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Latest Queensland Court of Appeal decision on retirement villages
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Court of Appeal decides Jomal case
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Hynes Lawyers engaged to undertake review of the Aged Care Act 1997
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Recent decision confirming strict requirements for setting aside statutory demands
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Insolvent trading trusts – a note of caution for creditors
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Establishment of the Lowitja Institute
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The PC's draft report - the devil is in the detail
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End of life decisions for persons with impaired capacity
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Heath care reform - the aged care chapter
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Preventing professional boundary violations in aged care
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Unfunded beds and the Aged Care Act
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Review of the Aged Care Funding Instrument
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The Aged Care Complaints Investigation Scheme, natural justice and rights of review
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Sanctions - prevention is better than the cure
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Narrowing permitted uses of accommodation bonds - implications for providers
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Moving towards a national framework for advance care directives
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The fine line between professional practice and personal interests
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Retirement village fraud prevention strategies - pilot program launched
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Water sub-metering
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Further evolution of the pet by-law
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Amalgamations of bodies corporate
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Maintenance responsibilities for lots and common property?
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Sending non statutory material with general meeting agendas
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The committee's obligations
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Lot entitlements - who are the correct parties to an application?
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Who is responsible for building insurance?
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Outstanding body corporate levies
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Property sales and levy recoveries
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Reimbursement of expenses to committee members
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Quick bites
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Pro-actively negotiate disputes over caretaking duties
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Vital information on towing
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Intruding over or into common property
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Can a body corporate regulate the length of a tenancy?
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Guests/Invitees' use of common property
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Acting on building defects
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Fix any building defects
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Timing requirements for general meetings
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Committee elections
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Knowing your limits
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What information does the body corporate roll extend to?
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Committee resignations - what happens next?
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Changes to the law for debt recovery by bodies corporate
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Using discretion: Costs orders in QCAT
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The commerciality of strata litigation
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Can a by-law prohibit pets?
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Pool safety information for management rights brokers
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Following the process
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By-law limitations
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Dealing with unlawful motions
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The changing landscape of management rights disputes
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Is your body corporate slowly becoming unfinancial?
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Building management statements - do you know what to look for?
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ASX public consultation paper - Non-voting ordinary shares
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Recent incidents regarding company disclosure obligations remind us to keep the market informed
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ASIC disclosure exemption for rights issues
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Report on the engagement and participation of shareholders in corporate governance of companies
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Annual General Meeting (AGM) season is fast approaching: Is your company ready?
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Short selling bans
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ASIC considers increasing share purchase plan threshold
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Good governance: an important consideration
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New amendments to market rules in response to BrisConnections
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Executive remuneration - productivity commission releases recommendations
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Federal government crackdown on phoenix activity
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Successful takeover bid
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Executive remuneration - productivity commission releases final recommendations
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Insider trading - ASIC releases consultation paper...
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Update: ASIC delays best practice guidelines on handling confidential information
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Executive remuneration: Government responds to Productivity Commission's final report
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HKEx expands eligibility requirements for mineral companies to list
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Foreign Investment Policy amendments: further clarity and scope for non-notifiable investment
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New ASX listing rule - All ASX listed entities must have a trading policy
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Meridian Minerals announces $78M deal with Northwest
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Polymetals listed on the ASX
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Hynes Lawyers advises Strategic Minerals on its acquisition of Ebony Iron
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Do you have an interest in a lot in your letting pool?
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Unsolicited IP services
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Franchising
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Protect your investment in your brand
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Federal court rules against employer's claim to employee's IP
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Change to auDA domain name transfer policy
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Recommendations for privacy law reform
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Review of patentable subject matter
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What does it mean if you sign a contract that requires you to use...
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IP ownership in Commonwealth contracts
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What are the consequences of joint ownership of different types of intellectual property...
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Is your international transaction bound by provisions arising under the US Export Regulations?
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Does Australian law protect your database?
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Is a commercial subsidiary of a non-profit research institution...
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You may not have the rights you think you have!
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Federal Court rules that copyright doesn't protect material produced by software system
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Ownership rights in 'improvements'
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Proposed changes to financial reporting requirements for some companies limited by guarantee
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Client honoured for innovation
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Landmark US court ruling reignites debate on gene patenting
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Proposed changes to financial reporting requirements for companies limited by guarantee become law
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Bilski decision and what does it mean to Australian patents
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The battle of the UGG BOOT continues
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Submissions sought on proposed reforms in regulation of not-for-profit organisations
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Senate inquiry recommendations
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ACIP recommendations - patentable subject matter
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The state of play in relation to changes to Australia's IP laws
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TM Check - your new tool when you register a business name
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Appointment release
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Your chance to comment - Investigation on public and private sector collaboration
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New law regarding board limits may catch some not-for-profits
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The commerciality of strata litigation (December 2011)
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Breach notices require urgent action
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Claytons comittee meetings
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Reviewing your letting appointments
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Another resident manager's option is saved
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Varying your agreements without an EGM
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Vendor finance - worth considering?
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New residential tenancies legislation
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Unsold developer's stock in letting pools
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Lot entitlement disputes
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Losing a letting appointment on short notice?
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Unreasonably withholding consent to a transfer of management rights
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Associate contracts - you must know the rule
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Can a body corporate regulate length of a tenancy?
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Knowing your management rights agreement
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The different definitions of a community
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The difference between an extension and a variation
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Mistakes happen
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Breaches of codes of conduct
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Never ever give up!
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Do not forget your option
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When do you tell your body corporate you are selling?
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Major body corporate projects
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Can you live off site?
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Getting your figures right
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Who does security footage belong to?
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Picking the fights you need to
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Simple ways to protect and add value to your management rights business
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Is your hard flooring by-law valid?
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Can a resident manager enforce by-laws?
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When can a resident manager vote?
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What is a nominee?
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Mortgagee and co-owner disputes
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Hynes Lawyers announce amalgamation of offices
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Can final certificates 'over-ride' adjudication decisions...
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Stay or termination of a winding up - review of recent case law
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Corporate trustees have the right to make their own decisions
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Creditors of trading trusts - Bound or not?
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Insolvent trading – Changes on the horizon?
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Construction insight
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Settling BCIPA claims - fraught with peril
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Scope of deeds of company arrangement clarified
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New tax provision - Security for Commissioner
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Unregistered securities - priorities beware
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Changes to director penalty notices - directors beware if there are unpaid taxes
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Budget 2011 - Government's phoenix crusade continues
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Guarantees - not always a guaranteed outcome
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The Doctrine of Ultimate Effect and Unfair Preference Payments - the Doctrine is alive and well
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Liquidators and administrators – forced to continue use of separate accounts
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Director penalty notices
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Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011 - Excluded proceedings
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New steps required prior to commencing proceedings in Federal Magistrates Court and Federal Court
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Update in relation to Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011 (Cth)
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Hynes Lawyers advises Meridian Minerals on takeover (by way of scheme arrangement) by Northwest
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Eidos Institute - Praxis Professional Development Workshop
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Social networking and .xxx domain names
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Cloud computing Better Practice Guide: How does GITC v5.02 measure up?