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On the Capitalisation of Knowledge

By craigryan on August 31, 2021

Workplace Review is nothing if not broad in its coverage of work. In its current issue, Vol 10 No 3, David Nikolas Brodsky ...

Posted In:  Journals  Tagged:   academics   best practice   capitalisation of knowledge   critical thought   curiosity   data openness   establishments   honesty   humility   intellectual property   knowledge   nationalism   organizational behaviour   protectionism   resource to be exploited   subjective bias   testing rigour   the truth 

ALRC’s Financial Services Law Mapping Project

By craigryan on June 21, 2021

For the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, simplification (ie enhanced efficiency, navigability)...

Posted In:  Company and Securities Law Journal (C&SLJ)  Tagged:   “Financial Services Laws – Understanding the Devil in the Detail”   ALRC   Andrew Godwin   Australian Law Reform Commission   Australian Law Reform Commission Legislative Mapping Project   Cindy Davies   consolidation   corporations and financial services regulation   credit   duties of loyalty   financial services   financial services regulation   Gail Pearson   harmonisation   issue or sale of securities and financial products   Justice Sarah Derrington   legislative framework   licensing regimes   M Scott Donald   mortgage broking services   navigability   options for reform   Phoebe Tapley   proliferation of delegated legislation   prospectus and product disclosure statement (PDS) regimes   providers of financial advice   regulation of disclosure   Rosemary Teele Langford   Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking   rule of law   Samuel Walpole   separation of powers   Special Issue   Superannuation   Superannuation and Financial Services Industry   superannuation funds   Tess Van Geelen   Vivienne Brand 

Building a Superstructure of Justice?

By craigryan on September 29, 2020

“Our critics on both sides of politics claim the use of the phrase ‘class war’ is anachronistic, but in the face of growing inequality and the push for corporate dominance, the reality is a class war is being waged on ordinary people. One that it is our responsibility to respond to.”

Posted In:  Journals  Tagged:   "thuggery"   “lawlessness   ABCC   Aboriginal   Aboriginal rights   Australian Building and Construction Commission   Barangaroo   BLF   Builders Labourers Federation   Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016 (Cth)   CFMEU   CFMEU’s Construction and General Division   class war   climate change   construction industry   corporate dominance   dangerous   Darren Greenfield   decent health care and education   delegates   fines   gay rights   green bans   homelessness   intimidation   Jack Mundey   militancy   need for greater public housing   officials   penalties   progressive   safety   social justice   spectre   Stephen McBurney   Trade Union Royal Commission   unsafe work   women’s   Work Health and Safety legislation   workers 

Who Pays When Set-off Trumps Security of Payment?

By craigryan on July 17, 2020

Much more is at stake in enabling the effective operation of security of payment laws in the building and construction industry than just preventing contractors becoming insolvent....

Posted In:  Building and Construction Law Journal (BCL)  Tagged:   aged pension   building and construction industry   building and construction industry insolvencies   building industry insolvencies   business bankruptcies and insolvencies   claimants who are in liquidation   claims made under security of payment legislation   claims under security of payment laws   commercial dynamics   contractors becoming insolvent   contractual chains   COVID-19   deficiency of assets to pay creditors   delay payment   Dr Matthew Bell   employees   entitlement to set-off   external administration lodgements   Façade Treatment Engineering Pty Ltd (in liq) v Brookfield Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd (2016) 313 FLR 163; (2017) 33 BCL 127; [2016] VSCA 247   Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 (Cth)   freedom to contract   ills of non-payment in the construction industry   injustice   insolvent claimant company   liquidation   maintaining the right to set-off   prevention of insolvencies   prioritising set-offs   Professor Helen Anderson   prompt payment   risk of insolvencies   s 553C of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)   security of payment claimants   Security of payment laws   State and Territory security of payment legislation   subcontractor insolvency   suppliers and lenders   taxation authorities   timely payment   unmet employee entitlements   unpaid superannuation   unpaid taxes and charges   upsurge in insolvencies 

Curing a Multitude of Sins

By craigryan on May 19, 2020

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]

Posted In:  Company and Securities Law Journal (C&SLJ)  Tagged:   Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (Cth) s 205-5   Betrayal of Trust Report   Catholic Church   compensation   crimes   damages for sexual abuse   deceased priest   Ellis Case   Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) s 960-100   institutional abuse   Matthew Turnour   national framework   personal liability   recognition of unincorporated associations as legal entities   religious governance structures   Revised Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act   Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse   RUUNAA   statutory recognition   Trustees of The Roman Catholic Church v Ellis   unincorporated associations   victims of institutional abuse 

Strata “Crisis” – 10-year Liability, Insurance Proposal

By craigryan on March 19, 2020

Increasingly, the system of private certification of buildings is being slated, by those with expertise and knowledge in the area, as one of the main factors accounting for the crisis in the residential building industry in NSW.

