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The COVID-19 pandemic – what employers in Vietnam need to know
The Covid-19 pandemic is not only a health crisis in the global community, but has caused widespread economic disruption to all companies and governments around the world. As have governments in other countries, the Government of Vietnam has issued various restrictions and regulations ...
Trusts and partnership: When is a confirmation of rights a declaration of trust?
The High Court of Australia held that certain deeds purporting to confirm a pre-existing trust of partnership property amounted to a new 'declaration of trust' within the meaning of the Western Australian stamp duty legislation. ...
Fostering diversity with The Pinnacle Foundation
Allens has entered into a multi-year partnership with The Pinnacle Foundation to foster diversity by offering a scholarship (commencing 2021) to young adults between the ages of 17-26 identifying as LGBTIQ to provide educational and mentoring support. ...
Allens advises bank group on financing for 50% stake in Kalgoorlie Super Pit gold mine
The bank group provided a new $400 million, 4-year term debt facility and renewed an existing revolving facility for three years which increased to $300 million. In addition to the provision of deb ...
Proposed regulation of offshore clean energy infrastructure – what you need to know
The proposed regulatory framework for offshore wind and other clean energy technologies and associated infrastructure in Commonwealth waters looks to be modelled on the regulation of offshore petroleum, with some key differences. ...
ACCC 2020 Enforcement Priorities
A number of industries and issues are in the spotlight following release of the ACCC's 2020 Enforcement and Compliance Priorities by Chairman Rod Sims on 25 February. ...
Do employers need to start telling their employees to limber up before heading home?
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has decided that a knee injury sustained by an employee when he was 'lightly jogging' to the staff bus after his shift had arisen out of his employment. ...
Employee reinstated despite breaching 'zero tolerance' drug policy
The Fair Work Commission has ordered the reinstatement of an employee following inconsistencies in an employer's 'zero-tolerance' policy regarding drug and alcohol use. ...
DABUS ignites debate on AI inventorship
Patent offices in the UK and Europe, UKIPO and EPO have rejected Stephen Thaler's DABUS application naming artificial intelligence as inventors. Both patent offices found that DABUS, being a machine, could hold no rights and could not transfer any rights as the inventor to the applicant as successor ...