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2009
July
Further changes to Australian Employee Share Scheme rules announced - 1 July 2009
D&O Insurance premiums - can companies pay? - 1 July 2009
Workplace (e)ssentials July 2009
June
China regulates virtual currency transactions - 30 June 2009
Unfair Contracts Bill: implications for financial services providers - 30 June 2009
PPS Bill: major changes to personal property securities registration - 30 June 2009
New Australia - NZ double tax agreement signed - 29 June 2009
Workplace and Employee Relations Update June 2009
Kalamari or Calamari? New ACCC food labelling guide - 26 June 2009
National Consumer Credit Protection Bill introduced - 25 June 2009
Important disclosure changes for unlisted retail managed funds - 25 June 2009
Overhaul of development regulation in Qld - life after IPA - 25 June 2009
Government introduces executive termination payment laws into Parliament - 24 June 2009
China outbound investment approval process refined - 24 June 2009
Unfair terms Bill introduced into Federal Parliament - 24 June 2009
Speeding up procedure: IP Australia announces additional reforms - 19 June 2009
Analysis of the NSW mortgage duty changes - 19 June 2009
Widening the scope of share and interest purchase plans - ASIC class order - 18 June 2009
Australian Federal Court excludes forwards from derivative regulation - 18 June 2009
Urban Growth Boundaries - invitation for public submissions - 18 June 2009
Queensland Land Tax: a win for landlords - 18 June 2009
Major NSW Stamp Duty changes announced - 18 June 2009
New forum for construction and engineering disputes in the Vic Supreme Court - 17 June 2009
Full Court confirms enantiomers patentable for 20 yr term - 17 June 2009
Cartel conduct criminalised in Australia - 17 June 2009
Full Court confirms enantiomers patentable for 20 yr term - 17 June 2009
New forum for construction and engineering disputes in the Vic Supreme Court - 17 June 2009
New Supreme Court forum for IT disputes - 16 June 2009
Facebook to offer trade mark protection in new username land rush - 12 June 2009
No Sweet Reward for Mars - 12 June 2009
Mallesons IT Update - June 2009
International arbitration update - winter 2009
Construction Update - Winter 2009
Equity derivatives: Issues paper on proposed disclosure framework - 10 June 2009
Chinese antitrust regulators signal the commencement of AML investigations and fines - 9 June 2009
Brisbane Construction Legal Update - June 2009
Commercially sensitive documents exposed by FOI in Queensland - 5 June 2009
Financial incentives for multinationals setting up regional headquarters in Beijing - 4 June 2009
Bamford: Landmark decision in taxation of Australian trusts - 3 June 2009
Workplace (e)ssentials - June 2009
Competition Quarterly Update - June 2009
Managed investment trusts and capital gains - Treasury Discussion Paper released - 1 June 2009
Commencing 2010: commercial buildings required to disclose ‘green credentials’ - 1 June 2009
May
The low carbon crunch: momentum gathers towards Copenhagen - 29 May 2009
Insurance and reinsurance update (May 2009)
Proposed employee share scheme amendments - key issues to consider - 25 May 2009
China prepares for consumer finance companies - 25 May 2009
India’s new competition laws: regulating anti-competitive conduct - 22 May 2009
Australian financial authorities release report on OTC market - 22 May 2009
Changes to consumer credit regulation - implications for insurance - 19 May 2009
2009 Federal Budget measures - Significant changes for managed funds - 15 May 2009
Australian Government tables emissions trading legislation - 14 May 2009
The reincarnation of the administrator’s equitable lien - 14 May 2009
ATO issues new ruling on “ordinary time earnings” - 14 May 2009
Important changes to the employee share scheme tax concession - 14 May 2009
2009 Budget - New R&D Tax Credit - 13 May 2009
Government introduces paid parental leave scheme - 13 May 2009
2009 Budget overview- tax highlights at a glance - 12 May 2009
Exposure Draft on unfair terms released - 12 May 2009
Guide to business in Australia 2009
Release of new margin lending & securities lending regulation - 7 May 2009
ACCC issues guidelines on new component pricing laws - 7 May 2009
New mortgage rules for NSW - 7 May 2009
Creeping acquisitions - Government releases second discussion paper - 6 May 2009
Government releases new laws to limit executive termination benefits - 5 May 2009
