For the first time in several years, two contested applications for preliminary injunctions (PIs) have been granted by the ...

Australia's competition and consumer regulator has signalled that maintaining a fair balance of power in commercial negotiations in the agriculture sector remains an enforcement priority for the ...

The 2018 review of Western Australian security of payment laws, which preceded the introduction of the WA SOP Act, indicates that section 16 does not legislate a general standard of reasonableness.

due diligence: As this is one of the most document-heavy phases of any M&A transaction, AI can assist to triage, classify, ...

During the past two years, Australia has witnessed significant business-crime cases, including large-scale loan fraud syndicates, multi-million-dollar Ponzi schemes and insider fraud at major ...

Global experience, even in countries like Denmark with massive world-leading renewables already deployed, show that at a minimum around a 20 per cent baseload dependency remains important. In the ...

For issuers, this emphasises that simply issuing a questionnaire is not enough to discharge their reasonable steps obligations – instead, issuers need to review and assess the responses being provided ...

Relief expires 1 April 2026. The current exemption under ASIC Corporations (Employee redundancy funds relief) Instrument 2015/1150 will not be remade. From that date, operators must comply with ...

Subscription traps in digital markets: While last year’s priorities focused on misleading or deceptive advertising in the digital economy, this year the ACCC is prioritising manipulative and false ...

Responsible entities, boards and trustees should consider these proposals in the context of their own governance frameworks and remain alert to the direction of reform. The Consultation Paper follows ...

Existing and future contracts will be affected by the new policy on accepting guarantees, so NSW Government Agencies must review their contracts and ensure they comply with the new mandatory reporting ...

Check any agreements approved or lodged since 1 July 2024 to confirm that the delegates’ rights term is at least as favourable as the new award term. If not, the more favourable award term will be ...