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Media Release, 25 Jan 2022 Temporary COVID-19 protections for NSW commercial and retail lessees extended NSW has renewed and extended the Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2021, so landlords and tenants alike must ensure they understand its impacts on their arrangements and future ... Article, 17 Jan 2022 Better Advice Act reforms to address "less serious misconduct" The forthcoming reforms in the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response – Better Advice) Act 2021 mean that financial advisers who provide personal financial advice must be registered ... Article, 23 Dec 2021 Exclusivity – Takeover Panel's reasons in AusNet Services The Takeover Panel's ruling in AusNet Services indicates the importance of including a "fiduciary out" provision when imposing a no-talk restriction or exclusivity arrangements. Article, 23 Dec 2021 Director Identification Numbers: What you need to know, one month on It has been one month since applications opened for Australian directors to apply for a director ID (DIN). We set out below some important updates that companies and directors should be across now tha ... Article, 23 Dec 2021 Workplace Investigations Refresher Part 11: weighing evidence The more serious the allegation, the more probative the evidence should be to satisfy a conclusion on the balance of probabilities. Article, 23 Dec 2021 Australia's textile waste problem and how the key players are responding New developments and initiatives are emerging in both the private and public sectors as well as increased Government funding to deal with the significant textile waste problem we are facing, as part o ... Article, 23 Dec 2021 Australian biodiversity trading platform launched Landowners and other stakeholders seeking biodiversity offsets or investment in biodiversity stewardship now have access to a new national trading platform, as the next step in the Australian Governme ... Article, 23 Dec 2021 Transfer pricing financing disputes – the latest Australian instalment The SingTel decision underscores the Commissioner of Taxation's willingness to challenge longstanding structures, and that robust evidence is critical in a transfer pricing context. Article, 23 Dec 2021 Global freezing orders – the long arm of the law against international investors The Federal Court of Australia's power to make worldwide freezing orders against assets (regardless of the prospect of enforcement) has been confirmed by the High Court of Australia. Article, 23 Dec 2021 Significant reform to Australia's cyber security laws with passage of critical infrastructure reforms Amendments to the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (Cth) make company directors personally accountable for a cyber breach, requiring a highly proactive cyber security strategy. Article, 23 Dec 2021 Continuous disclosure trips up director who failed to act with care and diligence Failure to comply with continuous disclosure laws can lead to a hefty penalty and disqualification, even where there is no dishonesty or deliberately wrongful conduct. Article, 23 Dec 2021 Directors beware – selling unregistered therapeutic goods with exaggerated claims lead to significant penalties Businesses should take care to ensure that product representations are backed by true science (not pseudoscience) and the necessary regulatory approvals are obtained from the Therapeutic Goods Adminis ... Article, 23 Dec 2021 Serious cartel activity and challenges with successful prosecutions: trends in criminal cartel cases We can expect to see the ACCC and CDPP adapt and modify their processes as they learn from their experience in the Bank case and other cases. Article, 23 Dec 2021 Page1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next