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