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Licensing emerging process technologies: modern approaches to risk allocation
Licensing emerging technology is a tempting prospect when navigating decarbonisation and sustainability. We outline the risks of applying standard liability positions when licensing nascent technology; and provide some key risk mitigants for prospective licensees. ...
A guide for boards: ESG governance and reporting
This guide draws the attention of Directors to consider key questions they need to be asking their legal teams and senior management. Directors should evaluate how their organisation is managing possible risks across ESG and how they are managing their mandatory director duties. ...
Safeguard Mechanism 2.0: emitters face first 2024 carbon compliance milestone
Existing emitters under the Safeguard Mechanism will face their first major compliance milestone. In this Insight, we outline the key components of the emissions-intensity determination and explain what compliance entities for existing facilities need to be considering now. ...
What's on the horizon for business and human rights – 2023 themes and 2024 predictions
The focus on businesses' obligations regarding human rights has grown considerably in recent years. In this Insight, we identify some of the central business and human rights themes from 2023, and set out our predictions for the year ahead. ...
Mandatory climate-related financial reporting: business implications of the draft legislation
On 12 January 2024, the Federal Government released the exposure draft of the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill: Climate-related financial disclosure. In this Insight, we explain key elements of the Draft Legislation, including areas of uncertainty that have been raised in submissions to government. ...
Nine-year check-in: Draft Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights
For nearly a decade, a United Nations working group has been debating and negotiating the scope and content of a proposed binding treaty on business and human rights. If agreed and ratified, the treaty will represent a major leap forward in the regulation of business human rights. ...
Australian infrastructure Investment Report 2023
The current state of Australia's infrastructure market as appetite for investment in the energy transition reaches new heights. ...
Human rights litigation: emerging trends and mitigation strategies in key jurisdictions
Webinar: Human rights litigation: emerging trends and mitigation strategies in key jurisdictions ...
Agriculture, food and beverage sector - M&A and governance update
Despite a more cautious market in 2023, M&A in the agricultural, food and beverage sector has proven resilient. In this Insight, we delve into some ongoing trends shaping it, as well as giving a quick snapshot of Australia's proposed mandatory climate disclosure regime. ...
Constitutional cloud cast by High Court over state taxes affecting goods: Vanderstock and the future of federal-state taxation powers
In its recent decision of Vanderstock v Victoria, the High Court has ruled by a 4:3 majority that the Victorian electric vehicle road user charge is unconstitutional. ...