20 Dec 2012 CBP Focus December 2012 This month we bring you articles on commercial dispute resolution, insurance, property, knowledge management, trusts and more.
19 Dec 2012 Corporate and commercial Insurance New Zealand Court of Appeal overturns Bridgecorp decision Third party claimants in NZ no longer have priority over access to insurance money
18 Dec 2012 Wills, estates and succession planning Valid suspicions or obvious delusions? An important distinction for the purposes of assessing ... Court analyses conduct and motives of claimants in dispute over estate
18 Dec 2012 Corporate and commercial Severe financial debt forcing school shut downs in Victoria Schools not immune to financial difficulties
18 Dec 2012 Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Insurance Proposed restrictions on use of the terms "financial planner" and "financial adviser" Restrictions on use of terms by people who are not entitled to provide financial advice
18 Dec 2012 Planning, infrastructure and environment EPA unsuccessful in prosecution for transport of building materials as "waste" Common building materials now less likely to be categorised as "waste"
17 Dec 2012 Property Foreign investment laws and Australian real estate Foreign persons need government approval to purchase real estate in Australia
17 Dec 2012 Corporate and commercial Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Insurance Employment and safety Insurance brokers prevented from working for competitor: Supreme Court enforces non competition ... A decision in the NSW Supreme Court demonstrated that a properly worded non competition restraint clause can be enforced even when employees offer undertakings not to solicit the employer's clients
17 Dec 2012 Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Construction Property Payment of money into court is not a voluntary payment in breach of section 26C of the Security ... Developer's payment into court did not breach section 26C
17 Dec 2012 Corporate and commercial Knowledge management in Australian law firms and the accelerating rate of change The need to share knowledge in today's legal profession is an ongoing challenge within law firms where individual lawyers have traditionally competed for billable time and to be seen as the expert.