In Australia, plaintiffs in civil corporate law matters are generally free to choose between the Federal Court and a state or territory Supreme Court when commencing litigation.This research note outlines the results of research undertaken by the authors indicating which courts deliver most...

Non-executive employees are increasingly being offered the opportunity to participate in employee share ownership plans. In many cases, companies provide their employees with shares or options as a 'gift', either on a one-off or regular basis. Many plans, however, are structured so as to require...

Employee share ownership (ESO) has been the subject of significant public policy debate. In these debates, ESO plans are usually said to be implemented for a variety of reasons including alignment of employer and employee interests, increased employee productivity, improved workplace harmony,...

Trade unions in a number of countries have recently begun to use corporate law to pursue employee interests. They are putting forward resolutions to be voted on at company annual general meetings (AGMs); lobbing for proxy votes through the distribution of statements in support of union sponsored...

Employee share ownership (quot;ESOquot;) schemes have recently been the subject of public policy interest in Australia. Employees owning shares in the company for which they work potentially has a number of ramifications, not least of which is the prospect that these schemes might circumvent the...

The Task Force on Rebuilding Public Confidence in Financial Reporting was commissioned by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) to look at ways of restoring the credibility of financial reporting and corporate disclosure from an international perspective. It is this international...