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Latest publications

September

Workplace (e)ssentials - September 2010

Baxter decision adds to the drip, drip, drip of penalties - 2 September 2010

August

Workplace and Employee Relations Update - August 2010

Boosting foreign investment in China: State Council tells ministries to roll up their sleeves - 25 August 2010

China’s antitrust tigers grow teeth - 25 August 2010

China finalises new court guidelines on disputes involving foreign investment - 24 August 2010

Regulator - Federal election edition

Mallesons Information Technology Update - August 2010

Outsourcing to China? - 19 August 2010

Victoria takes steps to fill the climate change void in new bill - 19 August 2010

Revised UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules have commenced - 17 August 2010

Hong Kong's Civil Justice Reform in Review - 17 August 2010

Managed investment trusts: election into capital treatment - 16 August 2010

China issues new rules on investments by insurers - 12 August 2010

China makes secured financing easier - 9 August 2010

Debunking some myths about the Australian foreign investment regime - 9 August 2010

Workplace (e)ssentials - August 2010

July

HKEx’s new disclosure-based approach for PRC properties - 30 July 2010

Obama signs landmark financial reform - implications for Australian and Asian fund managers - 28 July 2010

Class Action Q3 - July 2010

Further refinements of the reformed CFC rules and MIT election - impact on funds management industry - 20 July 2010

Recent developments on reverse takeovers and backdoor listings in Hong Kong - 16 July 2010

Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010 - commenced and disclosure requirements operative soon - 15 July 2010

Hong Kong’s Competition Bill: The beginning of the end - 8 July 2010

Australian privacy principles to be amended - 7 July 2010

Cooper Reviewed - 5 July 2010

Goodbye Resource Super Profits Tax, hello Mineral Resource Rent Tax - 2 July 2010

Insurance and reinsurance update - July 2010

Updated Foreign Investment Policy published - 1 July 2010

Competition Tribunal reaches decision on Pilbara rail lines - 1 July 2010

Adding fuel to the fire - Full Federal Court confirms patent infringement and fair basis principles - 1 July 2010

Workplace (e)ssentials - July 2010

June

Hong Kong Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Repurchases now applicable to SFC authorised REITs - 29 June 2010

YouTube protected by US DMCA safe harbour regime - 28 June 2010

Government passes amendments to gateway to managed investment trust concessions - 28 June 2010

Renminbi to claim bigger role in cross-border payments for goods and services - 25 June 2010

Australian Consumer Law completed - Bill No.2 passed by parliament in record time - 24 June 2010

Mallesons Information Technology Update - June 2010

First Full Court decision on the Designs Act 2003 - 23 June 2010

Final shorter PDS Regulations released - 22 June 2010

Regulator - June 2010

Government announces it will be relaxing “managed investment trust” rules - 21 June 2010

Workplace and Employee Relations Update - June 2010

Get ready for paid parental leave - 18 June 2010

Significant ATO guidance on taxation of employee share schemes - 18 June 2010

We have ways of making you talk: mediate before you litigate - 17 June 2010

Limited recourse borrowing arrangements - a new financial product - 11 June 2010

International arbitration update - Winter 2010

The final word from the SFC on structured product reform

Workplace (e)ssentials June 2010

ACCC Recalls its Recall Guidelines - 1 June 2010

May

Competition Quarterly Update - May 2010

Changes to Renewable Energy Target (RET) - 28 May 2010

Are you ready to report your short positions from 1 June? - 31 May 2010

Are you contracting out of proportionate liability legislation? - 31 May 2010

Merger control and unconscionable conduct reform - 27 May 2010

Limited recourse borrowings by superannuation trustees - 27 May 2010

HKEx: new listing rules for mining and petroleum companies - 26 May 2010

Gateway to managed investment trust concessions redefined - 26 May 2010

Queensland to introduce new geothermal tenure regime and land access framework - 26 May 2010

Legislative amendments in relation to accessing a company's share register - 25 May 2010

Resource Super Profits Tax - What it means for funds investing in the Australian resources sector - 20 May 2010

Regulator - May 2010

Recent developments in the taxation of funds: what does it all mean? - 12 May 2010

ASIC releases Class Orders facilitating debt raisings - 12 May 2010

Long arm of UK Bribery Act can reach Australia - 11 May 2010

2010 Budget Overview - 11 May 2010

NBN Implementation Study released - 11 May 2010

A changing climate - Australia shelves emission trading plans - 10 May 2010

Government announces fundamental changes to the taxation of managed investment trusts - 10 May 2010