Workplace (e)ssentials - May 2009
2009 Defence White Paper released - 4 May 2009
Octaviar - proposed solutions for the past and the future - 1 May 2009
Default fund nomination in modern awards to be reviewed - 1 May 2009
Permanent establishments: new Interpretative Decision issued - 1 May 2009
April
Chinese regulators battle ready - 30 April 2009
Release of National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009 - 27 April 2009
James Hardie decision puts directors’ responsibilities in the spotlight - 24 April 2009
High Court thaws on EPGs: IceTV successful in copyright case - 24 April 2009
Genuine redundancy payments: final Taxation Ruling issued - 24 April 2009
Commonwealth Government inquiry into contribution of the not-for-profit sector - 23 April 2009
New draft regulation on solvency clauses for debt/ equity tax rules - 22 April 2009
Government stimulus package offers QLD social housing opportunities - 21 April 2009
Contaminated land: draft Guidelines on the duty to notify the NSW EPA - 16 April 2009
Construction Update - Autumn 2009
Executive remuneration - tighter regulation moves a step closer - 8 April 2009
Government flags speedier resolution to infrastructure access disputes - 8 April 2009
Workplace and Employee Relations Update - April 2009
‘Use it or lose it’ approach confirmed - 7 April 2009
"No waiver" clauses: how effective are they? - 6 April 2009
Australia gets inventive: major changes to Patents Act proposed - 3 April 2009
Reforms to the offering and distribution of structured products in Hong Kong - 2 April 2009
Workplace (e)ssentials - April 2009
March
Full Court rejects $3.2 million claim for testing back-up copy of software - 27 March 2009
The new industrial relations system - top 10 transitional tips - 20 March 2009
Business response to government intervention in golden handshakes - one to watch - 19 March 2009
New Master Agreement for Financial Derivatives in China - 18 March 2009
Proving a patent is obvious - be careful when preparing the evidence - 12 March 2009
Australian Government releases draft emissions trading legislation - 11 March 2009
Court widens category of registrable instruments relating to charges - 10 March 2009
ASIC extends ban on covered short selling of financial stocks - 5 March 2009
Competition Quarterly Update - March 2009
Mallesons Construction Legal Update
Government announces extension of APRA's supervisory and enforcement powers - 2 March 2009
Workplace (e)ssentials March 2009
February
Small Business and General Business Tax Break - details revealed - 27 February 2009
Henry Review calls for final public submissions - 26 February 2009
Court confirms cheap share registry access for predatory buyer - 24 February 2009
ASIC takes further action on placements - 24 February 2009
Insurance and reinsurance update - Feb 2009
Executive Remuneration: Guidelines and Developments - 19 February 2009
Panel releases further details of proposed national OHS laws - 18 February 2009
New national consumer law - submissions due in one month - 18 February 2009
Government announces drawdown relief for pensioners and annuitants - 18 February 2009
Changes to Australia’s Foreign Investment Regime - 17 February 2009
Chinese merger control - new draft measures mean greater risk - 11 February 2009
Global Credit and Climate Crisis: A Green New Deal - February 2009
Workplace (e)ssentials - February 2009
January
Brisbane Energy and Resources legal update - January 2009
Ingot Capital case - Implications for investment banks - 30 January 2009
China’s social justice revolution continues - 23 January 2009
Further steps to open the Chinese corporate bond market - 15 January 2009
SFC revised advertising guidelines and enhanced disclosure requirements - 14 January 2009
Further developments in Chinese merger control to welcome in the New Year - 9 January 2009
Deferred Implementation of Extended Black Out Period Rule - 6 January 2009
2008
December
Capital Adequacy: Internal Model-based Method - 24 December 2008
Financial Claims Scheme - new regulations - 24 December 2008
Amendments to Part 2B of the Fair Trading Act 1999 - 23 December 2008
ASIC investigations and waiver of privilege - AWB Ltd v ASIC - 23 December 2008
HKEx clarifies certain rule requirements for listed issuers
APRA prudential supervision of general insurance groups - 22 December 2008
Review of the Code of Banking Practice - Final Report Released
New super guarantee draft ruling: Can overtime be "ordinary time earnings"?
