Legal Updates
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RSSG UPDATE
30 May 2023 HMRC Fights Back:Two Restructuring Plans Refused Sanction by the English Court
In a dramatic reversal of restructuring plan fortunes, HRMC recently successfully challenged two independent mid-market Part 26A Companies Act 2006…
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strategic governance and advisory
24 May 2023 When can a physical meeting become a virtual meeting?
Keybridge Capital Limited v WAM Active Limited [2023] FCA 339: a recent case has provided guidance on the board's power to require that a physical meeting…
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energy alert
17 May 2023 New priorities: transmission access reform and the future of the National Electricity Market
We explore the ESB's proposed hybrid priority access and congestion relief market for transmission access reform in the NEM.
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litigation trending update
16 May 2023 Dispute Resolution in need of a "digital makeover?"
A summary of a speech by Sir Geoffrey Vos, discussing digitisation and generative AI in dispute resolution.
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Dispute Resolution Update
08 May 2023 What's in an assignment - are pre-existing claims included?
Billabong Gold Pty Ltd v Vango Mining Ltd [No 2] [2023] WASCA 58
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FINANCIAL SERVICES UPDATE
04 May 2023 Notifying reportable situations Explaining ASICs updated guidance
Reportable situations, breach reporting, RG 78, Regulatory Guide 78, grouping test, investigation trigger, root cause, breach, likely breach, affected clients…
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quickguides | RESTRUCTURING AND SPECIAL SITUATIONS
04 May 2023 Ending the Life of a Solvent Company in England and Wales
This Quickguide explains the two most common forms to bring a solvent company's life to an end and explains the processes involved in each, as well as in…
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RSSG UPDATE | EUROPE
28 Apr 2023 London as a European restructuring forum reigns supreme
German real estate group restructuring plan sanctioned in London Having failed to get its restructuring solution through in its home jurisdiction, beleaguered…
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litigation trending update
24 Apr 2023 The importance of valuing your case within 'the bounds of permissible optimism'
Authors: Tim West (Partner) and India Case (Associate)
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class actions update
24 Apr 2023 Western Australia's new class actions regime is now in action
What you need to know A new class actions regime has come into effect in Western Australia. The Civil Procedure (Representative Proceedings) Act 2022…
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digital assets digest
17 Apr 2023 Global Digital Assets Digest: April 2023
Welcome to this month's Global Digital Assets Digest. The main news is that MiCA is at the final stages of the EU legislative process, with EU co-legislators…
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Energy Alert
05 Apr 2023 Australian electricity and gas markets - March update
In our March update, we take a look at the latest rule changes and market updates affecting participants in the Australian electricity and gas markets.
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Class Actions Update
30 Mar 2023 Reduction in value can be repaired - latest guidance on damages in consumer claims
The Full Federal Court considered that a "proper conceptual approach" to the question of any reduction in value of consumer goods arising from the defect, in…
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Victorian Water Law Update
30 Mar 2023 Limitation periods for water law claims down the drain?
VCAT in Steedman v Greater Western Water Corporation [2023] VCAT 128 decides limitation periods do not apply to water flow claims under the Water Act.
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Litigation Trending
20 Mar 2023 A more flexible approach to representative actions? An opt-out representative action gets the go-ahead in the High Court
Authors: Tim West and Imogen Chitty
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Quickguides | dispute resolution (UK)
09 Mar 2023 Commercial Mediation
This guide provides an overview of the nature and potential benefits of commercial mediation.
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International arbitration update
08 Mar 2023 InDepth Feature 2023 - Commercial Arbitration (Singapore chapter)
The Ashurst dispute resolution team was recently interviewed by Financier Worldwide for the Singapore chapter of InDepth Feature 2023: Commercial Arbitration.…
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TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE Update
23 Feb 2023 Australian High Court test case set to determine the validity of Victoria's electric vehicle tax
Australian High Court test case Vanderstock & Anor v The State of Victoria set to determine the constitutional validity of Victoria's electric vehicle tax…
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Class Actions Update
15 Feb 2023 Funding commission uncertainty – validity of common fund orders at settlement remains in question
What you need to know O'Callaghan J of the Federal Court of Australia has held that the Court does not have power to make a common fund order (CFO) at…
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Corporate Crime and Investigations
14 Feb 2023 Slow improvement: Australia's performance in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (2022)
Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (2022)
