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Circular 15 issuance a baby step towards resolving orphaned transitional wind and solar projects in Vietnam
In this Insight, we unpack the key contents of Circular 15 and assess their likely impact given ongoing uncertainties. ...
Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan: what to expect 2022–35
This Insight examines what we can expect over the next twelve years from this endeavour to transform Queensland's energy system and achieve 80% renewable energy by 2035. ...
A step into the breach – will the Optus incident give rise to more data breach class actions?
Within days of Optus revealing it had suffered a major cyber incident, two major plaintiff class actions firms announced investigations into potential class action claims. ...
M&A trends in the manufacturing and industrials sectors: green manufacturing, investment in technology and industrial real estate
Following our recent Insight on the key M&A trends in the food and beverages sector, we turn to the manufacturing and industrials sectors, with an analysis of some of the major M&A trends we are seeing and their likely direction. ...
The first major overhaul of Australia's corporate insolvency regime in more than 30 years
On 28 September 2022, the Federal Government's Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (Committee) announced an inquiry into corporate insolvency in Australia (Inquiry). The Inquiry is the first major review of Australia's corporate insolvency regime in more than 30 years. ...
The resurrection of rise and fall mechanisms in infrastructure contracts
Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, ongoing supply chain challenges associated with COVID-19 and a red-hot infrastructure market, 2022 was the year that Australian contractors firmly rejected the traditional approach to input cost risk allocation. ...
Further updates to cessation of remaining LIBOR settings
On 29 September 2022, the UK LIBOR regulator, the FCA, announced it will no longer require publication of one-month and six-month GBP LIBOR beyond 31 March 2023. ...
Significant changes to unfair contract terms laws and higher penalties for competition and consumer law breaches
This Insight provides an overview of proposed changes in the reforming legislation, including the amendments to the UCT regime and the increased penalties under the CCA and ACL. Given the imminent passage of these reforms, now is the time to prepare your organisation for the changes and review and amend any potentially problematic standard form contracts. ...