Corporate & Compliance
Its Taking Off! Australia’s Startup Economy

Its Taking Off! Australia’s Startup Economy

As pubished in CK Momentum Issue 7 (Click here to download) Cloud based tech companies, scalability and disruptive technology. Small, agile startups rushing to innovate and find a gap in the market. It is activity on a scale that has never been seen before. The way...

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Fintech Hub Stone & Chalk Experience Overwhelming Demand

Fintech Hub Stone & Chalk Experience Overwhelming Demand

  As published in CK Momentum Issue 7  (Click here to download) Stone & Chalk describes itself as “an independent, not for profit Fintech hub whose overarching objective is to help foster and accelerate the development of world leading Fintech startups”. Before it...

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Employee Share Scheme Reform Finally Here!

Employee Share Scheme Reform Finally Here!

  As published in CK Momentum Issue 7  (Click here to download) Legislation has finally passed both houses of Parliament to improve the taxation treatment of Employee Share Schemes (“ESS”) and in particular provide some concessions to startups looking to implement an...

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The Art of Deception

The Art of Deception

As published in CK Momentum Issue 5  (Click here to download) In a case that put the spotlight on the artistic world, the New South Wales Supreme Court has found the auction house Christie’s liable for misleading and deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct under...

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Signing Contracts: When the Formalities Can’t Be Followed

Signing Contracts: When the Formalities Can’t Be Followed

In the March edition of CK Momentum, we looked at the formalities of signing contracts. However, in some commercial dealings following the formal rules of, for example, having two directors sign a document or asking for a copy of a board resolution to verify a...

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Risk Allocation Tools: Indemnities

Risk Allocation Tools: Indemnities

WHAT IS AN INDEMNITY? In its simplest form an indemnity is an agreement between two parties in which one party agrees to cover loss and damage suffered by another. As such indemnities are a very effective tool to allocate risk between transacting parties. The risk we...

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NRMA Motoring & Services

NRMA Motoring & Services

As published in CK Momentum Issue 1  (Click here to download) In late 2013, CK acted for NRMA Motoring & Services on the sale of its portfolio of wholesale travel businesses. Assets sold by the NRMA included the Adventure World Travel, Value Tours, and Creative...

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