms Agreement and a QCAT decision led to changes in the licensing regime for handguns.

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)'s Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) program is moving towards an electronic model.

Primary producers need to demonstrate an "occupational requirement" and "genuine need" to hold a licence for handguns.

While this proposal is a step forward, it doesn't replace the security of a well drafted and negotiated CCA or MGA.

Special wildlife reserves are to be introduced for the protection of Queensland land of "outstanding conservation value".

These changes aim to ensure that potential Australian bidders have an opportunity to participate in the sale process.

Federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has announced the establishment of a specialist maritime and transport arbitration commission in Sydney.

Article discusses the benefits of registering your trade mark in various jurisdictions.

If Queensland Rail discovers a private road crossing, it will ask the landowner to enter into a agreement for access.

Banned in 1937, but slowly deregulated, the production of cannabis and its by-product, hemp, has steadily increased.

The PPSA will replace 40+ existing registers, including the ASIC Register of Charges, with a single national register.

Almost all of Thynne & Macartney's agribusiness clients have been confronted by resource industry projects on their properties.