Business Law and Corporate Law

Examines how Australian courts assess claims for default interest clauses, explaining why such clauses attract closer scrutiny than ordinary contractual interest.

This article explains cross-border business structures for business owners operating between New Zealand and Australia.

Restructuring & Insolvency Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Australia, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Restructuring & Insolvency Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Australia, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Company constitutions & shareholders' agreements serve different but complementary roles in governing Australian companies.

In a rare example, the Federal Court recently refused to approve a creditors' scheme of arrangement after concluding that the scheme company, Twinza Oil, had failed to discharge its onus of proving that ordinary and preference shareholders had no economic interest in the proposed scheme.

In New World Resources Limited 02, the Takeovers Panel expressed concerns regarding a proposed placement of shares by a target company to a bidder.

A timely registration on the PPSR can make the difference between protecting your rights as secured creditor or losing priority to, or your goods altogether.

The Government has introduced a Bill containing reforms that would require mandatory public disclosure of all forms of derivative interests once the 5% threshold is reached.

On 27 March 2024, Australia's climate disclosure regime moved a significant step closer to implementation, with the federal government's introduction of proposed legislation into Parliament.

The Australian Government recently released an exposure draft of the legislation to implement mandatory climate-related financial disclosures (Draft Legislation).

On 14 November 2023, the Australian Government released what is described as the first of three tranches of proposed draft legislation implementing the QAR recommendations.