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Key themes shaping Australian regulatory enforcement risk in 2024
Legal and compliance leaders often ask us: what are the top enforcement risks we face and how can we prepare? In this report we cover the key themes running through regulatory enforcement activity in 2022 and what they will mean for you in 2023. Most sectors will be impacted by the seven key trends. ...
Business & Human Rights
Identify, manage and mitigate business human rights risk It is expected that all companies will respect human rights. We are seeing fast-paced development of international standards and domestic laws on business human rights, and close ...
Harnessing technology to advance ESG objectives
Covered in this webinar: how organisations can successfully deploy ESG-driven technology for social impact, sustainability and resilience; the importance of cross functional and cross industry partnerships; and key challenges when integrating technology into ESG strategies, and lessons learned from real-world experience. ...
Mandatory climate-related financial reporting: what we can learn from the EU, UK and New Zealand experience
Covered in this webinar: Practical tips, lessons learned and trip hazards in the early years of disclosures. How businesses have supported their boards to sign off on disclosures, and minimise greenwashing risk. How multinational organisations can manage overlapping climate disclosure duties in multiple jurisdictions. Key legal issues in mandatory disclosure, and the role of in-house counsel and legal advisers in supporting businesses with disclosures. ...
Corporate governance essentials – directors' duties and emerging risks
Covered in this webinar: Further information on topics and speakers will be released in the new year. ...
Allens advises Charter Hall on landmark $3.35 billion Green Loan
The transaction is one of the largest of its kind in the real estate sector, and brings together a syndicate of leading domestic and international banks, including CBA, WBC, ANZ, HSBC and SMBC. 'We ...
First tranche of privacy reforms bring progress but no long-term clarity
The first tranche of reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) — the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill )—will be law after it passed the Senate on 29 November 2024. The Bill ( ...
Food, beverage and agribusiness M&A set for an even stronger year
This Insight explores the key M&A trends shaping this sector, including resilient investment in core consumer products, continued interest from private equity investors, growing public market activity and the increasing role of ESG related matters in driving future opportunities. ...
Inquiry into the native title 'future acts' regime: Issues Paper released by the ALRC
The Australian Law Reform Commission ( ALRC ) is conducting a review of the 'future acts' regime in the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ( NTA ). This review comes in light of over 30 years of operation ...
Three ways to avoid construction project disputes
Three ways to avoid construction project disputes ...