Legal Insights 18/09/2020 ACCC updates advertising and selling guide The ACCC has updated its guidance to Australian businesses on what is required to ensure compliance with the ACL
Media Releases 18/09/2020 Maddocks advises on engineering technology IPO and listing Maddocks has advised UK-based SRJ Technologies Group plc on its IPO of CHESS Depositary Interests and listing on the ASX
Legal Insights 18/09/2020 JobKeeper 2.0 – what you need to know Provides a outline of the Coronavirus Economic Response Package (JobKeeper Payments) Amendment Bill 2020.
Legal Insights 18/09/2020 Managing climate change-related risks in the financial system Risks posed by climate change to the stability of the US financial system.
Legal Insights 17/09/2020 Franchisors, it’s time to update your disclosure documents Key considerations when updating the franchising disclosure documents as per the Franchising Code of Conduct (Code).
Legal Insights 16/09/2020 GDPR decision slaps down Privacy Shield and imposes strict conditions on Standard Contractual Clauses – implications for Australian organisations Impacts for Australian entities who are either directly subject to the GDPR or receiving personal data from the EEA.
Thought Leadership 15/09/2020 The Lot The Lot is a quarterly bulletin on issues affecting the Australian development sector.
Legal Insights 11/09/2020 Expert determination clauses: a broad and liberal approach to the search for meaning Expert determination clauses and agreements must, in the usual course, be given a broad and liberal construction.
Legal Insights 11/09/2020 Watch out for drop bears! What does the Koala Protection SEPP actually do? Summary on what the SEPP (Koala Habitat Protection) 2019 actually does
Legal Insights 11/09/2020 Kogan’s seven deadly sins: lessons for online retail Key lessons from the Federal Court’s analysis of the arguments made by Kogan in defending the case brought by the ACCC
Legal Insights 10/09/2020 Sale of School sites in land projects The Victorian government announced a state-wide building blitz in its initial COVID-19 economic stimulus package.
Legal Insights 10/09/2020 The MSA Act and a new Biodiversity Conservation Regime. How Does it Work? On 1 July 2020, the Melbourne Strategic Assessment (Environment Mitigation Levy) Act 2020 (MSA Act) came into force.
Legal Insights 10/09/2020 The HomeBuilder scheme in Victoria Provides details on the HomeBuilder scheme in Victoria.
Legal Insights 10/09/2020 Building towards an uncertain future: COVID-19 and insolvency issues Federal Government has introduced the temporary measures for financially distressed businesses.
Legal Insights 10/09/2020 ‘Stage 4’ COVID restrictions affecting development sites in Metropolitan Melbourne Obligations and restrictions on employers in connection with construction works in Melbourne.
Legal Insights 10/09/2020 Grattan Institute Insight: Weathering The Storm Grattans unemployment forecast for Australia during this economic crisis.
Legal Insights 10/09/2020 Security of Payments - appeal costs and reviewability of adjudication determinations in Victoria Discussion of appeal costs and reviewability of a material error of law in the case of Radman v Open Plan.
Legal Insights 09/09/2020 Consequences for Project Finance due to COVID-19 Staffing Reductions on Construction Sites Mandatory staffing reductions on construction sites and the consequential impacts for developers and project finance.
Legal Insights 09/09/2020 Disclaiming the environment: not an easy clean-up Supreme Court of Victoria ruled in favour of the EPA, setting aside the liquidators’ disclaimer of contaminated land.
Legal Insights 08/09/2020 What is in a name? The disclosure of public servants’ names and contact details under FOI The OAIC has issued a position paper on the disclosure of public servants’ names and contact details in documents.
