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Renewables, grids and human rights: risk, obligations and best practice
Covered in this webinar: Recognising potential modern slavery issues related to supply chains, and how to identify and lessen associated risks. Respecting Indigenous rights, including Free Prior and Informed Consent, benefit sharing and co-ownership, and cultural heritage considerations. Unpacking social licence obligations - what communities and stakeholders now expect. ...
Insolvency in Australia: 2023 in review
2023 emerged as a dynamic year for corporate insolvency. This article provides an overview of the key developments in corporate insolvency in 2023. ...
Human Rights Acts across Australia: implications and considerations for businesses
In this Insight, we summarise the key provisions of state and territory Human Rights Acts and consider when (and to whom) they apply. As these acts are now in force in the ACT, Victoria and Queensland, we also consider what a similar instrument could look like in other states and territories. ...
Contract law update 2023
Contract law is at the core of almost every lawyer's practice. We prepare the Contract Law Update by reviewing every contract law decision handed down by Australian appellate courts during the year and preparing summaries of those most relevant to lawyers in commercial practice. ...
The third time's the charm: foreign bribery reform in Australia
After two unsuccessful attempts to strengthen foreign bribery laws, the passage of the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Bill 2023 (CFB Bill) finally introduces new, broader foreign bribery offences for body corporates. ...
New regulations on tariff ranges for solar and wind power projects
Ever since feed-in tariffs (FiTs) expired for solar power projects (31 December 2020) and wind power projects (31 October 2021), the Vietnamese Government has prevaricated over the legal framework to develop solar and wind power projects including, most importantly, the pricing mechanisms. ...
Draft Circular set to end FiT era for all renewable power projects in Vietnam
Vietnam is set to end all feed-in tariffs (FiTs) for renewable energy generation, with a draft Circular regulating power price formulation for waste-to-energy (WTE) and biomass power projects. In this Insight, we look at aspects of the Draft Circular that will be of particular interest to sponsors ...
InIP: What's happening in intellectual property - February 2024
Your regular wrap-up of some of the world's leading and intriguing IP stories. ...
Recent developments in employment law
The latest issues, decisions and proposed changes impacting business and workplace risk. ...
Common FIRB issues for private equity firms
Australia's foreign investment approval regime is complex. The tests governing whether a transaction requires foreign investment approval—commonly known as Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval—are complex and layered. ...