'With the rapidly growing influence of ChatGPT and other generative AI products, we're committed to exploring appropriate integration of these technologies into our business processes, work practic ...

The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has overturned a decision to award compensation to an employee who had been unfairly dismissed, instead finding that reinstatement of the employee was an appropriate remedy. ...

Just five weeks after its commencement, the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 (WA) (ACH Act) has been repealed, and will be replaced with an amended version of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA) (1972 Act) – the very legislation it was intended to overhaul. ...

After two years of consultation on investment governance practices in superannuation, APRA has recently released the final Prudential Practice Guide (Investment Governance) (SPG 530). ...

The promotions span all of the firm's practice groups and Australian offices. 'We are delighted to congratulate our newest senior associates,' said Managing Partner Richard Spurio. 'This important ...

MAC conditions have long been a feature of managing completion risk in public M&A transactions in Australia—utilising triggers based on either or both quantitative and qualitative measures. However, in 2022 ASIC published its concerns on the formulation of these conditions and, in particular, its expectation that MAC conditions include objective and 'quantifiable' triggers. ...

We examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC across July. We take a closer look at the AEMC's draft framework to apply an emissions reduction component to its rule-making and review processes in line with proposed changes to the national energy objectives. ...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has announced that it will take no action where a self-managed superannuation fund trustee is treated as a wholesale client notwithstanding that the trustee does not have to meet the 10 million net asset threshold even though the financial service ...

It is now accepted that ESG risks need to be taken into account in the same way as any other investment-related risk for superannuation trustees, fund managers and institutional investors when developing and implementing their investment strategies (and in making individual investment decisions). ...

Updates to the State code 23: Wind farm development (proposed Code) and associated Planning Guidance (proposed Guidance) were released for public consultation on 7 August 2023. Submissions close on 4 September 2023. ...