New Australian short selling regime - 16 December 2008
New acquisition finance rule to boost Chinese M&A market - 15 December 2008
Australia commits to 5% greenhouse emissions cut - 15 December 2008
Federal Court Decision: Liquidators not personally liable for GST - 15 December 2008
Construction Update - Summer 2008
Tax System Review Panel releases consultation papers - 10 December 2008
Amendments to Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 (NSW) - 10 December 2008
Amendments affecting CGT scrip for scrip roll-overs for corporate restructures - 9 December 2008
The new VAT rules and planned changes - 9 December 2008
Amendments to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Rules 2009 - 5 December 2008
Prevention of double taxation for rights provided through employee share trusts- 5 December 2008
TOFA Legislation Introduced into Parliament - 4 December 2008
Competition Quarterly Update - December 2008
Workplace (e)ssentials December 2008
November
The tide turns: What you need to know about the Fair Work Bill - 27 November 2008
ACCC releases new Merger Guidelines 2008 - 25 November 2008
Chinese merger review receives its first toast - 21 November 2008
Brisbane Construction Legal Update - November 2008
Mallesons ICA Update - November 2008
Australian Government releases guarantee scheme documents - 21 November 2008
Protecting a “Monster” reputation - 19 November 2008
Julia Gillard talks up IR Reforms - 14 November 2008
China environmental update - November 2008
Commonwealth and Victorian Greenhouse Gas Storage Acts passed - 13 November 2008
NSW State Mini-Budget released - 11 November 2008
Post-2012 Carbon World: EU reforms and developments in aviation and shipping- 11 November 2008
ASIC focuses on ratings agencies, credit default swaps & hedge funds - 11 November 2008
Workplace and Employee Relations Law Update - November 2008
EPBC bilateral agreement - 7 November 2008
A Closer Look at Cartel Criminalisation - 7 November 2008
Panel releases details of proposed national OHS laws - 7 November 2008
Workplace (e)ssentials November 2008
Worksafe Blitz in Victoria - are you ready? - 5 November 2008
Natural Resources and Energy Law Update October 2008
October
Treasury modelling suggests CCS development vital - 30 October 2008
Tax review of managed investment trust arrangements - 29 October 2008
Cartelists Closer to the Clink - 28 October 2008
Policyholder Compensation Facility and a framework for judicial management - 28 October 2008
High Court guidance on contributory infringement by product suppliers - 22 October 2008
Australian government introduces depositor protection legislation - 15 October 2008
Prior use grace period - an anomaly for divisional patent applications - 15 October 2008
RFP invited for AOFM mortgage backed securities proposal - 14 October 2008
Retail disclosure standards in Hong Kong - 10 October 2008
Insurance and reinsurance update - October 2008
EFT Code consultation paper - submissions due 5 December 2008 - 3 October 2008
Legislative amendments to restore the tax treatment of rights issues - 3 October 2008
National consumer credit regulation: 18-24 months and national consumer law - 3 October 2008
Taxation of Financial Arrangements: new exposure draft legislation released - 1 October 2008
Workplace (e)ssentials - October 2008
September
UK Companies Act 2006 - October 2008 implementation
Australian Federal Court affirms netting contract - 30 September 2008
Government to invest in Australian RMBS- 29 September 2008
Changes to GST Margin Scheme Rules - 26 September 2008
Superannuation for temporary residents - Bills introduced - 26 September 2008
Managed Funds - changes to the eligible investment rules (Division 6C) - 26 September 2008
Back on track: Pilbara rail access applications to proceed - 25 September 2008
"Mortimer Review" of DMO released - 24 September 2008
ASIC modifies covered short selling ban - 23 September 2008
ASIC bans naked and covered short sales from 22 September
Government releases further details of IR reforms - 17 September 2008
ASX market rule changes for the new AQUA market - 16 September 2008
ACCC proposes more roll back of access regulation - 16 September 2008
Australia’s National Innovation Report- Key Points for Corporate Counsel - 11 September 2008
Construction Update - Spring 2008
Reduce carbon by 10% by 2020: Garnaut - 5 September 2008
Reminder: ASIC passporting relief notices due this month
Final ASIC disclosure guidelines for unlisted property and mortgage trusts - 4 September 2008
Second stage of award modernisation process commences - 3 September 2008
Competition Quarterly Update- September 2008
Government releases discussion paper on creeping acquisitions - 1 September 2008
Workplace (e)ssentials - September 2008
August
