Pub­lic access to com­pa­ny reg­is­ters — the prop­er pur­pose test

Dec 21, 2011

Today any­one can access the reg­is­ter of mem­bers of any com­pa­ny (con­tain­ing the names and address­es of all share­hold­ers) with…
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‘Get up’ or over­all impres­sion of a prod­uct — Beware claims of infringement

Dec 21, 2011

Swaab Attor­neys dis­cuss­es the sig­nif­i­cance of the over­all look of a prod­uct rel­a­tive to its com­peti­tors in Canada’s Cor­po­rate Gov­er­nance Quar­ter­ly…
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Fam­i­ly Law Update

Dec 21, 2011

This was a case of a long mar­riage, the par­ties hav­ing met in 1978 and mar­ried in 1986. They sep­a­rat­ed in 2003…
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AusLSA report on the envi­ron­men­tal impact of law firms

Dec 20, 2011

In March 2011, the Aus­tralian Legal Sec­tor Alliance (AusLSA) released a report on the con­sump­tion of ener­gy, water and paper and…
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Com­mence­ment of PPSA to be delayed

Dec 20, 2011

In brief – PPSA due to com­mence in Octo­ber 2011 In a recent devel­op­ment, the com­mence­ment date of the Per­son­al Prop­er­ty Secu­ri­ties…
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“Free range” labelling of food prod­ucts can be misleading

Dec 20, 2011

In brief — ACCC pros­e­cutes egg pro­duc­ers for bogus free range claim Many peo­ple choose to pay more for prod­ucts labelled…
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Can a par­ent­ing plan be enforced?

Dec 20, 2011

In Brief — Enforce­ment of court orders and par­ent­ing plans A court can fine or gaol a par­ent for not abid­ing by court…
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Could your board min­utes pro­vide the evi­dence need­ed to pro­tect you as a director?

Dec 20, 2011

In brief – Board min­utes can serve as cru­cial evidence Hav­ing accu­rate min­utes is not just a for­mal­i­ty required under the cor­po­ra­tions…
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Build­ing own­ers can fund green improve­ments through coun­cil loans

Dec 20, 2011

In brief — Envi­ron­men­tal upgrade agreements Build­ing own­ers can now obtain financ­ing through their local coun­cil via an envi­ron­men­tal upgrade agree­ment…
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Appeal dis­missed — Full Fed­er­al Court con­firms that iiNet is not liable for infringe­ments by its use

Dec 20, 2011

In brief — TV and film com­pa­nies fail to snare iiNet Inter­net ser­vice provider (ISP) iiNet is not guilty of copy­right…
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