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Digital Economy Alert | Australia
15 AUG 2018 Tapping Texas Tea - The new Consumer Data Right Bill
The Federal Government released exposure draft legislation which if made law will create a new consumer data right that will allow consumers to access...
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Digital economy alert | Australia
14 AUG 2018 Rendering to Caesar
Australian Government proposes improved access for intelligence agencies to sensitive and encrypted communications
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Real estate | UK
14 AUG 2018 Real estate update – summer 2018
Our case round-up on recent UK real estate updates during the summer.
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Energy Alert
13 AUG 2018 Australia's National Energy Guarantee continues its march towards approval
The COAG Energy Council has agreed to release the exposure draft of the amendments to the National Electricity Law (NEL) required to implement the National...
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ashurst adtlaw update
08 AUG 2018 Tan Kok Yong Steve v Itochu Singapore Pte Ltd
Employers, human capital practitioners and legal practitioners often grapple with the enforceability of restraint of trade provisions such as non-compete...
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Blocking regulation briefing
08 AUG 2018 The updated EU Blocking Statute comes into force: 10 points to note
On 7 August 2018, the EU's updated Blocking Statute became effective. It was accompanied by a European Commission Guidance Note, and other supporting...
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Competition update | UK
08 AUG 2018 New UK notification regime planned for protection of national security
On 24 July 2018, the UK Government published a White Paper setting out proposals to strengthen very significantly its powers to scrutinise transactions...
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corporate briefing | Hong Kong
08 AUG 2018 Upcoming changes to the Listing Rules and the Corporate Governance Code
Various changes to the Listing Rules and the Corporate Governance Code will come into effect on 1 January 2019. The changes are contained in the Exchange's...
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New Victorian Environment Protection Laws
07 AUG 2018 A three-tiered approach to environmental approvals: licences, permits and registrations
A three-tiered approach to environmental approvals in Victoria: licences, permits and registrations under the Environment Protection Amendment Bill 2018...
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PNG Consumer and Competition Law Alert
07 AUG 2018 Amendments to the Independent Consumer and Competition Act 2002 of Papua New Guinea
Amendments to the Independent Consumer and Competition Act 2002 of Papua New Guinea on 25 July 2018 introduced a mandatory notification regime for clearance...
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Employment Alert | Australia
06 AUG 2018 Eyes up: Ensuring proper conduct by right of entry permit holders
Employers can ensure that right of entry permit holders are held to account if the permit holder does not comply with their right of entry obligations.
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Construction Disputes Update | Australia
06 AUG 2018 Top down or bottom up: Does an adjudicator need to determine if work was performed?
In Nuance Group v Shape Australia [2018] VSC 362, the Supreme Court of Victoria quashed a security of payment adjudication on jurisdictional grounds.
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Data bytes | 10
02 AUG 2018 Transparency at the heart of democracy
The ICO has published the findings from its investigation into the use of personal data and practices of political campaigning in the digital age. The...
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direct tax bulletin
01 AUG 2018 Key income tax developments in Australia - July 2018
This Direct Tax Bulletin outlines recent Australian tax developments which may affect your business. In particular, the article focuses on the TR 2018/5...
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data protection newsflash
31 JUL 2018 Urgent measures to adapt Spanish law to European data protection regulations
Newflash - Urgent measures to adapt Spanish law to European data protection regulations
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Corporate IQ
31 JUL 2018 When is shareholder approval “for all other purposes” not approval for purposes of the Corporations Act termination benefits provisions?
The main issue in McBain v Bellamy’s Australia Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1152 was whether a shareholder resolution passed at a general meeting approving an issue...
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corporate briefing
31 JUL 2018 Recent changes to the Hong Kong Takeovers Code
Further to the SFC's consultation paper published in January 2018, the SFC published its consultation conclusions on its proposed amendments to the Takeovers...
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Employment update
31 JUL 2018 What are the taxing issues when employees receive termination payments?
When the employment relationship ends, employers may make severance payments for a number of reasons including payments in lieu of notice ("PILONs") to...
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planning nutshells
27 JUL 2018 The New NPPF - Ten Takeaways
In our latest Planning Nutshell, we have selected ten key issues from the revised Framework to give you a broad indication of what's changed.
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contract law update | australia
27 JUL 2018 No limits? Enforceability of temporal and monetary limits for misleading or deceptive conduct claims
A recent decision of the Victorian Supreme Court has cast doubt on the enforceability of contractual provisions purporting to impose temporal or monetary...
