Keeping Good Companies articles from May 2005

Keeping Good Companies archives from May 2005

Tort liability of corporate groups: grappling with the dead hand of Salomon.(Key Issues: applied corporate governance)
May 1, 2005... The circumstances surrounding the restructuring of the James Hardie Group have led to considerable public debate on a number of issues in relation to corporate law reform and corporate social responsibility and ethics. The James Hardie case...

Waiver of privilege: it ain't what you convey but what you say.(Key Issues: company secretary)
May 1, 2005... Legal professional privilege (or client legal privilege as it is referred to in the Commonwealth Evidence Act) attaches to confidential communications or documents brought into existence for the dominant purpose of a lawyer giving, or the...

TPA amendments: new bill, new penalties, no excuses.(Professional Updates: competition law)(Trade Practices Act)
May 1, 2005... The Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 was introduced into the Australian House of Representatives on 17 February 2005. The Bill, which is similar to the Amendment Bill that lapsed prior to the federal election in October 2004,...

Contacting shareholders using share register information.(Professional Updates: corporate law)(Corporations Act 2001)
May 1, 2005... A recent case highlights the need for a careful case-by-case assessment of the lawfulness of any proposed use or disclosure of information obtained from a company's register of members to contact or send material to the company's current or...

Completing your company's D&O proposal: some pitfalls of disclosure obligations.(Professional Updates: insurance law)(Directors and Officers)(Insurance Contracts Act 1984)
May 1, 2005... Completing a proposal for insurance for your company's directors and other officers such as the Company Secretary can be a daunting task, and rightly so considering the obligations on the company to disclose all relevant matters and the...

Time to rethink how you sell online!(Professional Updates: Management)
May 1, 2005... The gold rush investment mentality that saw billions of dollars spent on online or e-commerce infrastructure has transformed how we purchase impulse and commodity items, like compact discs, books and airline tickets. And while it has had some...

The education of man as man: management and the classical curriculum.(Key Issues: risk management)
May 1, 2005... Our secondary and tertiary education systems traditionally stream students into a specialisation in the disciplines of the arts, the sciences or commerce. This is a diversion from the original pedagogical model devised by the Ancient Greeks who...

Show me a sign: the advantages of obtaining trademark protection.(news and views)
May 1, 2005... Many businesses launch products and services without giving much thought to issues of branding and trademarks protection either in Australia or overseas. Using a name or logo in connection with one's goods and services without obtaining...

When there is no choice: exploring the exemptions.(Professional Updates: superannuation law)(Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 2004 )
May 1, 2005... Previous issues have highlighted the importance for employers of the new choice of fund legislation that will take effect in July 2005. In this article we go into more detail on some of the exemptions in the legislation. We explain in...

4th Annual Corporate Governance Symposium: managing risk.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
May 1, 2005... The audience provided its opinion right from the start of CSA's 4th Annual Corporate Governance Symposium. Using technology supplied by Ezicomms, a handset that operated as both an electronic voting machine and a microphone for speaking, the...