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High Court delivers historic ruling on native title compensation
The High Court has delivered its eagerly awaited decision on how compensation for the extinguishment of native title is to be calculated ...
Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update: February 2019
In this update we summarise the progress of new and existing rule change requests across the month of February and take a closer look at the ACCCs new consultation paper on the approach for implementing the Consumer Data Right in the energy sector ...
The Consumer Data Right and energy - what it means and what to do about it
Following close on the heels of the banking sector Australias energy sector will soon be required to grapple with the implementation of the Consumer Data Right CDR The ACCC has commenced consultation on how the CDR may apply in the energy sector and a CDR bill has been introduced to parliament which ...
ASIC continues clamp down on shareholder intention statements
Bidders and targets must exercise caution in securing shareholder support over more than 20 per cent of target shares for bids and schemes, as ASIC continues its clamp down on shareholder intention statements and prepares to issue new guidance on 'truth in takeovers' ...
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 ...
Faster TGA disclosure - what it means for pharmaceutical patent litigation
The TGA has consulted on whether it should disclose earlier that a prescription medicine is under evaluation and what types of prescription medicines should be published. ...
Government proposes major changes to privacy law
The Federal Government has proposed radically increased financial penalties and new powers for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in the wake of increased scrutiny of social media platforms and a growing consensus that Australias privacy legislation has fallen behind global norms ...
Imitation is not always the sincerest form of flattery
In this issue we examine a patentees ability to enforce Swiss-style claims against makers of bioequivalent products following the Mylan Health decision ...
Significant fee changes for patents and trade marks are coming in New Zealand
Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand announced a number of patent and trade mark fee changes including a significant increase in official fees throughout the lifecycle of a patent, and moderate fee reductions for trade marks to take effect later in 2019 ...
Investing in the education sector in Vietnam
Private schools have become an increasingly attractive business in Vietnam as the large number of students from the growing middle class fuels demand for quality education while existing public schools struggle to keep up The Vietnamese Government has recently amended the legal regime for foreign ...