Executive remuneration is a topical subject. It is important because of the introduction into the corporations legislation of the concept of corporate officers being paid reasonable remuneration. The authors examine a series of court judgments both in Australia and in overseas jurisdictions...

Discussion of share buybacks or repurchases is topical. Yet share buybacks are a relatively recent phenomenon in Australia. Until 1989, they were prohibited. In this article we undertake the first empirical investigation of Australian share buybacks. The article commences by reviewing the...

It is important to ascertain the financial effects of legal change, whether that change be in the form of a statute enacted by Parliament, or in the form of a judgment handed down by a court. There are a number of ways of measuring the financial effects of legal change. For example, it is...