WHAT IT ALL MEANS
The FAL team regularly drafts papers to help explain the latest legislative changes and the effect of recent legal decisions. From time to time, we also contribute to industry publications. Below are links to some of our recent articles.
You will also find some recent news about FAL.Not-For-Profits - Final Chance to Make Submission on ACNC
16 Feb 2012 - Time is running out to make a submission on the soon-to-be established Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission (ACNC), with responses to the Discussion Paper on the ACNC Implementation Design closing 27 February. Read More...
Rights to an employee's invention - UWA v Gray two years on
16 Feb 2012 - This article examines one of the first cases to refer to the UWA vs Gray decision. Read More...
Maximise protection of your business via Trade Mark Registration
8 Nov 2011 - It takes more than simply registering a business name to ensure complete protection of your rights to that name. The best protection is to register your business name as a trade mark. Read More...
Three FAL lawyers named as world leaders in patent and technology law
14 Oct 2011 - Three FAL Lawyers have again been named in a list of the World's 250 Leading Patent and Technology Licensing Lawyers and recommended by IAM: founding Partners Peter Francis and Jenni Lightowlers, and Special Counsel Jason Watson. Read More...
Simplified Reporting for Companies Limited by Guarantee
14-10-2010 - Many companies limited by guarantee are now subject to reduced and simplified annual financial and directors' reporting requirements (under the Corporations Amendment (Corportate Reporting Reform) Act 2010 ((th)). We note that many CRCs are companies limited by guarantee. (October 2010) Read More...
Intellectual Property Summary
14-09-2010 - This briefing provides an overarching summary of the key types of intellectual property (IP). Read More...
You may not have the IP Rights you think you have!
14-09-2010 - The decision of Justice French of the Federal Court in University of Western Australia v Gray (No 20) [2008] FCA 498 should prompt industry partners to review the strategies they use to secure intellectual property (IP) rights in collaborations with universities and other research entities. Read More...
Corporate and Commercial Update: Director's Duties
14-08-2010 - As you may be aware, on 29 July 2010, ASIC released a regulatory guide on a company director's duty to prevent insolvent trading. The guide is intended to assist company directors to understand and comply with their duty under the Corporations Act 2001 to prevent insolvent trading. Read More...
Corporate Reporting Law Reforms
14-07-2010 - As of 28 June 2010, companies limited by guarantee will be subject to reduced and simplified annual financial and directors' reporting requirements (under the Corporations Amendment (Corporate Reporting Reform) Bill 2010 (Cth)). Further, all companies limited by guarantee which are incorporated on or after the commencement date are prohibited from paying any dividends to Members. Read More...
Cooperative Research Centres (CRC)
14-07-2010 - Observations made over 20 years working with CRCs on processes and structures that deliver efficiencies in formation, governance, operation and wind up. Read More...
Impact of Moral Rights on R&D
14-07-2010 - This article examines the ways in which moral rights can significantly impact on research projects, and the practical steps that should be taken to deal with them. Read More...
Paid Parental Leave Scheme
14-07-2010 - Under Australia's first paid parental scheme employers will be required to pay parental leave to eligible long-term employees who have a baby or adopt a child on or after 1 July 2011. Read More...
Trade Marks in Australia
14-07-2010 - A trade mark is a sign used to distinguish the goods or services of one manufacturer or seller from those not produced by that manufacturer or seller. The application of a trade mark to goods or services adds to their value. A trade mark can be in the form of a word, phrase, letter, number, sound, scent, logo, picture, symbol, shape, colour and aspect of packaging or any combination of these. Read More...
