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Mergers & Acquisitions: changes to Australia's foreign investment framework
The Australian Government has announced wide reaching changes to Australias foreign investment framework that will apply from 1 December 2015 Partner Wendy Rae reports on the potential impacts of the changes which include new fees stricter enforcement and penalties and increased scrutiny around ...
Insolvent contractors beware: principals can rely upon set-off rights when resisting claims
The Victorian Supreme Court has provided guidance on set-off rights in the context of insolvency particularly in relation to inconsistency between provisions of the Corporations Act and security of payment legislation Partner Nick Rudge and Lawyer James Waters report ...
Access regulation application sinks at the Newcastle shipping channel
The acting Federal Treasurer has made a determination under Australias national access regime to not declare access to the Newcastle shipping channel The decision is a reminder of the limits of the national access regime in challenging the pricing of infrastructure owners Partner John Hedge and ...
Mixed reactions to changes to new CBD height limits
The Melbourne Planning Scheme has recently been amended to introduce mandatory built form controls to the central business district and Southbank area Managing Associate Meg Lee and Associate Kate Kirby report on the changes and on the reactions of key stakeholders ...
New guidelines for unsolicited proposals for State-owned land in WA
The WA Government has issued its formal guidelines for unsolicited proposals for the sale or lease of State-owned land By embracing the possibility of unsolicited proposals as opposed to encumbering every development opportunity with a procurement process and by expressing a willingness to engage ...
Corporate culture an increasing legal and reputational risk
Significantly, the report's findings move beyond broad recommendations, identifying the key factors singled out by the law and regulators as drivers of corporate culture and naming general counsel, ...
Queensland retail energy reform
The Queensland Government has introduced legislation to apply the National Energy Customer Framework to the sale of electricity and gas to retail customers in Queensland ...
A shake-up for the NBN and the wider telecommunications industry
The Federal Government has announced new regulatory measures that it hopes will create a more competition-friendly telecommunications environment and ensure that the National Broadband Network NBN is rolled out across the nation as quickly as possible Two new Government policy papers released last ...
Government responds to Productivity Commission's IP inquiry
The Federal Government has released its response to the recommendations proposed by the Productivity Commission following its inquiry into Australias IP arrangements ...
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. ...