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Royal Commission: Round 3 - experiences with SME lending
The third round of the Royal Commissions hearings concerned lending practices to small and medium enterprises SMEs The hearings considered a range of case studies ...
Competing class actions - no 'one size fits all' solution
The Full Federal Court has held that when the court is faced with multiple competing class actions in relation to the same issue it can choose one to proceed and stay the others In doing so it said that there is no one size fits all solution to the problem of competing class actions and that ...
New APRA prudential standard raises bar for information security obligations and incident notification requirements
As companies and regulators across the world grapple with ever-increasing cyber security threats, Australia's financial services regulator, APRA, has released the final form of a new prudential standard, which imposes heigtened security obligations for APRA-regulated entities ...
Class action amounts to multiple claims under insurance policy
The decision in a recent Supreme Court of New South Wales case where indemnity was sought for costs incurred defending and settling a class action highlights a potential gap in coverage under civil liability insurance policies Partner Louise Jenkins Senior Associate Julia Clemente and Lawyer Calypso ...
Major new corporate and financial sector penalties - what they mean for you
New legislation that greatly increases penalties for corporate and financial sector misconduct will have wide-ranging and significant effects Partner Alex Mason Managing Associate Chris Kerrigan and Associate Rachele Troup report ...
ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations: 4th edition
The 4th edition of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations focuses strongly on the link between culture, values and community expectations, consistent with the themes that emerged from the Royal Commission. ...
Agency arrangements alright - ANZ and Flight Centre succeed in appeals
The Full Federal Court today handed down its decisions in two high-profile appeals in relation to ANZ and Flight Centre Both cases dealt with the issue of distribution arrangements and price fixing Partner Carolyn Oddie and Associate Theodore Souris look at the implications for business ...
Superannuation and the Government's response to the FSI
The Governments response to the FSIs superannuation recommendations is as with much of the rest of the responses somewhat safe and as a result arguably disappointing As with the Inquirys recommendations it shifts from the sublime to the ridiculous ndash on the one hand it deals with the really ...
ASIC tweaks employee incentive scheme relief
Various amendments to ASICs employee incentive scheme class order relief have now come into effect Described by ASIC as minor and machinery in nature the clarifications and improvements were prompted in part by market feedback Partner Greg Bosmans looks at the changes ...
Contractors face uphill battle restraining security calls
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has dismissed a subcontractors application for an interlocutory injunction restraining a call on a bank guarantee Partners Nick Rudge and Jeremy Quan-Sing and Lawyer Evan Lacey discuss the decision and its implications ...