
Company and Securities Law Journal update: Vol 38 Pt 1
The latest Part of the Company and Securities Law Journal includes the following articles: “Worker Co-operatives and Australian Law” – William Hall; “Australian Investor Stewardship and Global Themes in Stewardship Regulation” – Natania Locke; and “Out with the Old, in with the Askew? The Recent Crowd-sourced Equity Funding Reform Fails to Meet Expectations” – Hareesh Makam. This issue also includes the following sections: Editorial; and Takeovers and Public Securities: “Money Lending Exceptions for Takeover Provisions” – Emma Armson.

Company and Securities Law Journal update: Vol 37 Pt 8
The latest Part of the Company and Securities Law Journal includes an Editorial and the following articles: “The Intersection of Deadlock and Oppression: A “No-fault Divorce” for the Members of Closely Held Corporations” – Nikita Angelakis; “The Regulation of Short Sellers in Australia” – Kin Pan; and “COVID-19 Impacts on Financial Market Integration in the ASEAN: Regional Trends, Challenges and Future Outlook” – Dr Alma Pekmezovic.

Company and Securities Law Journal update: Vol 37 Pt 6
The latest Part of the Company and Securities Law Journal includes the following articles: “Providing Financial Services “Efficiently, Honestly and Fairly”: Part 2″ – Paul Latimer; and “Reconsideration of the “Good Faith” Requirement in Statutory Derivative Actions in Australia” – Lang Thai. This issue also includes the following sections: Editorial; Corporate Finance: “Equity Crowdfunded Companies in the United Kingdom: What Factors Determine Post-campaign Success?” – Steve Kourabas, Ian Ramsay and Mihika Upadhyaya; Directors’ Duties: “Insolvent Trading, Charitable Companies and COVID-19” – Rosemary Teele Langford; and New Zealand and South Pacific: “Capital Market Law Reform in Vanuatu” – Gordon Walker.

Company and Securities Law Journal update: Vol 37 Pt 5
The latest Part of the Company and Securities Law Journal includes the following articles: “Market-based Causation after TPT Patrol Pty Ltd v Myer Holdings Ltd” – Corey Byrne and Michael Legg; “Delegation by Superannuation Fund Trustees” – M Scott Donald; and “Competition and Efficiency at the Mercy of Equality: Balancing the Equal Opportunity Principle and Maintaining a Competitive and Efficient Market” – Vanessa Murphy. This issue also includes the following sections: Editorial; Book Review: “A Case for Shareholders’ Fiduciary Duties in Common Law Asia” by Ernest Lim – reviewed by Associate Professor Rosemary Teele Langford; Directors’ Duties: “Cassimatis v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2020] FCAFC 52 – “Dystopian Accessorial Liability” or The End of “Stepping Stones” as We Know It?” – Rosemary Teele Langford; and New Zealand and South Pacific: “Supporting SME Fundraising in Fiji” – Gordon Walker.

Curing a Multitude of Sins
With millions of Australians participating in them, and with the associations themselves numbering in the hundreds of thousands, unincorporated associations truly are social entities. They variously include sports clubs, charities, cultural and arts and environmental organisations, and churches.[1] “The vast majority of Australians participate in unincorporated associations,” says Matthew Turnour in “Should Australians Have a ...more

Company and Securities Law Journal update: Vol 37 Pt 3
The latest Part of the Company and Securities Law Journal includes the following articles: “Directors’ Voting Recommendations in Schemes: Navigating the New Landscape” – Alberto Colla; “Sport Australia’s Governance Principles for National Sporting Organisations: The Triumph of Managerialism over Accountability and Representation in Australian Sport” – Lloyd Freeburn; and “Social Licence to Operate and Directors’ Duties: Is There a Need for Change?” – Rosemary Teele Langford. This issue also includes the following sections: Editorial; Book Review: “Company Directors’ Duties and Conflicts of Interest” by Rosemary Teele Langford – reviewed by JH Farrar; Corporate Finance: “Case Note: Re O’Keeffe Heneghan Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 1958” – Ganesh Jegatheesan; and “Widely-held Proprietary Companies: Opportunities and Challenges for Australian Craft Brewers” – Matt Vitale.

Modern Slavery, Climate Change, and One Big Elephant
Over 40 million people are living and working as slaves in the world today.[1] It is a staggering figure. It is outrageous! In the current issue of the Company and Securities Law Journal (C&SLJ), Vol 37 No 2, Justine Nolan and Nana Frishling argue that globalisation has spurred the growth of modern slavery (including servitude, ...more