May

ALB Deal of the Year Award a team effort - Clayton Utz' Restructuring and Insolvency group re-affirmed its market-leading position last Thursday 13 May when it took out the Insolvency and Restructuring Deal of the Year award at the 2010 ALB Australasian Law Awards.
Can a workplace policy discriminate? - Making assumptions about employee's medical condition, together with flawed workplace policies, can leave an employer at risk of discrimination claims, says Hedy Cray.
Clayton Utz advises CSG on successful institutional placement - Clayton Utz has acted for Macquarie Capital Adviser as underwriter of CSG Limited's successful $40 million institutional placement.
Clayton Utz advises Gindalbie Metals Ltd on multimillion dollar capital raising - Clayton Utz has advised Gindalbie Metals Ltd on its announced capital raising, expected to raise between $175 million and $206 million for the development of the $2 billion Karara Iron Ore Project.
Clayton Utz mourns the passing of Greg James - The partners and staff of Clayton Utz are today deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of the firm's longest-serving and most respected partners, Greg James.
Domestic arbitration gets the green light for its much needed overhaul - Australia will get a new Model Commercial Arbitration Bill that will completely overhaul the existing Uniform Commercial Arbitration Acts.
Duty of care where loss is pure economic loss? Makawe Pty Ltd v Randwick City Council - In finding a duty of care for pure economic loss, the court will identify all the salient features, consider them, and then synthesise those considerations and their relative importance.
Freezing orders in Australia to assist foreign proceedings - guidance for inhouse counsel - As a consequence of increasing globalisation, disputes can often arise involving foreign defendants that hold assets in Australia and elsewhere.
Full Federal Court rejects Commissioner's "economic substance" approach to GST administration - How important is the economic substance of a transaction in identifying the GST consequences? Andrew Sommer examines a new Full Federal Court decision which casts some doubt on the Commissioner's attempt to focus on the economic consequences of transactions rather than their legal form.
Implementing the TRIPS Protocol - public comment sought - IPAustralia is seeking comment on the implementation of the TRIPS Protocol, which would make compulsory licences for pharmaceutical products easier to grant.
Leading Clayton Utz arbitrator appointed to UK Court - Doug Jones AM, the national head of Clayton Utz' International Arbitration practice and President of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, has been appointed by the London Court of International Arbitration's (LCIA) Board of Directors to serve a five year term on the LCIA Arbitration Court.
Managed investment trusts get new tax regime from 1 July 2011 - Significant changes to the taxation of managed investment trusts will be in place by 1 July 2011, which should lead to greater certainty, reduced compliance costs, and (in some cases) less tax payable.
Michael Klug awards inaugural LEADR Negotiation Prize - Clayton Utz Brisbane managing partner Michael Klug was honoured last night to present LEADR's inaugural Negotiation Prize (sponsored by Michael Klug) to Dr Stella Cornelius AO OBE at a special function held at LEADR's Sydney headquarters.
New bill creates satellite services to fix digital TV black spots - Australians living in digital TV black spots will be served by new satellite services to be established by a new Broadcasting Bill. Mary Still and Joshua Barwick look at what's in store.
New Clayton Utz community partnership to showcase artistic talents of Groote Eylandt community - Clayton Utz is proud to be a part of an exciting new partnership with long-time community partner Australian Red Cross and the Anindilyakwa Arts & Cultural Centre (and Artists) to bring the artistic talents of the Indigenous peoples of Groote Eylandt in Australia's far north to a wider Australian audience.
New Equal Opportunity Act for Victoria heralds greater compliance obligations for employers - Glen Bartlett explains how the recently enacted Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) is not just an legislative exercise in refreshing Victoria's anti-discrimination laws, but will bring about a vastly new compliance and enforcement framework all employers need to be aware of.
Nuclear waste storage facility one step closer - Australia will soon have a national radioactive waste management facility at a selected site in the Northern Territory, as it looks likely that the National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010 will soon be passed.
Paid parental leave from 1 January 2011 - are you ready? - The Federal Government has released a draft bill for paid parental leave, with the scheme to start from 1 January 2011.
Phasing down Australian interest withholding tax on offshore borrowings by financial institutions - The Australian Federal Government announced as part of the Budget that it will phase down Australian interest withholding tax arising in respect of interest paid by financial institutions on certain offshore borrowings.
Redefining land / water boundaries in Queensland: the new rules from May 2010 - Queensland property owners will need to understand the new laws for identifying the precise location of natural water boundaries for land introduced by the Natural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010, which is expected to come into effect from May 2010.
Retail bond and convertible note disclosure relief - ASIC last night released its much-anticipated disclosure regime for retail bonds. As well as facilitating a retail corporate bond market in Australia, the suite of changes aims to ease disclosure requirements for convertible notes.
Seizing counterfeit goods under the Trade Marks Act - a warning to pirates everywhere - The Trade Marks Act gives trade mark owners a powerful tool for seizing counterfeits, say Mary Still and Lauren Kapp, as a recent case shows.
The Henry Tax Review - The resource super profits tax's impact on the Energy & Resources sector - In our special Henry Tax Review analysis, our Tax and Energy and Resources teams explore aspects of the proposed Resource Super Profits Tax.
The wait is over? Disability Access to Premises Standards to commence - The long-awaited Disability (Access to Premises - Buildings) Standards 2010 are expected to take effect nationwide from 1 May 2011. As Joe Catanzariti explains, they are expected to harmonise anti-discrimination legislation with existing building codes and clarify access requirements of buildings.

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