Insights for December 2025

03/12/2025 - Foreign financial service providers still waiting for licensing clarity, but new Bill offers some hope 05/12/2025 - On a ride to the High Court: Uber's $81 million payroll tax dispute receives special leave 05/12/2025 - The Art of the (critical minerals) Deal: The United States and Australia framework to secure reliable rare earths supplies 08/12/2025 - Full Federal Court abolishes patent term extensions for pharmaceutical formulations 11/12/2025 - Shareholder say is back: ASX’s consultation on dilutive deals, delistings and the new mood of investor activism 12/12/2025 - Google's $55 million penalty: a new search for a more competitive digital economy 12/12/2025 - ACCC merger reforms coming 1 January 2026 – considerations for serial acquirers 12/12/2025 - Purpose meets performance: lessons from the 2025 Impact Investing Benchmark Report 12/12/2025 - Universities should act now to address robust recommendations in report into the quality of governance 15/12/2025 - ASIC’s new Regulatory Catalogue: a roadmap for private credit compliance 18/12/2025 - Licensing relief for foreign financial service providers extended again by ASIC 18/12/2025 - Conflicts in focus: ASIC publishes updated regulatory guidance to AFS licensees for managing conflicts of interest (RG 181) 18/12/2025 - Federal Court unlocks civil penalties for class action members - ASIC v Noumi sets a new course 18/12/2025 - Consultation opens to strengthen corporate transparency under Australia's Director Identification Number regime 18/12/2025 - What to make of the Australian Government's new laws outlawing excessive pricing by supermarkets? 18/12/2025 - Falling flat: Supreme Court of Victoria rejects ratcheted Group Costs Order