On 16 September 2022, the Vietnamese Government issued Decree 65/2022/ND-CP (Decree 65) to amend the existing Decree 153/2020/ND-CP (Decree 153) on offering and trading of privately issued corporate bonds. ...

Moorebank Logistics Park is Australia's largest freight infrastructure project and will link Port Botany direct to rail terminals and warehousing on a 243-hectare site, greater than the size of the ...

The New South Wales Government has introduced Australia's first Code of Practice (Code) for managing psychosocial hazards in the workplace. ...

On completion of this transformational cross-border deal, Burgundy will become the largest ASX-listed diamond company and one of the largest listed diamond companies globally. Burgundy will conduct ...

In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC across the month of February, as well as take a closer look at the AEMC's consultation paper on a rule change request to introduce a spot market for the provision of inertia. ...

APRA has released Prudential Standard CPS 190: Recovery and exit planning (CPS 190), which aims to ensure that all APRA-regulated entities are prepared for scenarios that may impact the financial viability of their business. In this Insight, we provide an overview of the new requirements in CPS 190. ...

Competition and consumer law issues in financial services, essential services and wholesale gas markets will be a focus for the ACCC. Cartels and anti-competitive conduct remain an ongoing focus. In terms of consumers and small businesses, there will be particular focus on manipulative or deceptive advertising practices in connection with digital services and 'green' claims. The ACCC is also advocating for law reform in relation to digital platforms, unfair trading, consumer guarantees and merger control. ...

Ice Cube recently filed proceedings in the US against the popular trading app Robinhood, to freeze the use of his image and likeness. This highlights the dangers of advertisements using the name, image or likeness of a celebrity without their consent. ...

The Federal Court of Australia has found that Google LLC (Google) engaged in misleading conduct and made false representations to some of its users because of the way it presented its collection, storage and use of users' personal location data in its privacy statements. ...

The aim of the Enhanced Framework is to ensure that Australia is sufficiently positioned to respond to decommissioning challenges and to ensure the Australian regime is clear, fit for purpose and leading practice. ...