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The skinny on the skinny IR Omnibus
Recent changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the FW Act) mean employers should review their casual employment contracts. ...
WFH during COVID-19 crisis leaves employers vulnerable to WHS liability
With an unprecedented number of employees now working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, employers must be increasingly alert to the work health and safety (WHS) implications arising out of these arrangements. ...
Round 5: Superannuation
Perhaps the biggest issue dealt with in the superannuation hearings is how various forms of conflicts create perverse incentives for trustees to not comply with their duties. ...
Patentability of computer-implemented inventions remains unclear
In this Insight, we unpack Justice Burley's reasoning for the approach taken and consider where this latest judgment (Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited v Commissioner of Patents (No 3) [2024] FCA 212) leaves us on this topical issue. ...
It's finally here – BNPL to be incorporated into the existing consumer credit regulatory framework
In this Insight, we explain key elements of the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2024: Buy now, pay later (the Draft Bill) and canvass some of the issues that BNPL providers will need to consider. ...
Vietnam's new Land Law offers project developers more certainty and new complexities
Extensive changes to the Land Law are set to align the legal framework to acquire land more closely with practical realities, particularly for energy and infrastructure project developers. ...
Bidding into the Capacity Investment Scheme? Plug into our deep dive into the clean dispatchable 'CISA'
The first standalone Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tender round, open to clean dispatchable capacity projects in Victoria and South Australia, is now well underway. Developers, investors and lenders must stay across these rapid developments to ensure they can accurately assess the CIS opportunity ...
Capacity Investment Scheme now open for business: will it solve the capacity conundrum?
The first standalone Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tender round is now well underway, with Stage A 'Project bids' submitted in February. While we wait to see the final form clean dispatchable CISA and to hear the results of the tender round, we consider the current state of play. ...
Allens advises lenders on Templers Battery Energy Storage System financing
Natixis acted as sole mandated lead arranger, underwriter and bookrunner, and Bank of China was agent and security trustee. Azure Capital were financial adviser. The project is the first ...
The significance of fair and timely investigation into whistleblower allegations
This Insight examines the risks of not investigating whistleblower allegations in a timely and procedurally fair manner and the importance of scrutinising investigation findings prior to taking disciplinary action. ...