The challenges of changing responsible entity: lessons from the GFC
Recent court cases following the GFC highlight that changing responsible entity presents many challenges. This newsletter examines some of the legal traps for an incoming responsible entity and gives guidance on the due diligence it should do before taking on the role...

Corporate
Carter Newell is a leading dynamic Queensland-based firm providing specialist legal advice to Australian and international corporate clients.
Led by partners Cameron Jorss and Jonathan Cheyne, the Corporate team has significant experience providing our public and private enterprise clients with the following range of services:
- Corporate governance
- Corporate structuring
- Corporate financing (equity and debt)
- Property - full range of property services
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Joint Ventures/Alliances
- Commercial transactions
- Contractual arrangements
- Intellectual property protection strategies
- Industrial relations and employment
- Aboriginal Cultural Heritage and Native Title issues
- Financial services
Our specialist Corporate team has extensive expertise in Workplace Relations.
Members of our team have worked closely with boards, key decision makers and senior management of companies on major corporate transactions; a number have in-house experience providing them with a first-hand appreciation of a large corporation’s operational challenges.
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This newsletter looks at how Fortescue Metals Group and "Twiggy" Forrest were able to rely on professional legal advice to show compliance with the continuous disclosure requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the ASX listing rules...


