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The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has been working on regulations to replace the current circular No. 12/2014/TT-NHNN on conditions for non-government guaranteed cross-border foreign loans (the Current ...

In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC across the month of November, as well as take a closer look at the AEMC's draft report on reforms to the metering services regulatory framework. ...

Following the Optus and Medibank incidents, companies have (quite rightly!) been scrambling to refresh their cyber incident response plans, run cyber simulations and update boards on their incident re ...

The firm's Chairman, Fiona Crosbie, said: 'The decision to reappoint Richard reflects our confidence in his leadership and the clear strategy he has developed for Allens. Richard has gone about his ...

As part of its proposed package of reforms to respond to increased gas prices and a forecast shortfall of gas supply on the east coast of Australia, the Australian Government has fast-tracked amendments to the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism (ADGSM). ...

We provide a snapshot of the 'hybrid model' and explore how the ESB will work with Energy Ministers and stakeholders to finally agree upon, and implement, the reforms needed for this complex and critical piece of the energy transition puzzle. ...

As legal professionals around the globe settle into another year of work, they have been confronted by a new existential threat from OpenAI's much discussed AI chatbot, ChatGPT. Many lawyers have been asking similar questions: will my job exist this time next year? How accurate is it at answering th ...

Comprising a combination of short-medium term bank debt and long dated 10 year institutional term loan debt with bank and non-bank institutions, the refinancing debt was successfully raised against ...

The recent contest for control of Nitro Software Limited has thrust the strategy of concurrent scheme of arrangement and 'fall back' takeover bid structures back into the spotlight. We unpack it in our insight. ...