On 23 October 2017, the Commonwealth Government released an exposure draft of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Whistleblowers) Bill 2017 which…
Insights Sectors: Financial Services
Oct 5, 2017
INSIGHT: Wright and Wrong
The Federal Court in Victoria recently considered an appeal by ASIC against a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)…
Oct 5, 2017
INSIGHT: Crowd-sourced funding for start-ups and SMEs – offering shares to retail investors
From 29 September 2017, public companies may offer ordinary shares to retail investors under the equity-based crowd-sourced funding regime through…
Oct 5, 2017
INSIGHT: Proposed new Insurance Code of Practice for Superannuation Trustees
On 20 September 2017, the Insurance in Superannuation Working Group (ISWG) released a draft Insurance Code of Practice for Superannuation…
Aug 19, 2017
INSIGHT: Court’s disdain for disability claim
Justice Pembroke’s decision in Doltic v Hannover Life Re of Australasia Limited in the Supreme Court of New South Wales…
Dec 18, 2016
INSIGHT: AWB: the next instalment…
Directors are under a continuing obligation to keep informed about the activities of a corporation (ASIC v Flugge). On 15…
Jul 22, 2015
INSIGHT: Queensland to remove 5% permanent impairment threshold for workers seeking damages
On 15 July 2015, the Queensland Government introduced the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and other Legislation Amendment Bill into Parliament….
Nov 25, 2014
INSIGHT: ACCC given greater powers to enforce new Franchising Code of Conduct
Since 1998 the mandatory Franchising Code of Conduct has been the key instrument regulating the conduct of franchises in Australia,…
Jun 3, 2014
INSIGHT: Keeping your website up-to-date and accurate
The evolution of digital media means that when incorrect material is published the publisher has additional means available to minimise…
Feb 11, 2014
INSIGHT: Taking the ‘literal’ or ‘intended’ meaning: High Court reserves judgment
Meridian Lawyers is advising in relation to the following litigation which will have ramifications for the way that dependency claims…