Regulation

Migration law, COVID-19 and the future

Border closures and economic uncertainty have caused headaches for migration lawyers and accredited specialists, but...

18 September 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Court rulings bolster ASIC’s compliance position 

ASIC has warned that its recent successful Federal Court challenges have strengthened its position to enforce notice...

16 September 2020

By Tony Zhang

Fears raised on relaxed insolvency laws extension

Concerns have been raised over the federal government’s extension of temporary insolvency emergency measures into...

15 September 2020

By Tony Zhang

Are we kicking the insolvency and restructuring can down the road?

The extension of temporary protections for insolvencies and bankruptcies may provide immediate relief, but three...

11 September 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Business regulatory shield to continue till end of the year

Businesses are set to be continually supported with the Australian government extending bankruptcy and insolvency...

09 September 2020

By Tony Zhang

Modernisation of ‘outdated’ Corporations Act looming

New recommendations from a Senate committee mean that the hosting of virtual AGMs and capacity for corporations to...

08 September 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Path forward for corporate regulation in wake of COVID

A route towards revolutionising the use of technology in corporate regulation has been flagged in an interim report,...

04 September 2020

By Naomi Neilson

Mediation accreditation standards to be modernised

The Mediator Standards Board (MSB) has announced it will work with Melbourne-based Resolution Resources (RR) to review...

03 September 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Should your GC be the next CEO?

Increasingly, general counsel are at the core of organisations, but if they are to become chief executive, having a...

25 August 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Nobody goes into a relationship thinking they will break up’

Family lawyers must be cognisant that theirs is an “emotional jurisdiction” and thus be prepared to navigate...

13 August 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy