On 27 November 2014, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics tabled its report on foreign investment in residential real estate. As stated in the media alert the report makes 12 recommendations, including t...

Planning on reviewing your management contracts? Now is the time. New guidelines to increase the accountability and standards of owners' corporation management are set to commence in early 2015. Following a public review by the...

From 1 January 2015, a new Franchising Code of Conduct will apply to most franchise agreements, resulting in new disclosure requirements, fines for non-compliance and parties' conduct being subject to an obligation to act in good ...

Promoting investor and financial consumer confidence will stimulate changes to the regulatory environment in Australia. With a renewed focus on financial product design, distribution and disclosure, Australia's financial services ...

Why are indemnities so difficult to negotiate? Indemnities are usually one of the most dreaded, emotive and time-consuming topics in contract negotiations. There are a number of reasons for this, including misconceptions about ...

The China Australia Free Trade Agreement will further open China as an attractive marketplace for business and investment, with greater access to China’s $10 trillion economy which currently has a growth rate of around 7.7% per ...