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Tom Howe QC appointed to National Alternative Dispute Resolution
Advisory Council
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 Tom Howe QC |
AGS Chief Counsel Litigation, Tom Howe QC, has been appointed one of four new members of the National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council (NADRAC), an independent, non-statutory body providing policy advice to the Attorney-General about alternative dispute resolution. The Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, announced the three-year appointments on 4 June 2008.
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Property and Infrastructure Forum
14 August 2008, Old Parliament House, Canberra
An opportunity to discuss the current trends and specific Commonwealth requirements that face Australian Government agencies involved in managing, procuring or funding property and infrastructure.
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Conferral of Commonwealth administrative power on state officers
The High Court's decision in O’Donoghue v Ireland; Zentai v Hungary; Williams v United States of America (23 April 2008; [2008] HCA 14), involving conferral of Commonwealth administrative power on state officers, is the subject of one of the articles in the latest issue of AGS Litigation Notes. Other articles discuss recent decisions of the High Court on the validity of conferral of Commonwealth administrative power on state officers, the sharing of Australia's telecommunications network, the validity of powers of the Takeovers Panel, the freedom of interstate betting, and a revisiting of the Kable principle. + See Client Login
Commercial Notes
The latest issue of AGS Commercial Notes discusses some of the issues to consider in relation to non-fault-based termination or reduction, often referred to as ‘termination or reduction for convenience’. + See Client Login
Indemnities in Commonwealth contracting
The latest issue of AGS Legal Briefing discusses how risk can be allocated and managed through the use of transactional documents such as contracts and leases, and in particular by a type of contractual clause known as an indemnity. + See Client Login
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