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22-02-10 | Inside Insurance - February 2010Sparke Helmore's Insurance Newsletter[More]
22-01-10 | Regulatory Update: Executive Remuneration & Termination PaymentsProductivity Commission report released on 4 January 2010 is an interesting fact based analysis of executive remuneration, the trends, concerns and recommendations for reform.[More]
20-01-10 | Local Government team joins Sparke HelmoreChris Drury has joined Sparke Helmore's national Environment and Planning team as Partner[More]
14-01-10 | Commonwealth Procurement and Fair Work Principles - what you need to knowAn overview of the recent changes to the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines and tenderer compliance with the Fair Work Principles.[More]
06-01-10 | How supervision of the markets will change in 2010An overview of how the regulation of the markets will be different in 2010 if the proposed legislation, rule changes and guidance proceeds.[More]
16-12-09 | WorkSafe Victoria lawyer joins Sparke Helmore's Workplace team in MelbourneKate Despot has joined Sparke Helmore's national Workplace team as an Occupational Health and Safety Lawyer.[More]
11-12-09 | Federal Court given jurisdiction for international commercial arbitrationsAustralia is responding to increasing demand to resolve cross-border commercial disputes by arbitration with recent legislative amendments to give the Federal Court jurisdiction to enforce foreign awards.[More]
02-12-09 | Alcohol and Christmas Some sobering thoughts for the Festive Season[More]
26-11-09 | Effective legal assignment of debts and actionsIn this current financial climate, it is important to ensure that any assignments of debts, causes of action or other intangible property/rights are effective at law so that they can be more easily reinforced.[More]
24-11-09 | The High Court comments on liability of owners and occupiers of licensed premisesOn 10 November 2009 the High Court handed down decisions in two matters which will have important implications for owners and occupiers of licensed premises.[More]
17-11-09 | Lawyer's pro bono effort wins City of Newcastle Service AwardSparke Helmore lawyer Rod Smith has been awarded a City of Newcastle Service Award[More]
11-11-09 | NGERS UpdateAn update on the National Greenhouse & Energy Reporting Scheme, new developments and possible implications for business.[More]
09-11-09 | Regulatory Update: Consumer credit, termination payments and unfair contractsIn this bulletin, we outline the new laws and key changes proposed to the 'golden handshake' legislation and the new National Consumer Law, both of which are still waiting to be passed.[More]
30-10-09 | PI Alert - October 2009Sparke Helmore's Personal Injury Newsletter[More]
28-10-09 | ASIC sends warning to directors on approving accountsASIC has commenced proceedings against executives and non-executive directors of the Centro Group in what may be the first of a number of actions arising out of the global financial crisis and the 2008 credit squeeze.[More]
16-10-09 | Trade Marks UpdateNotable trade mark disputes in recent months[More]