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Asia Pacific M&A Review 2019
Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce the publication of its sixth annual Asia Pacific Mergers and Acquisitions Review, offering insights into …
Class Action Roundtable: The ALRC report
The Australian Law Reform Commission has completed its inquiry into class action proceedings and third-party litigation funders, and its Final Report was …
Corporate Crime and Investigations: New laws to increase sanctions for white-collar offences
In an update at the end of late last year, we foreshadowed a number of expected reforms to the regulation and enforcement of corporate crime in Australia …
New Whistleblower laws: what you need to be thinking about
Whistleblower reform is underway in Australia after the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Bill 2017 (Bill) was passed on 19 …
The ALRC’s final report on class action proceedings and third-party litigation funders
On 24 January 2019, the Commonwealth Attorney-General tabled in Parliament the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC)’s final report on class action …
Video series: What does the ALRC Report mean for class actions in Australia
The ALRC’s final report setting out its recommendations on ‘Integrity, Fairness and Efficiency—An Inquiry into Class Action Proceedings and Third-Party …
Insurance
The Royal Commission’s final report has endorsed much of the existing legislative and reform proposals for the insurance industry.There are, however, …
Fund and asset management: Getting back to basics
The Final Report contains a series of recommendations which, when implemented, will require fund and asset management firms to reassess their …
Australian decommissioning discussion paper released
The closure and decommissioning of offshore petroleum infrastructure is a significant issue for all countries that exercise jurisdiction over such …
How to crack a NEG – with a Big Stick
Energy regulatory policy in Australia, particularly anything associated with the reduction of carbon emissions, has been a deeply political and tragic …
New legislation encourages employers to proactively address historic SG shortfalls
The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services has announced a proposed 12 month Superannuation Guarantee (SG) amnesty to incentivise employers to …
New Regulation for Digital Currency Exchanges in Australia
The spectres of money laundering and terrorism funding have haunted cryptocurrencies, and in particular Bitcoin, since they exploded out of relative …
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