June 2020 | Law Compliance

High Court clarifies definition of ‘Officer’ of a Corporation

June 26, 2020 Andrew GillPosted in Employment, Organisation

We review Australian Securities and Investments Commission v King [2020] HCA 4, a decision that provided long-awaited clarification of the meaning of an ‘officer’ under the Corporations Act.

Law Compliance Report – June 2020

June 26, 2020 Natalie FranksPosted in Publications - Law Compliance Report

In this issue of the Law Compliance Report we discuss recent legislative changes occurring throughout Australia and we also set out some of the Bills that we are currently tracking.

Electronic Signing and Witnessing in Victoria

June 3, 2020 Lisa Souquet-WiggPosted in Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

Temporary measures in response to COVID-19 have been introduced in Victoria permitting remote electronic signing and witnessing of documents via audio-visual link.