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Employment Law
This Insight examines the latest developments in employment law ...
Land tax recovery - no, yes, no again
The Queensland Government is proposing legislation that will restore a prohibition on landlords requiring tenants to pay land tax under commercial leases entered into after 1 January 1992 and before 30 June 2009 This essentially negates the effect of a Supreme Court decision that land tax from 30 ...
Security of the Cape Preston port affirmed in appeal decision
The FCACFC decision in Mineralogy affirms that commercial agreement terms between parties can be impacted by later agreements between those parties and by state agreements, and emphasises the care commercial drafters need to take. ...
FSB Task Force reports on climate-related disclosures
New recommendations have been released that aim to provide guidance to companies regarding the making of climate-related disclosures in public fundraising documents Allens Climate Change group members Partner Andrew Mansour Senior Associate Emily Gerrard and Lawyer Dale Straughen provide an overview ...
The Life Insurance Code of Practice - just a code, or something more?
The new Life Insurance Code of Practice has much to recommend it The paragraphs concerning policy design are a case in point But is the Code indeed just a code or does it purport to go further ...
Exposure Draft to implement tax integrity package for stapled structures released
Treasury has released the first of several tranches of exposure draft legislation to implement the Federal Governments tax integrity package for stapled structures and broader tax concessions currently available to certain foreign investors The draft legislation sets out the requirements that ...
Undertaking data analytics without breaking the law
Guidance highlighting the necessity of being transparent when undertaking data analytics on personal information as well as other matters that organisations should consider so as to better manage compliance risk when undertaking data analytics has been released Partner Michael Morris Lawyer Jaclyn ...
Building your cyber strategy
Valeska Bloch, Partner, discusses Australia's growing cyber insurance industry and other tips for startups. ...
Personal advice and the best interests duty
There has been a great deal of attention given to the meanings of financial product advice and personal advice in the Corporations Act and many of us are eagerly waiting to see what Justice Gleeson will say about the topic in the case ASIC has brought against the BT trustees. ...
2017 Budget: increased scrutiny on competition in the financial system
The financial services sector has been under scrutiny for some time with many different voices clamouring for further regulation or inquiries in a sector that is already highly regulated The recent Federal Budget included a number of measures focused on the state of competition in the financial ...