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The Value Of Shareholdings: Where The Court Declines To Attribute A Value To Shareholdings

In this matter, the Court had regard to the specific circumstances of shareholdings being unable to be sold on the open market and the terms of the shareholders agreement.

Australia Commercial

BN

Barry Nilsson

Company Ownership Vs Control: Where Directors' Duties And Shareholders' Rights Collide

In family-owned and closely held businesses, it is common to assume that those who own the company are also the ones in control.

Australia Commercial

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Can Silence Be Misleading In Australian Law?

Silence can amount to misleading or deceptive conduct under Australian law where, in context, it creates or allows a false impression to persist.

Australia Commercial

SL

Stonegate Legal

From Compliance To Capability: AUSTRAC's Expectations For Corporate Australia (Podcast)

In this episode of On Just Terms, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer disputes partners Jason Betts and Bryony Adams speak with Brendan Thomas, CEO of AUSTRAC...

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Deal Talk: Australian M&A Podcast

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Non-Binding Indicative Offers And Pre-bids Analysis For 2025

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

When Equal Isn’t Equal – Shareholder Oppression In An Australian Private Equity Context

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

ASX200 Listed Chairs Survey 2026

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Success Rates In Recent Takeover Bids

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

State Of The M&A Market In Australia

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Importance Of A Request For Tender

Australia Commercial

S

Swaab

Shareholder liability Australia: Are Shareholders Liable?

Australia Commercial

SL

Stonegate Legal

New rules for ancillary funds – what funds and charities need to know

Australia Commercial

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

2026 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Guide To Takeovers And Schemes Of Arrangement

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Michael Byrnes discusses the Westpac WFH case on 2SM with Tim Webster

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Refinancings And High Energy Costs Set To Drive Australian Restructurings In The Year Ahead (Podcast)

Australia Insolvency

AO

A&O Shearman

Podcast: SMSFs With CGW – What Is Happening With Division 296 Tax? (Tax On Large Superannuation Balances)

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Employment Relations Podcast #46 – Safety In The Workplace: Drug And Alcohol Testing And Policies

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

Final Pay On The Final Day: Courts' Emerging Willingness To Penalise "Technical Contraventions"

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Charities & Non-Profits

New rules for ancillary funds – what funds and charities need to know

Discusses how the latest changes to ancillary fund regulation (soon to be renamed 'giving funds') could reshape your charitable giving & affect Australian charities.

Australia Commercial

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Manufacturing Agreements: Essential Legal Framework

This article will explore the legal framework for manufacturing agreements.

Australia Commercial

L

LegalVision

OAIC privacy guidelines for not-for-profits: essential compliance insights

Key points from OAIC guidance on how NFPs can comply with the Australian Privacy Principles.

Australia Privacy

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

ACNC releases new constitution templates for charitable companies limited by guarantee

Australia Commercial

PA

Piper Alderman

The Future Of Private Ancillary Funds: A Shift Toward "Giving Funds"

Australia Commercial

PP

Pointon Partners

Workers compensation for volunteers | NSW

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Sponsorship agreements in the arts, entertainment and not-for-profit Industries

Australia Commercial

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

It depends – What is a family foundation?

Australia Commercial

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Passing on the giving gene – structuring family philanthropy to foster generosity for generations

Australia Commercial

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

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M&A/Private Equity

Deal Talk: Australian M&A Podcast

Deal Talk is presented by our market‑leading corporate team. It focuses on complex transactions, and the deals, decisions and forces shaping M&A in Australia and globally.

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

State Of The M&A Market In Australia

The M&A market in Australia is very buoyant right now. Despite uncertainties around the world due to geo-political events, there is a steady flow of M&A deals and proposals, which augurs well for 2026.

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Critical Australian Tax Developments For Private Equity: What You Need To Know

There are significant tax developments underway that have the potential to materially impact private equity debt and investment structures in Australia. Private equity investors can expect the Australian Taxation Office...

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Success Rates In Recent Takeover Bids

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

When Equal Isn’t Equal – Shareholder Oppression In An Australian Private Equity Context

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Non-Binding Indicative Offers And Pre-bids Analysis For 2025

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

2026 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Guide To Takeovers And Schemes Of Arrangement

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Cracking Down On Manipulative And False Practices; Promoting Competition In Digital Markets And Compliance On Consumer Guarantees: ACCC 2026–2027 Compliance And Enforcement Priorities

Australia Anti-trust

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Getting On The Front Foot: Responding To A Takeover Approach

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Compliance

From Compliance To Capability: AUSTRAC's Expectations For Corporate Australia (Podcast)

In this episode of On Just Terms, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer disputes partners Jason Betts and Bryony Adams speak with Brendan Thomas, CEO of AUSTRAC...

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Can Silence Be Misleading In Australian Law?

Silence can amount to misleading or deceptive conduct under Australian law where, in context, it creates or allows a false impression to persist.

Australia Commercial

SL

Stonegate Legal

ASX200 Listed Chairs Survey 2026

For decades, chairing an ASX200 company has represented the summit of Australian corporate leadership. It has long been viewed as a role reserved for the nation’s most trusted and influential directors.

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

ACCC enforcement priorities 2026: What businesses need to know now

Australia Commercial

PA

Piper Alderman

Playing By New Rules: AUSTRAC's Growing Reach In 2026

Australia Criminal

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Modern Slavery: Rising Expectations And Steady Reform Across Australia, APAC And Beyond

Australia Criminal

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Foreign Bribery Risk: What Happens When Your Agent Pays A Bribe Overseas?

Australia Criminal

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Corporate Responsibility: The Board's Duty to Ensure Ethical Practices

Australia Commercial

L

LegalVision

Where firms are getting TMDs wrong, and what better prepared firms are doing differently

Australia Commercial

HN

Holley Nethercote

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Venture Capital

Tax Bites: Australian Tax Podcast Series

In this episode of the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer 'Tax Bites' podcast, host Toby Eggleston alongside Professor Graham Cooper and fellow partner Ryan Leslie, explore the complexities...

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Observations On The ESVCLP Regime: A Practitioner's Perspective

The Early-Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership (ESVCLP) regime was introduced in 2007 to stimulate the early-stage venture capital sector in Australia.

Australia Finance

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

How do I work out the financial terms for a capital raise in NZ?

Key issues to consider when calculating the financial terms of your capital raise as a startup founder.

Australia Finance

L

LegalVision

What is venture capital funding in NZ?

Australia Commercial

L

LegalVision

Grant Alert: COVID-19 TechVoucher Program

Australia Technology

MA

Moore Australia

Crowd Sourced Funding (CSF) for private companies: what is it and how does it work?

Australia Commercial

IG

Ivy Law Group

Grant Alert: COVID-19 TechVoucher program

Australia Technology

MA

Moore Australia

Key lessons in Australian crowd-sourced funding (CSF) - Part 2

Australia Commercial

MR

McCullough Robertson

Key lessons in Australian crowd-sourced funding (CSF) - Part 3

Australia Commercial

MR

McCullough Robertson

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Latest Videos

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David Gonski - Test 1 (Video)

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Dealmaking in Australia: the current state of play and the impact of regulation

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

ESG Due Diligence In Financial Transactions (Video)

FC

FTI Consulting

It Depends – Can a family trust distribute to its trustee?

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Insights into Agribusiness

CP

Cathro & Partners

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