Posted In:  Building and Construction Law Journal (BCL)  Tagged:   10-year liability   “fire safety concerns”   “friendly certifiers”   “strata living crisis”   decennial liability   decennial liability insurance   decennial liability insurance market   defects in construction   design   Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW)   Fire and Rescue NSW   Home Building Act 1989 (NSW)   Jessica Rippon   joint and several liability   mandatory insurance   materials   multi-storey developments   owners corporations   private building certification   residential building industry in NSW   special purpose vehicles   strata developments   strata or community schemes   strict liability   subrogation suits 

Modern Slavery, Climate Change, and One Big Elephant

By craigryan on November 18, 2019

Over 40 million people are living and working as slaves in the world today.[1] It is a staggering figure. It is outrageous!

Posted In:  Company and Securities Law Journal (C&SLJ)  Tagged:   “enlightened self-interest”   Adefolake Adeyeye   Andrew Belyea-Tate   ASX Listing Rules   business compliance   child labour   climate change   climate change specific disclosures   Company and Securities Law Journal   corporate social responsibility   Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)   CSR   debt bondage   deceptive recruiting   excessive and forced overtime   forced labour   Global Slavery Index   International Labour Organisation   Justine Nolan   limitations on leave and breaks   lower-carbon economy   modern slavery   Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth)   Nana Frishling   production lead times   servitude   shortened production deadlines   supply chains   trafficking in persons   United Nations’ 2011 Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights   unsafe working conditions   variable working hours   Walk Free Foundation 

“Lovedays” to “affirming the turkey”: Commercial Arbitration Down the Centuries

By craigryan on July 29, 2019

For over a thousand years – at least – mediation and arbitration have been practised in the English-speaking world. In fact, arbitration as a dispute settling mechanism ...

Posted In:  Building and Construction Law Journal (BCL)  Tagged:   "court-annexed arbitration"   "merits"   “conditional bonds”   “court-annexed lovedays”   “love rooms”   “loveday”   “lovedaymakers”   “revocability”   “revocability” doctrine   “rule of court”   alternative dispute resolution   arbitration   Arbitration Act 1698   BCL   Chief Justice of NSW   commercial arbitration   commercial disputes   International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth)   mediation   mediation and arbitration   Scott v Avery   Sir Edward Coke   TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd v The Judges of the Federal Court of Australia   Tom Bathurst   turkey   UNCITRAL Model Law 

Underpinning China’s “Belt and Road”

By craigryan on June 3, 2019

China’s “Belt and Road” initiative (BRI) describes a vast international system of trade facilitation, infrastructure development, investment, and financial integration. With over 80 countries and regions participating in it, its touchstones are interconnection among states and their co-operation for mutual benefit.

Posted In:  Company and Securities Law Journal (C&SLJ)  Tagged:   “Belt and Road” initiative   Accounting Law of the People’s Republic of China 2017   Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank   BRI   business relationships   China   China’s laws and regulations   China’s legal framework   Chinese companies   Chinese courts   co-operation   collaborative   company information disclosure   Company Law of the People’s Republic of China 2018   Dr Heather Lee   financial integration   infrastructure development   interconnection   investment   mutual benefit   New Development Bank   Professor Say Goo   Securities Law of the People’s Republic of China 2014   trade facilitation 

Dancing Behind the (Corporate) Veil

By craigryan on April 24, 2019

“Corporate structures are a haven for those seeking to minimise payment of employee entitlements, and the mechanisms are diverse,” writes Professor Helen Anderson in the current issue of the Company and Securities Law Journal (Vol 36 Pt 7).

Posted In:  Company and Securities Law Journal (C&SLJ)  Tagged:   Combating Illegal Phoenixing Bill   corporate responsibilities   corporate structures   corporate veil piercing   employee entitlements   illegal phoenix activity   labour hire arrangements   labour hire licensing   major supermarket chain   non-payment of employee entitlements   Professor Helen Anderson   Protecting Vulnerable Workers Act   scandals   sham contracting   Strengthening Protections for Employee Entitlements Act   strict liability   supply chains   underpayment of employees 
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