In anticipation of the 2021 annual general meeting (AGM) season, this article sets out some key steps that a company can take to prepare for its AGM.
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How do Lawyers Stay Across Defamation Law in Australia?
As many lawyers know firsthand, it’s been a struggle to keep up with the breakneck pace of legal changes over the past year. Here’s how the experts do it.
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A Timely Reminder for Lawyers on Costs Assessments
Increasingly disputes are revolving around the time limits applying to the bringing of costs assessments and who must pay the costs of these assessments.
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Harnessing Legal Guidance and Research Tech to Work Smarter
You can’t turn into a practice area expert overnight. However, you can get there sooner by working smarter, not harder. Gain insights on effective knowledge gathering via this practical whitepaper.
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Labor Introduces Bill to Improve Transparency on Ransomware Payments
If passed, the Bill would establish a mandatory reporting requirement for certain types of entities that make a ransomware payment.
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Landlords, are You Ready to Deal with a Corporate Tenant Entering External Administration?
Now that the state and territory tenancy relief measures have ended, many commercial landlords may start to see an increase in defaults on leases.
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Now is Not the Time to be Casual About Casuals
The Morrison government has mustered up just enough support in Parliament to push through amendments to the operation of casual employment.
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Planning Law: Australia’s Ticket to a Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery?
Legal Insight talks to Jacinta Studdert, Valencia Govender and Peter Lochore, contributing authors to Planning Law in Australia, about the changes to planning approvals processes.
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As Insolvency Rates Climb, Are You on Top of the Recent Reforms?
Now that the federal government’s temporary insolvency law measures and JobKeeper have come to an end, practitioners may be starting to see an uptick in insolvency and restructuring work.
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Will AI Transform Dispute Resolution as We Know it?
The power, efficiency and accuracy of well-calibrated AI creates tantalizing possibilities in the field of dispute resolution.
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