Mutual Recognition Agreement between the US and Australia - 29 August 2008
Voluntary Guide to Handling Personal Information Security Breaches released - 28 August 2008
ACCC grants Telstra exemption from access obligations - 28 August 2008
The definition of ‘innovative step’ - a judicial first - 26 August 2008
Issue and redemption of units in managed funds - 22 August 2008
China’s merger control laws - an event of olympic proportions - 22 August 2008
Enantiomer claims fail; salt claims stand - 21 August 2008
ATO changes view on GST and residential development costs - 21 August 2008
Workplace and Employee Relations Update - August 2008
Greenhouse Gas Storage Bill - House of Representatives Report released - 18 August 2008
The National Consumer Framework - 18 August 2008
ALRC recommends changes to regulation of health information - 12 August 2008
Major privacy reforms proposed by ALRC - 11 August 2008
Confirmation of product rationalisation - 8 August 2008
Climate change impacts and planning controls - 8 August 2008
WARNING: Period for holding application money - 7 August 2008
Australian tax system review - Treasury Discussion Paper issued - 6 August 2008
Key findings of the ACCC's grocery inquiry - 6 August 2008
Limited scope for patent non-infringement declarations - 5 August 2008
ASIC continues to take regulatory action against foreign financial services providers - 5 August 2008
Who’s suing who? - New laws to improve access to court information - 4 August 2008
Electronic discovery obligations in the Supreme Court of NSW - 4 August 2008
Workplace (e)ssentials - August 2008
July
Changes to Division 6C - Trading Trusts - 29 July 2008
Criminal liability for business end-user piracy in Hong Kong - 29 July 2008
Class Actions Bulletin - July 2008
Commonwealth Auditor-General - access and disclosure clauses in Defence Contracts - 18 July 2008
Government releases green paper on carbon trading - 16 July 2008
New AUSTRAC public legal interpretation - What constitutes a reporting entity - 14 July 2008
Australia-Hong Kong mutual recognition of retail funds - 8 July 2008
Full steam ahead - Garnaut’s emissions trading plan - 4 July 2008
Consumer credit regulation will be transferred to the Commonwealth - 4 July 2008
NSW liquor industry faces shake up - 1 July 2008
Use it or lose it - 1 July 2008
Workplace (e)ssentials - July 2008
June
Crucial greenhouse reporting instruments released - 30 June 2008
New Tax Rules - Distributions of managed investment trust income to foreign investors - 27 June 2008
Treasury releases final DOFI exemption regulations - 24 June 2008
Government releases new national employment standards - 20 June 2008
Construction Update - Winter 2008
Hong Kong opens the way for CDM projects - 6 June 2008
Major reform of credit and financial services laws - 3 June 2008
Tax highlights - NSW Budget - 3 June 2008
Workplace (e)ssentials - June 2008
Privacy law back on the agenda - 2 June 2008
National OHS laws: time to have your say - 2 June 2008
Full Federal Court delivers judgment in Ranbaxy v Warner-Lambert - 30 May 2008
International arbitration update - May 2008
Draft DOFI regulations relating to data collection and consumer protection released - 29 May 2008
Review of the Code of Banking Practice - Issues Paper Released for consultation - 29 May 2008
APRA extends the transitional arrangement deadline for DOFIs - 27 May 2008
Clear Channel litigation - specific performance of financing and merger agreements - 23 May 2008
Professional investor or not? - 23 May 2008
Victorian Planning Reforms - 23 May 2008
High Court decision overturns GST treatment of forfeited deposits - 22 May 2008
Updates on CBRC Notice 47 re wealth management products - 22 May 2008
A changing superannuation landscape for employers - 22 May 2008
The Victorian Government’s Green Paper - 22 May 2008
Energy efficiency reforms introduced in Queensland - 21 May 2008
Offshore funds - release of CFC/FIF issues papers - 21 May 2008
Greenhouse Gas Storage Bill released - 20 May 2008
Personal Property Securities Bill released - 16 May 2008
Suppliers and lessors of goods beware - personal property securities reform is coming - 16 May 2008
Non-traditional Undocumented Rights Issues - ASIC Class Order - 15 May 2008
2008-09 Budget changes affecting employee share and option schemes - 15 May 2008
Hong Kong releases proposals for a cross-sector competition law - 15 May 2008
Productivity Commission Review of Australia's consumer policy framework - 14 May 2008
Proving a patent is obvious - traps in briefing experts - 14 May 2008
Margin scheme changes flagged in Budget - 14 May 2008
2008 Budget overview - tax highlights at a glance - 13 May 2008
Mandatory carbon reporting - are you ready? - 13 May 2008
Full Federal Court overturns IceTV decision - 12 May 2008
