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Planning for fair winds ahead: key risks for disputes in the Australian offshore wind industry
In this Insight, we outline some of the key risks which might give rise to disputes and how those risks can best be managed as Australia aims for fair winds ahead. ...
Patenting clinical stage inventions: beware of clinical trial disclosures
Publicly available clinical trial information can form part of the prior art base and pose a significant risk to a patent or patent application. ...
Diversity and inclusion in the boardroom and beyond
Diversity and inclusion (D&I) continues to be an important ESG consideration for companies. In this Insight, we cover some of the key Australian and international D&I-related legal, regulatory and commercial developments. ...
Tesseract v Pascale - a welcome default position on proportionate liability in arbitration
Whether proportionate liability regimes found in State and Commonwealth legislation can apply in arbitration has long been a vexed issue. ...
ACCC recommends significant reforms targeting digital platforms
The ACCC's Interim Report 5 in the Digital Platform Services Inquiry (the DPSI) recommends to Treasury a number of reforms to competition and consumer laws which it considers are not currently sufficient to address harms it has identified since 2017. ...
APRA discussion papers: financial resources for risk events and superannuation transfer planning
We provide an overview of the proposals and key implications for RSE licensees relating to APRA's discussion papers on financial resources for risk events and superannuation transfer planning ...
Rent deferrals boost for the Queensland critical minerals sector
As part of implementing a key action in the Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan, the Queensland Government has recently made amendments to Queensland's mining legislation to allow for deferral of rental payments on mining leases for specific critical minerals projects. ...
ASIC's insights from the Reportable Situations Regime
ASIC has recently published a paper (here) recording high-level insights on themes and trends observed in reports received from AFS and credit licensees under the new Reportable Situations Regime (the Regime). ...
Vietnam merger control guide
Vietnam’s updated merger control regime took effect from 15 May 2020. The regime substantially expands the scope of transactions subject to the merger filing requirement, capturing more M&A ...