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Key areas of focus for the year ahead

A number of industries and issues are in the spotlight according to the ACCC’s 2024/2025 enforcement and compliance priorities announced by Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb on 7 March.

“Our priorities continue to be shaped by the key challenges facing our economy and the concerns that occupy our community.

Developments to be aware of

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2023 emerged as a dynamic year for corporate insolvency. Characterised by an increase in companies entering external administration and the release of Australia’s first comprehensive review into insolvency law in over three decades, this article provides an overview of the key developments in corporate insolvency in 2023.

The growing importance of human rights legislation

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Just as privacy laws have been progressively expanding since the late 20th century, we’re now witnessing the broadening scope of human rights reporting and due diligence obligations.
In this Insight, we summarise the key provisions of state and territory Human Rights Acts and consider when

How it will work and what it means for you

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After two unsuccessful attempts to strengthen foreign bribery laws, the passage of the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Bill 2023 (CFB Bill) finally introduces new, broader foreign bribery offences for body corporates. The passage of the Bill signals Australia’s commitment to

Electricity tariffs for new renewable power projects will need to be negotiated with EVN

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Vietnam is set to end all feed-in tariffs (FiTs) for renewable energy generation, with a draft Circular regulating power price formulation for waste-to-energy (WTE) and biomass power projects.
Despite arguments that WTE projects serve a higher waste management

First stepping stone in building a post-FiT reality

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Ever since feed-in tariffs (FiTs) expired for solar power projects (31 December 2020) and wind power projects (31 October 2021), the Vietnamese Government has prevaricated over the legal framework to develop solar and wind power projects including, most importantly, what pricing mechanisms will apply

Your regular wrap-up of some of the world’s leading and intriguing IP stories

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Same battle, new round: ‘The Agency’ v ‘The North Agency’ trade mark dispute
By Ioana Sabau
In June 2023, we reported on a ruling by the Federal Court of Australia that clarified how courts may evaluate deceptive similarity following

The latest issues, decisions and proposed changes impacting business and workplace risk

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Reminder: the first tranche of Closing Loopholes reforms has come into effect
By Mikaela Heise and Anya Plummer
The first tranche of the workplace law reforms introduced by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023 (Cth) came into

Key takeaways

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Australia’s foreign investment approval regime is complex. The tests governing whether a transaction requires foreign investment approval—commonly known as Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval—are complicated and layered. There are differing ownership percentage thresholds, monetary thresholds and exemptions depending on the nature of the transaction, acquirer and target.
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