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Increased IT security and resilience standards – ASIC imposes new Australian market integrity rules
Corporate regulator introduces fresh rules in drive to strengthen governance and bolster technological resilience.Earlier this month, ASIC introduced …
Covid-19 Business Interruption Insurance – Insurers Win Appeals in Second ICA Test Case and Star Casino Claim
The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (3 judges) has generally confirmed the first instance decisions in the Second ICA Test Case1 and the …
The Big Red Bash fails to recover under Event Cancellation insurance following COVID-19 related cancellation
The Federal Court of Australia has upheld the denial of an event cancellation insurance claim based on a communicable disease exclusion which was held to …
Bill proposing civil penalties and other changes to unfair contract terms regime introduced to Parliament
This article was originally published on 3 September 2021 but revised with further updates. On 9 February 2022, legislation amending the unfair contract …
Could Decentralised Autonomous Organisation’s help realise Australia’s economic potential?
Last week Senator Andrew Bragg of the Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre, discussed the establishment of a new …
Australia policyholder insurance highlights 2021
Read our assessment of the key lessons for insurance policyholders based on last year’s top cases and market developments. This unique publication …
The Growing Importance of Social Loans for Project Finance
The last five years has seen a global boom in sustainable financing, primarily driven by green loans and bonds, and sustainability linked loans (SLLs). …
Disputes in Australia 2021: The Video Wrap
In a video series, our national litigation experts reflect on the key contentious trends for 2021 (and make a few New Year predictions). Includes reports …
FSR Outlook 2022: Anticipating change, being prepared
Our Financial Services Regulatory (FSR) team surveys the regulatory landscape for 2022 and identifies themes that we expect to be at the core of …
Global Bank Review: Fossil-fuelled – how banks are increasingly becoming targets for climate activists
With investors throwing their weight behind activist campaigns, banks face mounting pressure to divert funding away from high-carbon industries.This …
FAR moving forward: What’s new and what next?
The Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2021 (FAR Bill) was introduced in the House of Representatives on 28 October 2021. This legislation will replace …
Climate change: succeed in a net-zero future
The risks associated with climate change go way beyond the purely environmental.In our climate change briefing we consider at a high level the political, …
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