by Rosie Madani | Mar 14, 2018 | Articles
The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 (Cth) introduced a Notifiable Data Breaches scheme in Australia which commenced on the 22 February 2018. The reforms aim to strengthen Australia’s privacy laws by requiring entities subject to existing...
by Rosie Madani | Dec 19, 2017 | Articles
A director’s obligations are determined by statute under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and by his or her fiduciary duties under the general law. Amongst these obligations is a duty to avoid conflicts of interest. It is commonly accepted that a conflict of interest...
by Rosie Madani | Dec 19, 2017 | Articles
An important feature of a discretionary trust is its flexibility to distribute income and capital to a range (or class) of beneficiaries for estate planning, asset protection and to optimise the tax treatment of income or capital. In many cases however the trustee or...
by Rosie Madani | Dec 19, 2017 | Articles
The inclusion of terms and conditions in online transactions Traditionally, contracts were formed where parties met and exchanged signed documents containing the terms of the agreement. With the spread of e-commerce, many contracts are now paperless and are accepted...
by Rosie Madani | Aug 1, 2017 | Articles
Generally, when companies raise funds by offering shares to the public they must have available to prospective investors certain disclosure documentation prescribed by the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act). The type and extent of disclosure depends on the...
