Category: Law
How MinterEllison is breaking the industry mould
MinterEllison is a household name in law, but over...
Volkswagen executive sentenced to seven years jail
US based Volkswagen executive Oliver Schmidt has been sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $400,000 by a US judge for his role in...
ACCC sues pharmaceutical giants
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking GlaxoSmithKline Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd (GSK) and Novartis Consumer...
ASIC crackdown on car dealer commissions
The corporate cop has slapped a ban on lucrative flex commissions paid to car dealers that encourages them to set exorbitant interest rates...
Innovation in law, the process of disruption
Holman Webb chief executive officer Greg Malakou says that innovation...
How LexisNexis uses the rule of law
The rule of law is not only critical to a peaceful and prosperous society, it also affects organisational practice and ultimately business...
Moody’s $864 million settlement over inflated ratings
Ratings agency Moody’s has agreed to pay nearly $864 million to US Federal and state authorities following a multi-year investigation...
What happens when both members of a SMSF die at the same time?
It’s the call that every adviser dreads – the death of a client activates the estate planning toolkit of Will, Binding Death Benefit...
Slater & Gordon told to hand over documents to ASIC
The corporate watchdog has ordered law firm Slater & Gordon to hand over documents to ascertain whether the company’s books were...
Two top executives convicted in court
It was a bad day for senior Australian business leaders yesterday in court. First, Keith Hunter, a former senior technology executive at...
US-based economists Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer win the 2019 Nobel Economics P 
With Brexit in the balance before a crucial week of talks, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is accused b 
Queensland's youngest gorge has been bridged entirely with glass, providing tourists with 360-d 
Almost six years after her father died in a mining accident on Tasmania's west coast, Tameka Sy 
African swine fever has depleted China's pig herd, creating a protein shortage that is benefitt 
After taxpayers were promised Snowy Hydro 2.0 for $2 billion in four years, the project is now likel 
Michael Gunner says a nine-hour blackout which left thousands of residents across Central Australia 
The Prime Minister's office accidentally sent journalists today's talking points for Coali 
Winton shines in the new television series, Total Control, starring Deborah Mailman and Rachel Griff 
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg asks the competition watchdog to investigate the banking sector over its r 
An independent MP is leading a crossbench call pushing the Government to do more to help farmers and 
Australia is being urged to block shipments of rubber gloves sold by gloves manufacturer Ansell, fol