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Diversity In Australian Boardrooms: The ASX Diversity Guidelines (Middletons)
  • In recognition of the problem that women are poorly represented on boards and in senior management positions, the ASX has followed the lead of other major stock exchanges around the world and introduced guidelines designed to increase diversity in Australian boardrooms.
    • Conducting A Takeover Bid In Ireland (Eversheds O'Donnell Sweeney)
  • The purpose of this article is to explain the principles surrounding takeover offers conducted under the jurisdiction of the Irish Takeover Panel.
    • Three + Three = Proxy Access for 2011: SEC Approves Rule Amendments, Generally Effective for the 2011 Proxy Season, to Allow Shareholders Right to Nominate Directors (Perkins Coie LLP)
  • At yesterday's open meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a split Commission approved rule amendments to permit shareholders to nominate directors for corporate boards.
    • New Ruling on Accounts Warranties Appears to Favour Sellers (Matthew Arnold & Baldwin)
  • The terms of the sale of a company’s shares are usually documented in a share purchase agreement (SPA). An SPA will typically list various warranties given by the seller to the buyer.
    • SEC Adopts Controversial Proxy Access Rules (McDermott Will & Emery)
  • After the enactment of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill confirmed its authority to do so, the SEC moved quickly and has adopted proxy access rules—though the debate on this issue is far from over.
    • Combining Companies And Businesses In PNG – Schemes Of Arrangement (Pacific Legal Network)
  • In this article I deal with schemes of arrangement under Part XVI of the PNG Companies Act ("Act") (Approval Of Arrangements, Amalgamations And Compromises By Court) as a means of combining companies under PNG law.
    • Proposed National Business Name Registration System for Australia (Donaldson Walsh)
  • It has been announced that in April 2011 a new national system for business name registrations will commence. Each State of Australia has agreed to refer their business name registration powers to the Federal Government so that a uniform system can be established. The new system will be administered by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission [ASIC] which also controls the registration of companies.
    • Cartel Whistleblower Policies Crucial For Corporation Protection (Middletons)
  • Murray Deakin, head of the Competition & Regulatory Group at Middletons, speaks to Kate Ritchie of Boardroom Radio about the introduction of criminal sanctions for cartel conduct.
    • Change In Law On Dividends - Does Your Company Constitution Need To Be Updated? (Hall & Wilcox)
  • Royal assent was recently given to the Corporations Amendment (Corporate Reporting Reform) Act 2010. This legislation amends a number of provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act) dealing with financial reporting requirements of companies. In particular, a Corporations Act provision dealing with the payment of dividends has substantially changed.
    • SEC Adopts "Proxy Access" Rules (O'Melveny & Myers LLP)
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), by a 3-2 vote, adopted fundamental changes to the federal proxy rules that will require public companies to include shareholder director nominees in their proxy materials.