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Jim Peterson is one of Queensland’s leading corporate lawyers and has extensive experience in resources, mining and corporate governance. Over the past 25 years Jim has advised many public and private sector entities, including blue chip companies, as well as many leading private clients. Jim is well known for his work with the finance sector on financial services reform and is a trusted adviser to the resources sector, particularly the coal industry. His expertise includes mergers and acquisitions (both regulated and unregulated), corporate structuring, joint ventures, private equity, equity capital markets, corporate governance and director’s duties, related part transactions, and compliance with various complicated provisions of the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules. Jim has been named Leading Corporate Lawyer by Doyle's Guide (Queensland, 2017) and Leading Commercial Lawyer (Queensland, 2017). He was also recognised by Best Lawyers (2018) and name a Recommend Lawyer by Legal 500 in 2016. He was a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards for Team of the Year in 2017.
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Australia: Duties and Liabilities of Directors of Australian Companies

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Baker McKenzie’s Duties and Liabilities of Directors of Australian Companies is a comprehensive and timely guide for directors of Australian companies. Newly launched in September 2020, it reflects key issues for directors to consider in the current corporate governance landscape, while outlining their core legal obligations. Matters covered in this guide include…

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Australian Securities Exchange Provides Helpful Guidance for Continuous Disclosure in the COVID-19 Era

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ASX has issued some helpful and pragmatic guidance in relation to continuous disclosure obligations in the COVID-19 environment. Key aspects of the guidance are: ASX recognises the challenges for listed companies in satisfying their disclosure obligations in this rapidly evolving and highly uncertain situation. The key issue remains that disclosure…

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Australia: Can You Withdraw Your Dividend During COVID-19 Uncertainties?

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As COVID-19 continues to spread and market uncertainty surrounding it persists and intensifies, a number of ASX-listed companies have taken the unusual step of withdrawing, deferring payment of, or reducing, their previously announced dividends in order to preserve cash for the uncertain times ahead. Last week, for example, saw companies…