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Geoffrey Rush has thwarted Nationwide News and Moran’s defences to his defamation action a third and final time, with the Full Court rejecting Nationwide News and Moran’s application for leave…
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Emojis in Law: Making a Mess of Messaging
Emojis feel like they’ve been around forever because they substitute for some of the nuance lost in written text when tone and physical communication are missing. Evolving from the prehistoric…
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Taking Security Over Bank Accounts Under the PPSA
Taking security over a bank account is a common element of many security structures. The Personal Properties Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA) creates a new regime applicable to bank account…
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Corporate Crime a Compliance Priority in 2018
Significant legislative reform is proposed to be introduced this year aimed at introducing stronger measures to combat corporate crime following recent reports that show that Australia has made slow progress…
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Marshalling: What’s Mine is Yours and What’s Yours is… Mine?
Finance documents will often include a provision that excludes a junior secured creditor’s right of marshalling, although the reasons for doing so aren’t always understood or appreciated. What’s marshalling? Marshalling…
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Submitting Evidence to the Royal Commission: Volunteer at Your Peril!
Volunteering is generally a laudable exercise to be encouraged. But when it comes to the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (the Royal Commission),…
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Shareholder Activism: Are Your Clients Prepared?
Although shareholder activism in Australia has undoubtedly grown in recent years, 2017 was particularly interesting in that a number of high-profile ASX-listed companies (Woolworths, Origin Energy and BHP to name…
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The Royal Commission: Beware its Teeth
As news breaks of the banking and financial services industry deceiving customers and regulators, we chat to Dr Tom Middleton, author of ASIC Corporate Investigations and Hearings, about the powers…
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Intimate Family Violence and the Abolition of Defensive Homicide
In 2014, Victoria abolished the offence of defensive homicide following a “widely held perception that it was being abused by violent men”. Despite having been abolished, defensive homicide made appearances…
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Electronic Signatures: A Guide for Lawyers
When I began my career in corporate law, signing and exchange of contracts involved a certain ceremony and spectacle. Junior lawyers printed and clipped the requisite number of counterparts and…
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