All Articles From Sandy Donaldson
DW Fox Tucker Guides Chinese ASX Listing Success
DW Fox Tucker has successfully overseen one of the largest IPOs of a Chinese company in Australia. Sino Australia Oil and Gas Ltd (Sino), the Australian holding company of Zhaodong Huaying Drilling…
False, Misleading Or Deceptive Conduct: The ACCC Widens The Net To Include Directors And Others
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it is moving from a focus of compliance review to an enforcement-focus approach in relation to breaches of the Australian…
Patents for Genes in Australia and the USA
Judgments have recently been delivered in cases in Australia and the USA with different results in relation to the complex and sometimes emotive area of patents for genes. In Cancer Voices Australia…
Big Changes to Privacy Law and Credit Reporting: Are You Ready?
Australian Privacy Law
Mark reg’ streamlined, protection strengthened
Significant IP law amendments coming into operation
Personal Property Securities ‑ How These Will Affect You
Do you: Sell goods on credit?Lease equipment or livestock?Have stock on consignment?Have goods, livestock or grain in storage?Provide finance on security other than land?If so, the new PPS regime…
The State of State Taxes: Reform or Land Grab?
Reports indicate that SA taxes for business are at the top of the range, and State taxes are generally inefficient and distorted, particularly for land and housing. Are there any prospects for change?
Government to review and amend the Holidays Act 1910 (SA)
Happy Holidays?
A New Age Dawns for Online Brand Protection: The Expansion of gTLDs
In a move which will dramatically change the face of the Internet, in June 2011, the board of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) voted in favour of opening up the…
The Warranty Trap
Goods and services provided to consumers have guarantees under the Australian Competition Law (ACL), which may not be excluded. However, if a product or service also comes with a specific warranty…
DWFT Report
The DWFT Report is a comprehensive publication containing news, commentary and analysis of significant contemporary legal issues impacting the Australian business community.
