276 Results
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corporate crime update
14 Jun 2021 Modern slavery enforcement watchdog announced
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has confirmed, in a response to a consultation carried out in 2019, that it will be creating a…
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modern slavery update
23 Nov 2017 Updated guidance on modern slavery
Updated guidance issued under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the Act) on transparency in supply chains etc. has now been published. The guidance,…
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employment alert
04 Jul 2018 New modern slavery reporting obligations for Australian entities
The Federal Government has introduced a Bill proposing to implement a mandatory reporting regime for large Australian businesses with respect to the risks of…
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employment | modern slavery update
13 Apr 2018 Modern slavery: how financial institutions can help
Home Office minister, Victoria Atkins MP, spoke at the National Crime Agency's recent ‘Invisible People’ exhibition asking for ''increased support from…
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Infraread issue 11 | UK
16 Apr 2018 Modern Slavery: Corporate Accountability in the UK Construction and Infrastructure Sectors
With the introduction of section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the Act), the UK Government has brought corporate ethics and transparency together in the…
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employment update
08 Oct 2020 Far-reaching changes to the Modern Slavery Act are on the horizon
The government has confirmed, in response to a consultation carried out last year, that it will be making significant changes to the transparency supply…
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ESG UPDATE
31 May 2023 Modern Slavery Reporting Laws to Gain Teeth - What You Need To Know
On 25 May 2023, a government report was tabled recommending that the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) be amended to require a broader group of businesses to…
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employment alert
06 Jul 2017 Abracadabra! Casual conversion clauses to be inserted into modern awards
Yesterday a five member Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission decided to incorporate a model casual conversion clause into 85 modern awards, including in the…
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION UPDATE
17 Feb 2020 "#Noprivacy?" - the curious case of the Tate Modern's viewing gallery
The owners of flats overlooked by the Tate Modern's viewing gallery have lost an appeal to prevent the public from looking into their homes. In rejecting…
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Commercial litigation newsletter
01 Oct 2013 Chancery Modernisation Review
Although it recognises that the Chancery Division provides a high quality service to its users, the report makes over 100 recommendations, including: The…
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ASHURST RISK ADVISORY
10 Oct 2022 Recognising shifting social expectations is the key to de-risking a modern business
These criteria have everything to do with what stakeholders ‘expect’ from modern companies and smart businesses are quickly realising that meeting them is the…
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Native Title Year in Review 2021-2022
11 Jul 2022 Modernisation of cultural heritage protection legislation begins
A Way Forward: Final Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia Inquiry into the destruction of the Juukan Gorge
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legal update - Indonesia
25 Jun 2020 Teleconference Hearing: Modernization of Indonesia's Adjudicative System
With this colonial legislation still applicable, court judges are effectively barred from taking the initiative to utilize procedural discretion that embraces…
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employment alert
08 Aug 2019 A civil, civil service – restraint and moderation in the Australian Public Service
Today the High Court handed down its decision in Comcare v Banerji [2019] HCA 23, helping to clarify when it is acceptable for a public sector employer to…
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Belgium | Finance update
26 Feb 2018 Belgium - Modernisation of security interests on moveable assets
The law of 11 July 2013 on security interests over moveable assets finally entered into force in Belgium on 1 January 2018. This law aims to facilitate the…
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regulatory update
21 Feb 2019 Radical shake up of penalties for corporate and financial services misconduct
The Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Corporate and Financial Sector Penalties) Bill 2018 passed both houses this week and is a radical shake up of…
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international arbitration update
18 Mar 2019 The revised Swedish Arbitration Act: four things you need to know
The Swedish Arbitration Act 1999 (the 1999 Act) has been revised (the Revised Act). The revisions are the outcome of a five-year process by which the Swedish…
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arbitration update
09 Aug 2017 Recent Investment Arbitration Developments in Australia
Investment treaties are also relevant to investors in modern and developed jurisdictions with widely recognised adherence to the rule of law Three developing…
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international arbitration update
07 Feb 2017 Arbitrating in the Middle East – trends, tips and traps
They therefore offer an attractive choice of seat in the region, due to the application of modern arbitration laws and the option to have recourse to the free…
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environment alert
16 Jun 2017 Government introduces first Bill for overhaul of Victoria's EPA
The Victorian Government has introduced the Environment Protection Bill 2017 (Vic) to overhaul and modernise Victoria's EPA. This reform is the result of a…