Earlier this month, the Australian government implemented the Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land Amendment (Water) Act aimed at tracking foreign ownership of water rights. Why? The amendments form part of the government’s broader focus on understanding what property rights are owned by foreign interests. As such, a register has been established to track all… Read more

The recent flood events in South Australia and other parts of the country have affected many businesses, whether by impacting on their ability to deliver produce or by having a supplier who cannot deliver on what they have promised. The impact of these situations will always be troublesome to the business, but before you pull… Read more

The answer is copyright and at Kain Lawyers we’re not muggles when it comes to protecting your intellectual property rights. The copyright of a business is often amongst its most important assets, however, many business owners remain in the dark about what is protected, what rights they have and how they can protect them. What… Read more

As part of our commitment to ‘doing law differently’, around 12 months ago we embarked on a journey with Leading Teams to ensure that we understood how our culture helped us create opportunities for our clients, team and the community.  Dan Healy, who facilitated these sessions for us, helped us recognise that we bring our… Read more

Successful growth CEO’s are able to communicate the company’s mission, vision, and values, translate strategy into specific actions, make decisions, and then communicate priorities and progress. In her latest blog, growth expert and head of UniSA’s Centre for Business Growth Dr Jana Matthews explains how the best leaders drive high performance and growth.

If you are the owner or operator of a medical or dental practice that’s received an acquisition offer from a larger corporate group then you may well be thinking that you’ve hit the jackpot! But don’t go planning your holiday to Tahiti just yet, because there may be more to the offer than first meets… Read more

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) long left the agribusiness sector to its own devices. The industry has developed its own standard operating practices and, outside of a few ACCC prosecutions, has done so without any real oversight.  However, the new focus on Agriculture demonstrated by the ACCC’s Interim Report for its Cattle and… Read more

Growers and traders of fruit and vegetables beware! The ACCC has, surprisingly for some, made enforcement of the Horticulture Code of Conduct (‘Code’) a priority for 2016 and beyond and has recently caught its first victim. So what do you need to know? The Code The Code regulates trade between growers and traders of fruit… Read more

Back in May 2016, the ASX released a Consultation Paper proposing a number of changes to the ASX Listing Rules and ASX policy. On 2 November 2016, ASX released its Response to Consultation which updated the market on the final changes that will be come into effect from 19 December 2016. While most of the… Read more

For the board of an ASX-listed company, receiving a hostile takeover bid for the company is a game-changer. Once a takeover bid is received or announced the target company enters the restrictive world of the Takeovers Panel’s ‘Frustrating Action’ policy and the board’s freedom to pursue strategic transactions is curtailed. What is a frustrating action?… Read more