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Will Queensland reform its biodiscovery regime?
Insight 14 Oct 2014

The Federal Government proposed significant changes to the regulation of biodiscovery earlier this year when it released a model for the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol Partner Michael Morris and Associate Julieane Bull report on the potential flow-on effects for Queenslands regulatory regime ...

ASIC's employee incentive scheme class orders - new and improved
Insight 31 Oct 2014

After much anticipation ASIC has released new employee incentive scheme class order relief Partner Greg Bosmans and Special Counsel Gadi Bloch members of Allens Head Office Governance team report on the implications for listed and unlisted companies ...

The hotel window closes - no vulnerability where a contract exists
Insight 20 Oct 2014

The High Court recently overturned a NSW Court of Appeal decision that stated a building contractor owed a duty of care for pure economic loss for defective work to a successor in title to the developer of commercial premises. ...

Isolated genetic material confirmed as patentable
Insight 12 Sep 2014

In a unanimous decision the Full Federal Court has confirmed that genetic materials in their isolated form remain patentable in Australia The decision related to an appeal from an earlier Federal Court decision in which it was found isolated nucleic acids to be a manner of manufacture as required by ...

Broader reform themes evident in ASIC's forestry schemes submission
Insight 22 Oct 2014

ASICs Senate submission on forestry schemes has emphasised important regulatory reform themes with implications for managed investment schemes and financial services regulation more generally Partner Marc Kemp Consultant Derek Heath and Lawyer Patrick Boyle report ...

Proposed disallowance of FoFA 'streamlining' regulation fails
Insight 02 Oct 2014

A motion to disallow the vast majority of the provisions of the Corporations Amendment Streamlining Future of Financial Advice Regulation 2014 has failed Associate Rosie Thomas and Senior Regulatory Counsel Michael Mathieson report ...

Strong ECM volumes to continue
Insight 15 Oct 2014

Recent strength in the IPO market has seen a number of issuers come to market over the past 12 months Partners and Co-Heads of the Allens Equity Capital Markets Practice Julian Donnan and Robert Pick recently convened a FinanceAsia roundtable to discuss the latest developments in ECM Julian and ...

New developments in Mongolia - government restructure and new permitting regime
Insight 21 Oct 2014

The Mongolian Government has been particularly active in the first half of October introducing changes to Ministerial responsibilities and a draft Law that if enacted would reform the nations permitting regime These developments will be of interest to existing and prospective investors in Mongolia ...

First phase of new PNG environmental regime may commence as early as next week
Insight 28 Nov 2014

The Papua New Guinea Government has indicated that the first phase of PNGs new environmental regime may commence as early as 1 December 2014 Senior Associate Ryan Warokra reports on the impact the new legislation will have ...

Exemptions issued for new Regulation 70 regime in Indonesia's retail sector
Insight 19 Nov 2014

To introduce more competition into the Indonesian retail sector the Indonesian Ministry of Trade Regulation No 70 of 2013 became effective in June thisyear The Ministry of Trade has now issued a new Regulation amending certain provisions in Regulation 70 and introducing some exemptions to the ...

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