Corporations

Professor Juliette Overland from the University of Sydney and Professor Michael Legg from the University of New South Wales have joined the team of contributors in Robson’s Annotated Corporations Legislation.

Practical Law Corporate has published a new document to its Corporate Transactions module to assist practitioners when drafting a prospectus for an initial public offering (IPO).

Practical Law Corporate has published a practice note to its Company Law module that explains the principles applicable to accessorial liability for involvement in civil contraventions of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act).

Australia's foreign investment regime can be difficult to navigate, but Practical Law has resources to help quickly identify whether your deal needs the Treasurer's consent.

Practical Law Corporate has published new documents to its members' schemes of arrangement topic.

New audit and risk committee resources include best practice template charters, board resolutions and self-evaluation resources for the effective corporate governance of audit and risk committees.

Practical Law Australia In-house has published a new legal update outlining the inquiry into Star Entertainment Group, which presents key lessons for in-house lawyers.

While the planet burns and drowns, banks funnel trillions of dollars into fossil fuel industries. How might they change their ways?

The Practical Law Corporate team is pleased to announce the launch of its new topic: Members' schemes of arrangement. The topic contains new and existing resources relating to members' schemes of arrangement and control transactions more generally.

These new Practical Law Corporate resources are designed to assist company directors to understand their obligations and implement best practice with respect to cybersecurity and cyber risk.

In an Australian first the Federal Court has found Australian Financial Services Licensees must manage cybersecurity risks to satisfy the Corporations Act.

Practical Law Corporate has published three new resources to its Public Mergers and Acquisitions topic.