Golam Maruf Majumder

The RMG industry of Bangladesh is now at a crucial juncture. There has been an outbreak of various volatile incidents that threaten the industry. In the last few years there have been a number of protests staged by the workers in the sector, often leading to violence, vandalism and general public nuisances via road blocks. These protests were conducted for better wage, attendance bonus and for other facilities. Approximately 140 RMG facilities had to close last year due to these protests and unrest, accompanied by other problems such as a crisis of gas and power, increase of price of yarn, impoverished infrastructure and cheaper offers from international competition. Despite the rising protests and demands (from the garment workers) for the establishment of a logical entitlement to labour rights, the existing owners are overlooking the need for these legal provisions. The apathy of the owners increased the wave of these resistances and the result of such protests and demonstrati...

RMG sector in Bangladesh has experienced an amazing growth from its inception a little over three decades ago. From the humble beginning of US $ 1.2 million worth of export in 1978, the annual average export these days is US$ 20 billion, and is 80% of the total export of the country. This rise has made Bangladesh the second largest manufacturer of Ready Made Garments (RMG) right after China . Many leading apparels company ahs moved their business from China to Bangladesh for comparative advantage. It also brought in a wave of female workers, who have broke out from the traditional duties in the household and have become part of the 4 million strong work force. Women comprise of 80% of the overall work force as well. This industry has also created a wave of new entrepreneurs who have setup their own facilities and thus have created 5400 factories overall. However, not all of them comply to the accepted standards of safety.

The seminal decision of High Court in Bamford case has profoundly impacted few legal issues in the broad spectrum of ‘Discretionary Trust’ along with Taxation Law which is the primary consideration of this research. The initial focus will be on different aspects of taxation provisions in relation to the distribution of discretionary trust as well as streaming of income, capital gains, dividends, fund to minors etc. With respect of capital gains and dividends, significant capital gain or dividend derived by a trust will now need to be reviewed closely to ensure its tax treatment is property understood and followed. Hence, if a significant capital gain or dividend has been derived by a Trust we will need to examine closely how that receipt is to be distributed and discussed the options concerning how each amount is taxed in the hands of a beneficiary of a trust. The research examines the issue of discretionary trusts to stream income as well as minority issues. The law which maintains...

It is one of the most vital issue of professional conduct and a sensitive one too. There is no specific provision in Legal Profession Act 2004 that has specific binding rule which prohibits sexual relations between lawyers and clients in Australia. I have discussed few important points in my presentation which are relevant and need to be discussed in this context. Though, there is no specific rule so I had to go through different case law and judge’s view on this topic. I have organized my presentation with different opinions and different view of couple of person who are involved in law arena for many years like Law Institute’s President Chris Dale, Attorney General Rob Hull, NSW Law Society’s former President, John Marsden and Social Worker Louise Akenson.  They gave their own view and logic on the alleged topic. Moreover I have given some example of some recent cases which involves client and lawyer’s relation and the approach taken by the court. Apart from Australia’s v...

If you are a lawyer holding a current practicing certificate in an Australian state or territory and seek to practice in New Zealand you must follow a two-step process under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997(TTMRA). The first step is admission as a barrister and solicitor in the High Court. It is not possible in New Zealand to be admitted only as a barrister or only as a solicitor. You will be admitted as both, but will hold a practicing certificate either as a barrister or as a barrister and solicitor. Check the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Admission Regulations 2008 on the New Zealand Council of Legal Education website at www.nzcle.org.nz. The second step is the issuing of a practicing certificate by the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS). Both High Court Registrars and the Society are registration authorities under the TTMRA. Admission as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. There are 19 High Court registries in New Zealand. Choose one – the three...