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Committee elections

We were recently retained by a committee which was on the receiving end of some very hostile correspondence from an owner who alleged that it had been invalidly elected. The owner then threatened each of the committee members with personal liability for anything they did. On a review of the matter, it became apparent that the nomination forms,...

Never ever give up!

The position a committee takes on a matter can hold a fair degree of sway with owners. This comes by virtue of the nature of the title of their office. The reality (and danger) is that the appointment to that office can quite often come about without actual mandates from owners, election competition or any real qualifications. When a committee...

HKEx expands eligibility requirements for mineral companies to list

On 3 June 2010, amendments to the Listing Rules (New Rules) of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s (HKEx) Main Board and Growth Enterprises Market will come into effect, expanding the existing eligibility requirements for mineral companies wanting to list. The New Rules define a mineral company as ’a new applicant whose...

Heath care reform – the aged care chapter

A summary of the progress of the review of the Aged Care Act 1997 (Cth) Aged Care Association Australia (ACAA), with the help of Julie McStay, partner and head of the aged care and retirement living team at Hynes Lawyers, are well under way with their joint review of the Aged Care Act 1997 (Cth) (Act). Hynes Lawyers, on behalf of ACAA...

Client honoured for innovation

Congratulations to our client QIT Plus who has been awarded the 2010 Meridian People’s Choice award this week. QIT Plus created Guardian Control Centre, a revolutionary multi-agency disaster response solution that provides emergency decision makers and response workers with real-time, automated, standardised location information to aid in...

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