A legal battle in Queensland threatens to open up a new set of liabilities for company directors.
1 Aug 2011
The clear message emerging from Monday's Centro decision, and the message headlined in all the media reports of the decision, is that directors must scrutinise company accounts.
29 Jun 2011
Your insurer goes bust - can you as an insured claim the reinsurance proceeds? Amaca Pty Ltd v McGrath & Anor as liquidators of HIH Underwriting and Insurance (Australia) Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 90 gives useful guidance
3 Mar 2011
New South Wales has introduced new pre-litigation requirements, but whether they go substantially beyond litigation best practice, or how they will operate, is still unclear.
9 Dec 2010
On 26 November 2009, the Federal Government introduced into Parliament the Information Commissioner Bill 2009 and the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Bill 2009, and moved one step closer to fully implementing its promised FOI reforms.
27 Nov 2009
