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Imminent reform of representative proceedings in Western Australia
Uncertainty surrounding the class actions or ‘representative proceedings’ regime in Western Australia make such claims a rarity but a new report by the …
New False Accounting offences commence operation in Australia
In brief Australia’s new false accounting offences came into force from 1 March 2016. The new offences are broadly cast and designed to aid …
Corporate Governance in Australia: A snapshot
The past two decades has seen corporate governance take an increasingly prominent role within the Australian business environment. In the wake of high …
Cyber Security: Top Ten Tips for Businesses
Andrew Moir, Nick Pantlin, Miriam Everett and Nic Ruesink-Brown of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP look at the growing risk of cyber threats and set out ten …
Australian Derivatives Reform - New clearing requirement
New rules have been introduced in Australia about the clearing of OTC derivatives. The rules commence on 4 April 2016 and apply to OTC derivatives where …
UN Forum addresses Business and Human Rights
Herbert Smith Freehills joined the 4th Annual United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva this week. View all the sessions below. …
An international treaty on business and human rights?
A proposed treaty is the latest development in the steady march towards strengthening corporate accountability for protecting human rights.More than half …
Human rights complaints against multinationals increasing
A little-known mechanism established under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises is increasingly being used to lodge public complaints …
Modern Slavery poses new challenges for business
With effect from 29 October 2015, businesses with a commercial presence in the UK and a worldwide turnover in excess of £36 million now have to report …
Showcasing Business and Human Rights
Read our overview, key insights and link to video from the International Bar Association’s Conference in Vienna.How do you know you respect human rights? …
Bending the rules to fix an inadvertent breach of timing requirements in takeover bids
Summary In order for acceptances of a takeover bid to be valid, all conditions must be satisfied or waived before the end of the offer period. In a …
China outbound investment responds to regulatory loosening
Summary China has recently relaxed its outbound investment regime. Chinese law requires either approvals or filings for Chinese outbound investments, …
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