China narrows definition of state secret, but causes unease by requiring internet informers - 7 May 2010

Government releases details of paid parental leave scheme - 5 May 2010

Henry Review finally unveiled - 2 May 2010

April

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China “clarifies” commercial secrecy - 30 April 2010

New foreign investment fund rules: Exposure Draft released - 29 April 2010

Cooper phase 3: Self Managed Super Solutions- 29 April 2010

Foreign investment rules for residential acquisitions tightened - 28 April 2010

SFC takes tough line on structured product reform - 27 April 2010

Reshaping the financial services industry - 27 April 2010

Draft Bill reversing Sons of Gwalia released - 27 April 2010

High Court reduces standing requirements for registered IP challenges - 23 April 2010

Tax changes for financing transactions: Upper Tier 2, term subordinated notes and amendments to TOFA rules - 21 April 2010

Cooper Review releases "MySuper: Optimising Australian superannuation" - 20 April 2010

Proposed changes to the MIT withholding tax & Capital Account Election regime - 19 April 2010

Executive remuneration - Government responds to PC report - 16 April 2010

China’s State Council issues new policies to boost foreign investment in China - 16 April 2010

Regulator - April 2010

Workplace and Employee Relations Update - April 2010

Release of Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Bill 2010 - 1 April 2010

Workplace (e)ssentials - April 2010

March

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HKMA issues Guideline on a Sound Remuneration System - 31 March 2010

Federal Court decision enforces trade marks over internet marketing of strata-titled property - 30 March 2010

Landmark decision on the taxation of trusts: the High Court hands down decision in Bamford - 30 March 2010

Disclosure about financial claims schemes in PDSs required from 12/10/11 - 26 March 2010

APRA proposes to supervise conglomerate groups - 25 March 2010

SuperStream: Cooper Review’s preliminary report on operations and efficiency - 23 March 2010

Will you get the fees you expect? - JP Morgan Australia Limited v Consolidated Minerals Limited - 22 March 2010

Supreme Court Decision creates doubt over validity of access arrangements under the Mining Act - 22 March 2010

Total Recall (of the TPA): New National Product Safety Regime - 18 March 2010

Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2010 - 18 March 2010

What? No more “TPA”? Minister Emerson Introduces Phase Two of the Australian Consumer Law into Parliament - 18 March 2010

To Deed or not to Deed - 18 March 2010

National Consumer Credit: answers for insurers? - 18 March 2010

Unfair terms in insurance contracts - Options Paper released - 17 March 2010

A brave new world - Senate endorses unfair terms legislation - 17 March 2010

National Consumer Credit - Regulations made and released - 16 March 2010

Taxation of employee equity schemes - ATO provides guidance regarding “real risk of forfeiture” - 12 March 2010

Octaviar - special leave granted by High Court - 12 March 2010

National Consumer Credit regime developments - 11 March 2010

The importance of registering copyright in the United States - 11 March 2010

ASIC passporting relief notices due this month - 11 March 2010

Vioxx class action judgment - a bitter pill for Merck to swallow - 9 March 2010

Government supports proposed reforms to unconscionable conduct and franchising provisions - 3 March 2010

Workplace (e)ssentials - March 2010

February

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Competition Quarterly Update - February 2010

The Goodridge Case: new facts not new law - 24 February 2010

Withdrawal of the Government Guarantee of Large Deposits and Wholesale Funding Liabilities - 23 February 2010

Regulator - 18 February 2010

Taxation of employee equity schemes - new valuation rules for unlisted rights - 12 February 2010

Chinese regulator permits margin trading and short selling - 12 February 2010

Insurance and Reinsurance Update - February 2010

Consolidation changes introduced to Parliament... finally - 10 February 2010

Important changes for capital gains & withholding tax for trusts - 10 February 2010

Update on important anti-money laundering developments - 9 February 2010

Workplace and Employee Relations Update February 2010

2010 registration rules for foreign invested partnership enterprises - 5 February 2010

Copenhagen Accord: implementation - 5 February 2010

ASX releases paper on capital raising in Australia during GFC

Workplace (e)ssentials - February 2010

January

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Notice on strengthening administration for registrations of foreign enterprises resident representative institutions

Creeping acquisitions merger law reform - it’s all about supermarkets - 22 January 2010

Facilitating debt raisings - the Johnson Report (Australian Financial Centre Forum Report) - 15 January 2010

Further encouragement for Australia as a regional funds hub - 15 January 2010

Selling goods in the US: the importance of correct patent marking - 12 January 2010

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