How blockchain could be used to make trusts more transparent
Apr 08, 2016 16:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Digital Currency Law
Amid the outcry over David Camerons tax affairs is the UK prime ministers intervention in 2013 to block EU transparency rules regarding offshore trusts. It was decided that trusts should not be held to the same standards...
When it comes to tax, how do we decide what's fair?
Apr 08, 2016 16:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The tax dealings of a number of politicians have come under scrutiny this week, following news of their offshore holdings in the Panama Papers. The leaks have led to the resignation of the Icelandic prime minister and the...
BBSW – Too Dumb to Understand?
Apr 07, 2016 06:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The reactions of ANZ and Westpac management to recent legal actions by ASIC alleging manipulation of the BBSW benchmark are instructive of the attitudes of the major banks. ANZ wheeled out its Chief Risk Officer to...
We can't trust drug companies to wine, dine and educate doctors about the drugs they prescribe
Apr 07, 2016 05:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
If a drug company treats a doctor to a nice lunch and a presentation on their newest products, is prescribing affected? Doctors generally think not, but the research evidence overwhelmingly says yes. And if these events do...
Invisible influence: why sales reps are forming relationships with nurses
Apr 07, 2016 05:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Last week Fairfax Media revealed pharmaceutical companies are spending lavish amounts treating Australian doctors to lunches, dinners and overseas trips. However, it is not only doctors who are courted in this way. The...
New relaxed drone regulations will help the industry take off
Apr 07, 2016 05:31 am UTC| Technology Law
The Australian drone industry is set for a shake up following the announcement of a long-awaited relaxation of regulations on their operation. Australias Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says the amended...
Cyber justice: how technology is supporting victim-survivors of rape
Apr 07, 2016 04:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Technology
We tend to think of justice as meaning having ones day in court and that justice is done when the perpetrator is convicted and punished. But for many victim-survivors of sexual violence, that day may never come. While...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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