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There has been increasing interest in initial coin offering/token sale/token generation events (ICO) in Australia this year. Below we set out 5 key areas and recent developments you should be aware of if you are consider ...

Contents: Pushing unfair dismissal to the outer-limits: Is Saeid Khayam v Navitas a game changer? It’s now more difficult to be protected: The High Court’s latest ruling on protected industrial action, bargaining ...

Author: Michael Bacina - Partner, Piper Alderman 2017 was a stellar year for cryptocurrency valuations in general and Bitcoin in particular. On 1 January 2017 the USD$ value of a Bitcoin passed USD$1,000 and o ...

Whilst franchisors can control how franchisees manage their business, they cannot control how their franchisees manage their finances. And when a franchisee goes under, the first thing a franchisor will want to do is ta ...

Author: Michael Bacina - Partner, Piper Alderman So what’s new? 1. Many ICOs are managed investment schemes ASIC has emphasised that ICOs and cryptocurrency may be financial products in its recent update to inf ...

Author: Tom Griffith A number of vocational education providers recently been targeted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in light of various unlawful sales tactics deployed by them. In t ...