Peter Willcocks
Lander & Rogers
Articles
Foreign owners of Australian agricultural land - registration required
Australia - November 25 2015 New laws have passed the Australian Parliament that require foreign persons who own, or have an interest in, Australian agricultural land to notify…
Employee incentive schemes - ASIC widens exemptions and government proposes taxation changes
Australia - October 31 2014 ASIC has released an updated Regulatory Guide and two new class orders (one for listed bodies and one for unlisted bodies) that widen the exemptions…
Historic Australia - Japan Free Trade Agreement securesd
Australia, Japan - April 8 2014 Negotiations for an Australia-Japan FTA have been running since 2007. The latest round of negotiations was led by Trade Minister Andrew Robb in Tokyo…
Avoiding penalties: are your contracts enforceable?
Australia - February 13 2014 On 5 February 2014, the Federal Court handed down its much anticipated decision in Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited. It…
Sumitomo takes the reins at Emerald Grain
Australia - February 10 2014 Japanese global trading house Sumitomo Corporation has gained full ownership of Australian bulk grain handler Emerald Grain after acquiring Emerald…
