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Double recovery as a challenge to the enforcement of an arbitral award
The Victorian Court of Appeal has refused an application for leave to appeal against the enforcement of an arbitral award The applicants applied for leave to appeal on the basis that enforcement of the award would be contrary to public policy as it would give effect to double recovery by the ...
Arbitration Roundup
This Insight examines the latest developments in international arbitration ...
High Court decision on retention obligations provides some clarity to liquidators
The High Court has ruled that a liquidator has no obligation to retain monies on account of tax until a notice of assessment has been issued The decision will provide much needed clarity for liquidators and other statutorily deemed trustees and agents Partners Charles Armitage and Christopher ...
ASIC tweaks employee incentive scheme relief
Various amendments to ASICs employee incentive scheme class order relief have now come into effect Described by ASIC as minor and machinery in nature the clarifications and improvements were prompted in part by market feedback Partner Greg Bosmans looks at the changes ...
High Court rules on freezing orders for prospective overseas judgments
The High Court of Australia recently upheld the Western Australian Court of Appeals decision allowing for the WA Supreme Court to make freezing orders for a prospective judgment in Singapore The core of the decision was a finding that the federal jurisdiction of state Supreme Courts to register ...
Linklaters Insights: Anti-bribery and corruption law and enforcement across the globe
Understanding the global reach of anti-bribery and corruption regulation as well as the application of it within a specific jurisdiction is key to managing risk for international businesses Our global alliance partner with input from Allens examines 24 jurisdictions across the Asia-Pacific Europe ...
Strengthening member outcomes in superannuation - APRA's proposals
APRA this week released a discussion paper and draft prudential standards and practice guides. This Insight considers the significant changes it will lead to across the industry. ...
Corporate law developments
Welcome to our monthly snapshot of regulatory updates and other developments in corporate law We know you are busy so our focus is on capturing key issues ...
Draft whistleblower legislation puts onus on big business
Big business should be aware of mandatory publishing requirements for whistleblower policies and a reverse onus of proof for compensation which is among a raft of whistleblower reforms contained in draft legislation released following a Senate inquiry report Partner Rachel Nicolson and Associate ...
Getting the deal through: Project Finance 2018
Allens Partners Michael Ryan and Ben Farnsworth discuss some of the issues relevant to project finance in an Australian context including security packages navigating the Personal Property Security Register and foreign investment issues in their contribution to this global project finance roundup ...