I m on Qantas inaugural Perth to London flight, the longest to and from the UK, and the atmosphere in the pressurised tube I ve been sharing with over 200 other bodies has gotten quite stale.And while I m not
CFP: Australasian Property Law Teachers Conference
By Chris Odinet
The 14th Australasian Property Law Teachers Conference will be held from 26-29 September 2017 at the Curtin Law School in Perth, Western Australia. The theme for this year’s conference is “Beyond Sole Ownership.”In addition to the main conference there will also be…
Edge International Welcomes Shirley Anne Fortina
By Gerry Riskin
Shirley Anne Fortina
Edge International is very pleased to welcome Shirley Anne Fortina as our newest principal. Based in…
Forward looking information in the mining and resources industry – Let’s cut to the chase, we need reform
By King & Wood
By Heath Lewis and David Jewkes. King & Wood Mallesons’ Perth Office
ASIC’s release of Information Sheet 214 (IS 214) regarding the publication of forward-looking statements by mining and resources companies has created significant controversy. Clearly there is a disconnect…
Pre-employment negotiations likely to be conduct in trade or commerce
By King & Wood
By Philip Willox.King & Wood Mallesons’Perth Office.
The Federal Court decision in Rakic v Johns Lyng Insurance Building Solutions (Victoria) Pty Ltd (Trustee)[2016] FCA 430 is yet another example of a Court treating pre-employment negotiations as conduct “in trade…
News Briefs — October 30, 2010
CHICAGO: “A group of hedge funds sued the four banks that funded Tribune Co.’s 2007 leveraged buyout, alleging that the lenders knowingly rendered the company insolvent and precipitated its 2008 bankruptcy.”PERTH: “ASX-listed Macarthur Coal on Thursday advised shareholders that two…
Failure to Warn – another Warning (about how difficult these cases are)
Reading the recent West Australian Court of Appeal decision in Gingin -v- Coomb [2009] WASCA 92, handed down last month. This was a case concerning a catastrophically injured young man who suffered injury when he lost control of his trail-bike…
Australian Aboriginal Group Wins Land Claim
By propertyprof
Thanks to Niti Zinzuwadia, one of my property theory students, for pointing me to this interesting article. An excerpt:A federal court judge has given a tribe of Aborigines a limited land title claim over the major Australian city of…
Alfalfa probe fails to find salmonella source
Extensive tests have to failed determine the source of salmonella found in alfalfa products, which affected 120 people across Perth.
Western Australia’s Health Department launched an investigation into the Parilla Fresh factory in Hamilton Hill last month. The factory was…