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Queensland foreign stamp duty surcharge - relief guidelines issued
New relief guidelines have been issued on Queensland's foreign stamp duty surcharge ...
Employment Law
In this issue we look at the Fair Work Ombudsmans decision to prosecute a sham contracting offence even after the employer had rectified the underpayments the enforceability of post-employment restraint of trade clauses how a new ABCC will look like after its journey through the Senate and the ...
Employment Law
This Insight considers recent developments in Employment Law. ...
Practical pitfalls and the sacrosanct limitation of liability clause
Commercial trusts could not operate without limitation of liability clauses however getting a limitation of liability clause just right is very challenging ...
Supreme Court win for Alpha Mine bolsters future mining applications
The Supreme Court of Queensland has dismissed an environmental groups challenge to the Land Courts decision in the Alpha Coal Mine objection proceedings and ordered it to pay costs In rejecting concerns raised by the group the Supreme Court has settled various points of law in ways that may assist ...
Arbitration Roundup
This Insight examines the latest developments in international arbitration ...
Offshore petroleum resource management review
In December 2015 the Federal Government released an interim report of its review into the management of Australias offshore petroleum resources The review suggests that while the current regime is fundamentally sound there is still a need for action to be taken across the offshore petroleum ...
Corporate culture and conduct risk
Regulators particularly in the UK and Australia are increasingly interested in corporate culture in the financial services industry its impact on the integrity of the system and what the regulators are doing to try to entrench a corporate culture that works for the benefit of consumers and investors ...
PNG securities laws rewrite
Those dealing in PNGs capital markets should be aware that the PNG Parliament recently passed a package of legislation to substantially amend and strengthen the regulation of its capital markets The regime will introduce new licensing requirements for those involved in activities such as securities ...
ASIC to seek recovery of investigation costs
This week ASIC flagged a change in its approach to the exercise of its power to make orders to recover expenses and costs associated with investigations Information Sheet 204 indicates that ASIC will be making greater use of this power to seek recovery of its costs from individuals and companies ...