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Vietnam new real estate laws - key changes for foreign investors
Insight 30 Jun 2015

Vietnam's adoption of the new Law on Land 2013 will have several implications for foreign investors. ...

Workplace relations
Insight 24 Jul 2015

In this issue we look at whether conduct by an employee out-of-hours can justify dismissal what adjustments an employer must make to accommodate an employees disability what obtaining alternative employment means for employers who want to apply to reduce their redundancy obligation and obtaining ...

.news domain string opens up new brand-jacking threat
Insight 14 Aug 2015

The recently delegated news domain string has the potential to impact brand owners universally particularly now that registrations in the news domain string are open for general availability With no eligibility requirements and low registration costs news has a high risk of infringement at the ...

Draft rules published for mandatory central clearing of derivatives and single-sided reporting
Insight 19 Jun 2015

ASIC has published draft rules for mandatory central clearing of certain derivatives while Treasury has published draft regulations that would permit single-sided reporting of Over-the-Counter Derivatives in some situations Partner Tom Highnam and Lawyer David Lewis discuss the implications of these ...

Rupiah requirement on transactions in Indonesia - latest update
Insight 01 Jul 2015

On 31 March 2015 the Indonesian central bank Bank Indonesia issued Bank Indonesia Regulation No 173PBI2015 on the Obligation to Use Rupiah in the Territories of Indonesia the Regulation which further implements the provision restricting the use of foreign currency in transactions within Indonesian ...

Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper - key proposals for agribusiness investors
Insight 14 Jul 2015

The Federal Governments Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper is focused on increasing the attractiveness of Australias agribusiness sector as an investment destination The White Paper contains significant proposals of relevance to both domestic and international agribusiness investors Of most ...

WA Supreme Court provides further guidance on challenging adjudication determinations made under the Construction Contracts Act
Insight 21 May 2015

The WASC has provided additional guidance on the types of errors that can lead to an adjudicators determination being quashed by the court ...

Privacy Awareness Week Update
Insight 14 May 2015

To coincide with Privacy Awareness Week, the OAIC has released a number of business resources. This Insight considers the key implications for stakeholders. ...

Timing is everything: Major shareholders exclusions in D&O insurance policies
Insight 15 May 2015

A recent Victorian Supreme Court decision has resolved a disputed construction of a major shareholder exclusion in a DO policy in the insurers favour after considering the broad commercial purpose of these provisions Partner Andrew Maher and Law Graduate Shelley Drenth report ...

Support for principals with bank guarantees
Insight 25 Jun 2015

A principal has successfully challenged a decision to grant an interlocutory injunction restraining it from calling on performance bonds ...

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