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The growing importance of ESG due diligence
Insight 15 Nov 2021

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are a major focus of many companies, their stakeholders and regulators. Companies are exploring how to embrace the opportunities that may arise from a well-executed ESG strategy and navigate the risks that ESG issues present, particularly in a period of evolving laws and standards, stakeholder expectations and shareholder activism. ...

Settlement stage common fund orders receive the green light
Insight 19 Oct 2023

Common fund orders are back following a unanimous decision of the Full Federal Court that they are permissible when sought at the settlement stage of a class action. ...

WA director jailed for workplace fatality
Insight 26 May 2021

A small business owner in Western Australia has become the first individual sentenced to imprisonment under the state's work health and safety (WHS) laws following the death of one worker and serious injury of another. The company has also been fined a total of $605,000 for gross negligence and for breaching safety regulations. ...

Unilaterally reducing an employee's hours may create a redundancy pay liability
Insight 08 Jul 2020

If you propose to significantly reduce an employee's hours of work, you should carefully take this decision into account. If the same circumstances exist, the employee may be entitled to a redundancy payment, even though the employee remains employed by the same employer. ...

NT Government sets ambitious climate response and offset reform agenda
Insight 16 Jul 2020

The Northern Territory Government's recently released Climate Response, associated Three-Year Action Plan and environmental offset reform agenda is ambitious, and all stakeholders in the Territory should be aware of the coming changes and related opportunities. ...

What's in a (biosimilar) name?
Insight 08 Sep 2016

Because biosimilars and their reference biologic medicine are not identical whether compared to each other or even between biosimilars it is important to know which product has been used ...

Comply or say bye to your franchise!
Insight 23 Oct 2014

With the new Franchising Code of Conduct and civil pecuniary penalties set to commence in 2015 a recent Full Federal Court decision is a timely warning to franchising parties to ensure their practices comply with the Code ...

Protecting accrued superannuation benefits from adverse changes
Insight 06 Sep 2016

For a long time now superannuation lawyers have tried to work out the meaning of the following words a beneficiarys right or claim to accrued benefits and the amount of those accrued benefits must not be altered adversely to the beneficiary by amendment of the governing rules or by any other act ...

What do the product intervention powers of the UK financial conduct regulator look like?
Insight 02 Sep 2014

If you have been following the Financial System Inquiry you will not have missed the idea of giving the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ASIC additional product intervention powers These powers exist in the UK What do they look like This question is more relevant than ever right now ...

The Rolls-Royce bribery case and its implications in Australia
Insight 30 Jan 2017

A Deferred Prosecution Agreement in the United Kingdom which will see the Rolls-Royce company pay more than 500 million to settle charges of foreign bribery is the most significant UK DPA to date It is likely to influence the approach and expectations of the Australian Government and law enforcement ...

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