This paper was delivered at the 2015 Commonwealth Law Conference in Glasgow, Scotland The Mobility of the legal profession? The legal profession is, by definition, fairly conservative. So:- What do we mean by “mobility of the legal profession”? Whilst the main part of this topic is seen as relating to jurisdictional transfers of ability to practice […]
Gregory Ross has accepted an invitation from the Lord President of the Court of Session, Scotland to deliver a talk on Mobility of the Legal Profession at the Commmonwealth Law Conference in Glasgow later this year. His fellow speakers are from Canada and Uganda. A link to the full paper will be made available after […]
By “securitisation” is meant the operation by which a securitisation vehicle acquires or takes on risks linked to loans, goods or liabilities accepted by a third party by issuing transferable securities the value or yield of which is dependent on these risks. Practically speaking, a securitisation operation consists of bringing together a group of assets […]
An aspect of procurement contracts, in fact most contracts, is that not much thought is given to what happens at the end. For some contracts, it does not matter. For many, especially those relevant to an ongoing enterprise, it does. From my observations, often sufficient thought of retiring and replacing contracts for supply of goods […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Don Griffin of Griffin Group Accountants. Don has joined IR as our exclusive Tax (Accountants) member in Australia. Serving tax and accounting clients across Australia for over 35 years, Don Griffin is the founder of Griffin Group Accountants and Etax Accountants. Don […]
On November 27, 2014 Law No. 5,134, which regulates lawyers’ and solicitors’ fees who work in the City of Buenos Aires (hereafter the “Law”), was published in the Official Gazette. The Law, which was promoted by Jorge Rizzo and Daniel Lipovetsky from the City of Buenos Aires’s Bar Association (“CBABA”), was approved in a special […]
With a collapsed energy market in Argentina and a change of the current administration in 2015, it is clear that Argentina will have to develop and invest in the energy sector, and especially in the renewable energies sector. The purpose of this note is to briefly develop some of the main traits of the renewable energy legislation in – and theprospects for – Argentina. National System for Wind […]
The SOPARFI (Société de Participations Financières) is not a special type of company but an ordinary commercial entity governed by common law, specifically the 1915 Law on commercial companies. It does not enjoy any special tax regime and is fully taxable. There are no restraints on its field of activity. A Soparfi can, however, significantly […]
Commercial law experienced an eventful year in 2014, but what were the most significant cases? Read our run-down of some of the biggest cases from the past 12 months to see if you agree with us: Read more
Dealing With Tax Practitioners Board Allegations I through Sydney firm, Eakin McCaffery Cox (EMC) recently advised and represented an accountancy firm on the successful defence of five serious allegations against the accountancy firm for breach of various provisions of the Tax Agents Code of Professional Conduct. Imposition of penalties concerning the allegations, if proved, could have destroyed our client. […]
Australian contract law has long been understood as allowing liquidated/preset damages to be recovered in the event of breach provided the amount payable was not a “contractual penalty” Recent Australian case law has clarified a major issue in relation to whether the “contractual penalties” doctrine only applies where there is a breach of contract […]
The 3 December 2014, decision of the High Court of Australia in CANTARELLA BROS PTY LIMITED v MODENA TRADING PTY LIMITED [2014] HCA 48 may raise interesting implications for trademarks involving words borrowed from other languages, particularly where those words relate to issues of quality. In the case, Cantarella, an importer of coffee to Australia […]