Insights for June 2019

01/06/2019 - Court reinforces hard line on corporate fraud: corporation’s deep pockets don’t detract from seriousness of offence 07/06/2019 - Sweeping Victorian stamp duty changes will affect corporate restructures, property developments and foreign investment 13/06/2019 - $19 million penalty for Garuda brings global cargo cartel case to a close ‒ but the ACCC won't rest on its laurels 13/06/2019 - Australia takes the lead on a future Free Trade Agreement with post-Brexit United Kingdom 13/06/2019 - Boosting public confidence in government contracts: The court revisits the "fettering" doctrine 13/06/2019 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 34 13/06/2019 - Real estate: 5 Minute Fix 06 13/06/2019 - Retrial ordered for director convicted of WHS breach 20/06/2019 - NSW Budget Overview: New tax changes effective 1 July 27/06/2019 - Are we there yet? The wait for Australia's first judgment in a shareholder class action may soon be over 27/06/2019 - Australia currently a global investment hot spot 27/06/2019 - Caught in the Court's cross hairs: executive director retention payments 27/06/2019 - Changes to AFCA Rules approved and amended Operational Guidelines released for legacy complaints 27/06/2019 - Code of practice in effect and water licence prohibitions commence for onshore petroleum activities in the NT 27/06/2019 - Coming to terms with the most talked about term sheet of 2019 27/06/2019 - Environment and Planning 5 Minute Fix 04 27/06/2019 - In Amerind we (mostly) trust: navigating the statutory priority regime when winding up an insolvent corporate trustee 27/06/2019 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 35 27/06/2019 - Motive irrelevant as insurer's attempt to expand the operation of an insolvency exclusion in D&O policy fails 27/06/2019 - Now that the dust has settled, what lies ahead from the Morrison Government for the property industry? 27/06/2019 - Open Banking is on its way and now is your chance to comment 27/06/2019 - The future of the NSW Modern Slavery Act is unclear 27/06/2019 - The price is right: electricity price caps and no headline discounts under the ACCC's Electricity Retail Code of Conduct