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Australia Arbitration Week 2024: Global trends and developments in international arbitration # FULLY BOOKED #

15-10-24 @ 5:00 pm / Roger Traves KC, James Penrose, Tim Elliss — Arbitration, International

Discussion In this session, presenters will examine some of the most significant recent trends and developments in international arbitration in Australia and internationally and explain their relevance to practitioners. Attendees will leave the session with valuable perspectives on how these trends and developments are likely to shape the way international…

Director Penalty Notices: what you must know

12-06-24 @ 5:30 pm / Paul McQuade KC — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy

Who should attend? This session will interest directors, commercial advisors, in house legal counsel, litigation lawyers, accountants, and insolvency practitioners. What will the seminar cover? Under the ATO’s Director Penalty regime company directors can be personally liable for unpaid GST, super guarantee charge, or PAYG withholding amounts. The ATO can…

Succession of Trustees: am I still indemnified?

22-05-24 @ 5:30 pm / Paul McQuade KC, Anthony Messina — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy

What will the seminar cover? The law in relation to a trustee’s right of indemnity by way of exoneration or recoupment has been the subject of several decisions in recent years including by the High Court. In this seminar, Paul and Anthony will explore the ability of a trustee to…

Taking stock of Vanderstock: electric vehicles, duties of excise and the Constitution

22-11-23 @ 5:30 pm / Michael May, Sarah Spottiswood, Michael Maynard — Tax, Judicial Review & Administrative

What will the seminar cover? In the recent decision of Vanderstock v Victoria [2023] HCA 30, the High Court held by a narrow 4:3 majority that a tax imposed by Victoria on the use of electrical and hybrid vehicles was invalid. The tax was held to be a “duty of…

Recent developments in trust law affecting the obligations of trustees of discretionary trusts

19-10-23 @ 5:30 pm / Mark Robertson KC — Tax, Succession

What will the seminar cover? Discretionary trusts in Australia are drafted to give trustees maximum flexibility in the exercise of their discretions, which are variously described as “uncontrolled”, “absolute” and even “irresponsible”. Since the 19th century the Courts have declined to examine the exercise (or non exercise) of these discretions,…