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Children fail in their bid to use litigation to force the Australian Government to address climate change

The reality of climate change should be obvious to anyone living in Australia over the last few years. Deadly floods followed deadly fires, which had followed a devastating drought. Other parts of …

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Mandatory Director Identification Number requirements incoming

From 5 April 2022 any person wishing to be appointed as a director under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) must now apply for their individual director identification number (DIN) from the Australian …

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No money for Jams: a warning to asset-based lenders from the High Court of Australia

In Stubbings v Jams 2 Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 6, the High Court of Australia unanimously allowed an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of …

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ASIC issues ultimate ‘challenge’ to influencers

On Monday ASIC released an Information Sheet (Info 269) aimed squarely at putting social media influencers, and those who use them to market their financial products and services, on notice that their …

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Government signs off on electronic signatures

Since 2020 we have provided updates on the temporary changes to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)(the Act) brought in to support Australian businesses during the COVID pandemic, including permitting the electronic execution …

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ESG Litigation – The availability of the Public Examination Power to pursue ESG Claims

A recent decision by the High Court of Australia in Walton v ACN 004 410 833 Limited (formerly Arrium Limited) (in liquidation) [2022] HCA 3 (Walton) has significant implications for ESG litigation …

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Landlords – do you need to know your tenants’ vaccination status?

What are the mandates? As the number of cases of COVID-19 are rising, so are the list of mandates handed down by the Western Australian Government. Based on the latest health advice, …

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Better Advice Act: In force but what happens now?

As the clock struck midnight on 31 December 2021 few of us turned our mind to the fact that the Better Advice Act (the Act) had just come into force. The Act …

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CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Is service of a Bankruptcy Notice by email still valid service?

From 1 April 2021, the Bankruptcy Regulations 1996 (Cth) (Former Regulations) were replaced by the Bankruptcy Regulations 2021 (Cth) (Bankruptcy Regulations). Whilst the various amendments introduced by the new Bankruptcy Regulations have …

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Proxy Adviser Regulations ‘Fryed’ In The Senate

Josh Frydenberg’s recent changes to the regulation of proxy advice have come to an abrupt end. Just 3 days after they came into effect (on 7 February 2022), the regulations—which were passed …

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