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ASIC's 'why not litigate?' stance, ASX's Corporate Governance Roadshow and other developments
Welcome to our monthly snapshot of regulatory updates and other developments in corporate law We know you are busy so our focus is on capturing key issues ...
A grape result – exporter of copycat Penfolds wines ordered to pay
Companies exporting wine labelled with the Chinese equivalent of Australia's famous Penfolds brand have been ordered to pay more than $350,000 in damages for trade mark infringement. ...
The revival of the Retailer Reliability Obligation
In the wake of the last COAG Energy Council meeting at which it was agreed the National Energy Guarantees reliability component should be progressed new draft legislation gives effect to a Retailer Reliability Obligation Partner Anna Collyer and Associate Luisa Colosimo report ...
Major new proposals for regulating personalised medical devices
Proposed amendments to the regulation of personalised medical devices, which introduce a set of new internationally haromised definitions will have a significant impact on the industry ...
Linklaters Insights: Year in review, Year to come, Vietnam Law in 2018
Key areas of focus included law reform in relation to data protection and foreign investment regulation and taxation as well as new laws aimed at protecting critical infrastructure assets and making companies operating in Australia more accountable in some of their business practices and operations ...
Highly paid employee covered by modern award and protected from unfair dismissal
A recent FWC decision is a reminder to employers that employees who earn more than the high income threshold can still be eligible to bring unfair dismissal claims if they are covered by a modern award. ...
Watch this space – FWC puts a question mark next to biometric scanner dismissal
In a new and novel case for the Full Bench of the FWC, an employee was given permission to appeal after being dismissed for refusing to use a biometric scanner. ...
Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update: October 2018
In this update we look at the the progress of rule changes across the month of October and examine opportunities for stakeholders to participate in the AEMCs new review Updating the regulatory framework for embedded networks ...
Defective IFA survives to defeat underpayment claim
The FCC rejected a truck driver's underpayment claim, finding that the terms of an individual flexibility arrangement applied to his employment, despite it not complying with the relevant legal requirements. ...
Linklaters Insights: Year in review, Year to come, Papua New Guinea Law in 2018
Year in Review 2018 discusses some of the key areas of focus in PNG in 2018 Areas of reform in 2018 included capital markets regulation and improving infrastructure through a Public Private Partnership Act encouraging the private sectors interest in working with the Government to develop much-needed ...