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Paris Agreement on climate change to enter into force before COP22
Overnight the Paris Agreement met its second and final threshold for entry into force when the EU lodged its instruments of ratification with the UN Partner Andrew Mansour Senior Associate Emily Gerrard and Associate Ellie Mulholland take a brief look at the events this week that triggered the early ...
English law developments on parent liability for local impacts - the Vedanta Resources decision
On 10 April 2019 the English Supreme Court ruled that nearly 2000 members of rural farming communities in Zambia can bring proceedings in the English courts against the UK-incorporated Vedanta Resources Plc Vedanta The claims relate to the copper mining operations of one of Vedantas subsidiaries ...
From Budapest to Wellington – Patents for microorganisms in New Zealand
New Zealand recently acceded to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (Budapest Treaty), which came into force in New Zealand on 17 March 2019. Managing Associate Tony Shaw discusses what this means for patent appli ...
Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update: March 2019
In this update we summarise the progress of new and existing rule change requests across the month of March and take a closer look at the COAG Energy Council's work plan for the Post 2025 Market Design of the National Electricity Market. ...
Status of ACCC's key recommendations under review
Due to the volume of recommendations presented by the ACCC, not all have progressed to detailed review phase. However, some of the key recommendations from the 2018 report which are being reviewed by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) and the Energy Security Board (ESB) ...
Australians scammed out of millions; Australian 4WD Hire driven to court by the ACCC for ACL breaches; and Viagogo misleads consumers when reselling tickets for live events.
This Insight examines the latest developments in consumer law ...
The new corporate collective investment vehicle: Wholesale application?
This Insight considers whether the new Corporate Collective Inestment Vehichle is likely to replace the unit trust as the vehicle of choice for wholesale (as opposed to retail) fund structures. ...
Shakeup to EU data protection regulations - impact on Australian businesses
Australian businesses that offer goods and services to individuals within the European Union will be affected by new EU data protection regulations that offer the biggest shakeup to European privacy law for 20 years Partner Michael Park Senior Associate Alice Williams and Paralegals Phoebe St John ...
Vietnam seeks to accelerate SOE privatisation process
The privatisation of State-owned companies SOEs known as equitisation in Vietnam continues to be high on the Vietnamese Governments agenda as it continues to move towards a more market-driven economy and seeks to raise much needed capital to address the State budget deficit However to date progress ...
Clearing the way for social impact investing
The Commonwealth Treasury is seeking feedback on how to kickstart social impact investment in Australia ...