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Linklaters Insights: Business Crime Quarterly
Insight 19 Jan 2018

In the Business Crime Quarterly Autumn 2017 edition our global alliance partner Linklaters examined the extent to which international regulators and prosecutors are increasingly working together to tackle economic crime We contributed summaries on the recently published judgment in the Tabcorp civil ...

The ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce unloaded
Insight 03 Nov 2016

The ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce members and terms of reference have been announced The terms of reference are very broad and come as no surprise with an emphasis on evaluating the adequacy of ASICs enforcement toolkit We analyse the key themes that are likely to emerge ...

It's crunch time! Changes to the Franchising Code are nigh
Insight 04 Apr 2014

The long-anticipated changes to the Franchising Code of Conduct are scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2015 Partners Tim Golder and Andrew Wiseman and Lawyer Nadia Guadagno report on the significant changes ...

Proposed reforms to create a consistent proportionate liability regime
Insight 31 Jan 2014

In response to concerns about inconsistencies across various state-based jurisdictions and following a public consultation process the Standing Council on Law and Justice has released revised draft model legislation to reform Australias proportionate liability laws Partner Andrea Martignoni and ...

ASIC sell-side research consultation and proposed regulatory guidance
Insight 04 Jul 2017

ASICs new regulatory guidance focuses on managing conflicts of interest and material non-public information when providing sell-side research As well as providing extensive guidance on managing conflicts of interest during the capital raising process ASIC provides its views on payment of ...

Employment Law
Insight 03 Apr 2017

Risk culture - 'an evolving area of supervisory practice'
Insight 03 Nov 2016

A director of a bank life company or general insurer who read APRAs recent information paper on risk culture could be excused for indulging in a wry smile Since mid-2015 he or she has been subject to legislative obligations concerning risk culture However the information paper suggests that APRA is ...

The efficacy of e-signatures
Insight 08 Apr 2017

Allens has adopted e-signature using DocuSign as a service to clients. Senior Finance Counsel Diccon Loxton has written an article in two parts that examines the efficacy of e-signatures. ...

ASIC's employee incentive scheme class orders - new and improved
Insight 31 Oct 2014

After much anticipation ASIC has released new employee incentive scheme class order relief Partner Greg Bosmans and Special Counsel Gadi Bloch members of Allens Head Office Governance team report on the implications for listed and unlisted companies ...

Sensible changes proposed to the Australian taxation of ESS interests
Insight 27 Mar 2015

Sensible changes have been proposed to the taxation of employee share schemes in the new tax legislation before parliament. ...

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