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Unfair contract terms subject to penalties: is your organisation ready?
Time is of the essence for companies to prepare for changes to unfair contract terms (UCT) laws. The new regime will apply to standard form contracts entered into or renewed following 9 November 2023, and to terms of standard contract terms varied after this date. ...
Safeguard 2.0—managing risk under Australia's new carbon scheme
With Australia's revamped baseline-and-credit carbon trading scheme, the Safeguard Mechanism (starting on 1 July 2023), many of Australia's large emitters—and their investors, financiers and customers—are grappling with how to comply with the scheme and manage carbon risk. ...
Swaps over choppy waters: deal contingent derivatives provide certainty in uncertain times
In this Insight, we examine deal contingent derivatives, with a particular focus on their benefits over other financial risk mitigation tools such as swaptions and forward starting swaps. ...
Takeaways from the Optus and Medibank data breach class actions
In this Insight, we examine the common elements that form the basis for the pleadings, some emerging issues and the practical steps that corporate Australia should be taking now to reduce their class action risk. ...
Recommendations for reform of Australia's Modern Slavery Act
The recommendations for reform of Australia's Modern Slavery if adopted, will mark a substantial strengthening in Australia's efforts to combat modern slavery, as well as more onerous due diligence and reporting requirements for companies caught by the regime. ...
The pitfalls of pre-emptive rights
In this Insight, we consider an alternative approach that may better balance the rights of selling and non-selling investors where a pre-emptive right remains appropriate. ...
A close look at Vietnam's first consolidated personal data protection regulation
From 1 July 2023, Vietnam's first ever consolidated Personal Data Protection Decree (PDPD) will take effect. In this Insight, we take a close look at the key provisions of the PDPD and its impacts on businesses. ...
FIRB and critical minerals
In this Insight, we outline the extent to which the FIRB regime currently regulates foreign investment in critical minerals and consider the potential future direction of the regulatory framework. ...
Ever-expanding jurisdiction: Clearview AI's appeal and extra-territorial application of the Privacy Act
A landmark ruling in Australia confirms that Clearview AI breached the Privacy Act despite lacking a physical presence or supplying products or services in the country, emphasising the extraterritorial reach of privacy laws and the consequences for companies. ...