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Disputes as to the validity of an agreement - a matter for arbitration or the courts?
A recent decision of the High Court confirms the scope of arbitration clauses that refer disputes under a deed or agreement can be broad enough to capture disputes about the validity of the agreement ...
Developers should tread carefully following dramatic stamp duty changes in Victoria
The Victorian Government has proposed amendments to the Duties Act which could have a dramatic impact on the stamp duty outcomes for development projects particularly for residential developments and other fee for service arrangements for real estate in Victoria. ...
Fake Indigenous art leads to $2.3 million penalty; ACCC allegations of misleading claims are dismissed against Kimberly-Clark's 'flushable' wipes; and Woolworths' Select eco range passes the 'biodegradable' muster.
Conditions of development consent regulating scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions outside Australia will be prohibited under proposed legislation introduced into the NSW Parliament. ...
Implementing Australia's free trade commitments with Japan, Korea and Chile
The Commonwealth has recently made regulation to implement Australias commitments under its free trade agreements with Japan Korea and Chile which will ease certain foreign investment review and life insurance business regulations for investors from those countries Japan Sector Leader and Partner ...
Allens insights: World Bank: Benchmarking Public Procurement 2016 report
The World Bank has released its Benchmarking Public Procurement 2016 report which provides comparable data on regulatory environments that affect the ability of private companies to do business with governments in 77 economies Allens Partner Leighton OBrien and Linklaters Counsel Julia ...
Comments open for North East Link EES scoping requirements
The draft scoping requirements for the proposed North East Link projects Environment Effects Statement have been released and are open for public comment until 12 June 2018 ...
Qld property law review - issues papers 1 and 2 (seller disclosure and lot entitlements)
The Queensland Government is conducting a major review of property law Partner Tony Davies and Senior Associate Annabelle Aland report on two issues papers that have been released to help stakeholders contribute to the public submissions process ...
Will Queensland reform its biodiscovery regime?
The Federal Government proposed significant changes to the regulation of biodiscovery earlier this year when it released a model for the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol Partner Michael Morris and Associate Julieane Bull report on the potential flow-on effects for Queenslands regulatory regime ...
Unlocking the tax value of greenfield exploration expenditure
Draft legislation has been released that contains details of the Exploration Development Incentive announced as part of the 2014-15 Federal Budget The scheme is designed to encourage equity investment in greenfield explorers by enabling explorers to issue exploration credits to its investors Partner ...
Withholding tax on the sale of Australian property by foreign residents
Treasury has released a discussion paper on the proposal to introduce a non-final withholding tax on the disposal of taxable Australian property by foreign residents Partner Katrina Parkyn looks at some of the key areas of discussion ...