New Victorian Workplace Manslaughter Laws
This article discusses the new Victorian workplace manslaughter laws, in effect from 1 July 2020, and provides some practical tips on what actions organisations should be taking.
High Court clarifies definition of ‘Officer’ of a Corporation
We review Australian Securities and Investments Commission v King [2020] HCA 4, a decision that provided long-awaited clarification of the meaning of an ‘officer’ under the Corporations Act.
Electronic Signing and Witnessing in Victoria
Temporary measures in response to COVID-19 have been introduced in Victoria permitting remote electronic signing and witnessing of documents via audio-visual link.
