4 Jun 2024 China Practice Corporate and commercial Five-year Transition is around the corner! Note for FIEs established before Jan 1 2020 in China On January 1, 2020, the Foreign Investment Law of the People's Republic of China came into effect. The five year buffer period given to FIE's to transition is ending this year.
31 May 2024 Tax Corporate and commercial Australian Budget Threatens Higher Foreign Investment Costs The 2024-2025 Australian federal budget released this month continues to balance inflationary pressures with cost-of-living concerns.
28 May 2024 Digital governance, cyber and privacy Corporate and commercial Listed Entities Cyber Update: ASX updates continuous disclosure guidance note for cyber ... On 27 May 2024, the ASX updated its 'Listing Rules Guidance Note 8 Continuous Disclosure' to include an example and commentary specific to a listed entity's disclosure obligations in the event of a cyber incident or data breach.
22 May 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Corporate and commercial Property No privity: a clause of an agreement requiring a new owner to enter into a similar agreement is ... Qld Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a decision of the Supreme Court of Queensland that a new landowner seeking to enforce a give and take agreement could not do so as it was not a party to the give and take agreement.
7 Mar 2024 Tax Corporate and commercial Australian Businesses Face Growing Transfer Pricing Uncertainty Analysing how Australian businesses should respond to ongoing transfer pricing litigation and anti-tax avoidance proposals, emphasising active documentation and robust processes.
29 Jan 2024 Corporate and commercial Equity Capital Markets: 7 Trends Shaping the Landscape In 2023, Australia saw volatile interest rates, a rise in inflation and the fear of recession. Australia is seeing the nation's largest transfer of intergenerational wealth and boasts the fifth-largest pension pool in the world.
11 Dec 2023 Education Corporate and commercial A new calendar year brings updated enrolment terms and conditions in 2024 As the year comes to a close, schools have to grapple with statutory changes to their enrolment terms and conditions to ensure that it is now compliant with recent changes to the Australian Consumer Law's unfair contract terms regime.
23 Nov 2023 Intellectual Property and Technology Australia signs Bletchley Declaration On 3 November 2023, Australia, along with 27 other countries and the EU, signed the Bletchley Declaration, following the AI Safety Summit (Summit) held on 1-2 November 2023 in the UK.
26 Oct 2023 Construction Corporate and commercial Property Navigating the Unfair Contract Terms Regime. Is your business affected by the changes? 98% of all Australian businesses are affected by the unfair contract terms regime, and by 9 November 2023, should manage their risk around unfair contract terms. Failure to do so can have severe consequences.
26 Oct 2023 Intellectual Property and Technology Protection of confidential technologies and information For businesses involved in the creation, exploitation, or use of technologies, the protection of trade secrets and commercially valuable confidential information..