Even in a COVID-19 affected world, climate change remains a material consideration for most businesses. The challenge of reaching net zero by 2050, in particular, will increasingly demand the attention of in house legal and compliance teams. ...

The legislative regime for the generation of carbon credits from voluntary emissions reduction projects (otherwise known as 'carbon farming') in Australia was first established in 2014. ...

As part of its suite of proposed 'system improvements' intended to address uncertainty in the NSW contributions system, the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) has released discussion papers ...

Allens has renewed its commitment to reconciliation with the release today of its fifth Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). The new RAP outlines the firm's continued commitment to advocacy for ...

ASIC has released a consultation paper on proposals to facilitate innovation in the financial services sector The proposals include details of the long-awaited regulatory sandbox It will be of interest to both emerging companies who may rely on the relief as well as investors in this space Senior ...

Dismissing employees whether for under-performance or misconduct has always been a difficult task in Vietnam given the strongly pro-employee labour legislation However the Government has recently issued new legislation in an attempt to level the playing field and create a clearer avenue for ...

The Federal Government has taken the first step in fulfilling its promise to introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme Under an exposure draft of the proposed legislation companies will be required to notify the Office of the Australian Information Commission and affected individuals of ...

While the Consumer Data Right CDR regime is likely to benefit businesses by increasing access to greater consumer data and customers by increasing choice and competition the draft legislation leaves a lot of the details to be finalised at a later date primarily through the Australian Competition and ...

Allens has advised the GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund ( GWSCF ) on its $496 million dollar acquisition of a 50 per cent interest in the Northland Shopping Centre from the Canadian pension fund, ...

Proposed amendments to the Construction Contracts Act 2004 WA will if passed result in significant changes to the adjudication process in Western Australia Partner Jeremy Quan-Sing Senior Associate Fiona Potter and Law Graduate Thanushar Sridaran report on the potential impacts of the changes ...