Treasury has released a further consultation paper as part of the Quality of Advice Review, seeking feedback on interim proposals for changes to the regulatory regime governing financial advice. ...

The latest in competition and consumer law. ...

The current state of Australia's infrastructure market as appetite for investment in the energy transition reaches new heights. ...

The latest in competition and consumer law. ...

In this Insight, we consider how federal anti-bribery laws may evolve under the Albanese government, and comment on its possible use of sanctions. ...

Optus decision highlights challenges for privilege claims over investigation reports. ...

The recent Victorian case of Hartman1 demonstrates the potential stamp duty dangers of relying on nominee clauses in transactions involving land (or other dutiable property). The VCAT decision highlights the importance of settling, if possible, on the identity of the ultimate transferee prior to execution of a contract and, above all, the need for developers and other purchasers of land to seek advice before relying on a nominee clause or otherwise seeking to transfer title to a third party. ...

The deal sees WesCEF acquire 65% of OBM's lithium and other (non-gold) mineral rights on its Davyhurst tenements for an initial payment of $26 million and a 2% royalty in relation to future ...

Over the past few months, the Federal Court and Federal Circuit and Family Court have handed down some important and interesting trade mark decisions concluding: ...

In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC across the month of October, as well as take a closer look at the AEMC's draft rule to harmonise the national energy rules with the updated national energy objectives. ...