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Adopting artificial intelligence? Ethics and good governance are critical
As generative artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be adopted at exponential rates, the key question for directors, senior business leaders and legal teams is no longer whether we should adopt it, but rather, how do we ethically and strategically implement and use it?
29 September 2026
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Lessons in Optimism
The Supreme Court of New South Wales delivered judgment on 30 June 2026 in proceedings brought by ASIC concerning profit guidance issued by Regional Express Holdings Ltd (Rex).
29 September 2026
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The ‘lived experience’ of whistleblower programs: implications for directors
Australia's corporate whistleblower regime is at a key inflection point, with Treasury's statutory review now underway, the courts starting to shape the boundaries of whistleblower protections and liability and an intensified public focus on the management of complex whistleblower matters.
29 September 2026
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2026 AGM season lessons so far
Shareholder dissent at 2026 AGMs held so far has been selective. Most board-supported resolutions have passed, but some remuneration votes, director elections and incentive grants have attracted comparatively greater opposition.
29 September 2026
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ASIC v Noumi (No 7): CEO liability decision
In July this year, the Federal Court (Jackman, J) delivered its judgment in relation to ASIC’s allegations that the former Managing Director and CEO of Noumi Limited (formerly called Freedom Foods Limited) breached various provisions of the Corporations Act in relation to statements in the Noumi accounts for the 2019 financial year and the first half of the 2020 financial year.
29 September 2026
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Governance reform: Mallesons’ submissions on ASX and APRA proposals
ASX and APRA are each undertaking significant governance reform processes, with ASX consulting on a draft fifth edition of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations and APRA consulting on draft Prudential Standard CPS 510 Governance.
29 September 2026
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The UK wants to scrap the reporting red tape – Australia should take note
As Australian directors and senior business leaders vent their frustrations with excessive regulation and red tape, the UK is consulting on proposals to radically streamline its corporate reporting framework.
29 September 2026
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Challenges for Boards 2026: The productivity imperative and the real implications of the Federal Budget
At our recent Challenges for Boards webinar, panellists explored how regulation, investment confidence, AI adoption and policy uncertainty are shaping organisational performance and long-term competitiveness.
29 September 2026
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Queensland proposes major reforms to mining approvals and objections framework
On 15 September 2026, the Mineral Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 (Bill) was introduced into the Queensland Parliament. The Bill proposes significant changes to the assessment, notification and objection processes for mining lease (ML) and associated environmental authority (EA) applications.
28 September 2026
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Deadline Day: ASIC’s digital assets no-action ends next week
The deadline for ASIC’s extended sector-wide no-action position for digital asset firms providing financial services is next week.
24 September 2026
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Lessons from the Digital Future Summit 2026: How to harness change for strategic advantage
Revisit the key messages from each Digital Future Summit session and catch up on any you missed by watching or listening to the conversations on-demand. Want the high-level snapshot? Scroll down for our takeaways.
22 September 2026
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View from Asia: Force majeure and the power of business relationships
What happens when geopolitical disruption moves beyond the headlines and starts to affect the contracts, supply chains and commercial relationships businesses rely on? In this episode of View from Asia, Mallesons partner Amanda Lees and International Director David Olsson AM explore how businesses are navigating increasing geopolitical and commercial uncertainty across Asia. They discuss how force majeure works, what prolonged disruption means for contracts and supply chains, and why trusted relationships and local knowledge can be critical to finding practical solutions.
22 September 2026
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Click here to lose your rights? Full Federal Court confirms arbitration clause in consumer trading platform contract was unfair
This is a significant decision for businesses that include arbitration clauses in their standard form consumer contracts, particularly in the financial services sector.
18 September 2026
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Gone, but not forgotten: Australia’s new ‘voidable’ merger regime
On 10 September 2026, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Accountability for Tax Adviser Misconduct and Other Measures) Bill 2026 (Cth) (Bill) was passed by Parliament, which implements material changes to the ACCC’s mandatory notification regime.
18 September 2026
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Gearing up for a new era of negative gearing: What investors need to know now
The 2026-27 Federal Budget delivered a tax reform trio that is reshaping the investment landscape: changes to negative gearing, a return to CGT indexation (see CGT amendments: A blast from the past and a new minimum tax), and a minimum tax on discretionary trust distributions (see Discretionary Trusts - Limited time offer for relief from minimum tax). This alert unpacks the negative gearing reforms, which have now become law with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Act 2026 (the Act).
18 September 2026
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Part IVA checks in: Commissioner prevails in Hilton hotel sale
The Federal Court has dismissed the taxpayer’s appeal in Hilton International Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [2026] FCA 1325 (Hilton), upholding the Commissioner of Taxation’s (Commissioner) application of the general anti-avoidance rule in Part IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) to the sale of the Sydney Hilton Hotel.
16 September 2026
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Modernising death benefit nominations – the untapped potential of trustee consent
Death benefit distribution has long presented superannuation trustees with a dilemma. SIS binding death benefit nominations[1] (SIS BDBNs) are hard to make, prone to lapsing without being confirmed or remade and there can be unfairness with the death benefit distribution when the member’s personal circumstance change before their death. The death benefit distribution being at the discretion of the trustee can take longer and be more costly to administer.
16 September 2026
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The Nelson Review in action: ESEM draft legislation released
On 11 September 2026, the Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council (ECMC), excluding Queensland, agreed to release for public consultation a draft regulatory package implementing the core recommendations of the independent review of the NEM wholesale market settings (the Nelson Review). The package comprises amendments to the National Electricity Law, detailed in a Bill (Bill) and amendments to the National Electricity Rules, along with an accompanying consultation paper.
15 September 2026
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Critical minerals: Data centres & copper demand
As AI accelerates data centre growth, policymakers face the complex challenge of balancing emerging power demands with the broader energy transition.
14 September 2026
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Domestic Gas Reservation Scheme exposure drafts: Key takeaways
On 10 September 2026, the Federal Government released the much anticipated exposure draft legislation for its Domestic Gas Reservation Scheme (Scheme).
11 September 2026