Harmonisation of Greenhouse Reporting Schemes - 7 May 2008
Anti money laundering changes for securities dealing - 5 May 2008
Australian court confirms absolute transfer - 2 May 2008
Workplace (e)ssentials - May 2008
The Producer Offset: the financier’s perspective - May 2008
ACCC draft decision to grant Telstra exemption applications - 30 April 2008
Limited transitional arrangement for DOFIs under draft regulations - 29 April 2008
Bye Bye Birdsville - 28 April 2008
China strengthens its regulation on wealth management products - 24 April 2008
IP generated by researchers and academics is not necessarily owned by their employer - 23 April 2008
Collateral Benefits in Takeovers - Takeovers Panel Guidance Note released - 18 April 2008
APRA releases draft prudential framework for general insurance groups - 17 April 2008
Voluntary privacy breach reporting - 17 April 2008
Equity Derivatives - Takeovers Panel Guidance Note issued - 14 April 2008
How to speed up processing of your Australian or US patent application - 11 April 2008
Regulation of Direct Offshore Foreign Insurers - Limited Exemption Arrangements - 8 April 2008
First Step Towards National Occupational Health and Safety Laws - 7 April 2008
Online delivery of financial services information - Consultation Paper released - 4 April 2008
China publishes draft filing obligations for merger control regime - 3 April 2008
Federal Court aims to streamline Australian patent litigation - 3 April 2008
Workplace and Employment Relations Update - April 2008
UK Companies Act 2006 - April 2008 implementation - 2 April 2008
Proposed changes to component pricing - 2 April 2008
Workplace (e)ssentials - April 2008
It may not be a bargain after all - matters to be aware of when purchasing distressed assets - 28 March 2008
Full Federal Court considers the meaning of “relevant to work in the relevant art” - 26 March 2008
Abolition of WA security duty - 25 March 2008
Hong Kong's new Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance - 25 March 2008
Construction update - Autumn 2008
Professor Garnaut releases ETS design proposal - 20 March 2008
ASIC changes policy on secondary sale relief for convertible bonds - 17 March 2008
Personal property securities reform still on the agenda - 14 March 2008
Nufarm Ltd v Jurox Pty Ltd - a lesson in construction of claims - 13 March 2008
Competition Quarterly Update - February 2008
Commissioner may not be able to restrict GST refunds - 4 March 2008
Consequential loss - a new definition - 3 March 2008
Workplace (e)ssentials - March 2008
Affordable housing initiative will create new property industry sector - 3 March 2008
Air at the end of the tunnel, Part II - 3 March 2008
A new energy law for China - 3 March 2008
Defence client alert - 27 February 2008
Concerns over margin scheme sales for residential developments - 26 February 2008
Taxation review of managed investments - 26 February 2008
China re-opens domestic capital markets to foreign investors - 26 February 2008
Corporate Governance Update - February 2008
International arbitration update - February 2008
Counsel Seminar: Force Majeure clauses - Key questions answered - 22 February 2008
Workplace and Employee Relations Law Update - February 2008
International arbitration update - February 2008
ACCC releases new draft merger guidelines 2008 - Safe harbours and first ports of call - 14 February 2008
National Employment Standards: Exposure Draft released - 14 February 2008
The demise of AWAs? – 13 February 2008
Changes to Victorian discrimination law – family/carer responsibilities – 12 February 2008
Workplace and Employee Relations Law Update February 2008
Product Rationalisation - Treasury has released submissions - 8 February 2008
Victorian Energy Efficiency Target set to launch in 2009 - 8 February 2008
First Home Saver Accounts - Consultation Paper released - 8 February 2008
Ralph Lauren copyright case against importer - 8 February 2008
Too green to be true? The ACCC's investigation into carbon neutral claims – 5 February 2008
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System Discussion Paper - Update - 1 February 2008
Workplace (e)ssentials - February 2008
January
OHS (e)ssentials - January 2008
Managed investment scheme issuers are now subject to anti-money laundering laws - 30 January 2008
Geothermal Energy now regulated by WA Petroleum Act - 23 January 2008
Oil Over Troubled Water – The Petrol Inquiry – 22 January 2008
Cracking Cartels - Kevin Contemplates The Clink - 15 January 2008
High Court decides holdbacks must be disclosed in CCC contracts - 4 January 2008
Archived publications
Guide to business in Australia 2009
EPC contracts in the oil & gas sector - August 2004
EPC contracts in the renewable energy sector - June 2004
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