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Support for principals with bank guarantees
A principal has successfully challenged a decision to grant an interlocutory injunction restraining it from calling on performance bonds ...
Workplace relations
In this issue we look at recent important decisions concerning calculating payment of accrued leave on termination redundancy of senior executives the redundancy risk posed by attempts to forcibly relocate employees disaggregating lawful and unlawful reasons in adverse action termination claims and ...
Competing class actions - the court takes control
The Federal Court has made orders permanently staying two competing shareholder class actions against GetSwift Limited and allowing a third class action to proceed The latest in a series of judgments where the courts have grappled with the problem of competing class actions Justice Lees decision ...
Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing: Key questions for boards and executives in 2017
Australian boards and senior executives are expected to maintain oversight of risk and compliance issues including bribery, sanctions, human rights and anti-money laundering. ...
Vietnam's new regulations on corporate governance for public companies
A decree that aims to improve the corporate governance regime for public companies in Vietnam has been issued and comes into effect August 2017 Our team reports on the key changes ...
Report: Wrap-Up of Sydney Arbitration Week 2016
The Allens Arbitration group reports on some highlights from Sydney Arbitration Week which examines the biggest challenges facing the future of international arbitration ...
ASIC announces fintech licensing exemptions
As part of its implementation of the regulatory sandbox for fintech companies ASIC is providing relief for certain fintech businesses from the obligation to hold an Australian financial services or Australian credit licence Relief may be available for up to 12 months and may be useful to businesses ...
Employment Law
This Insight considers recent developments in Employment Law. ...
Lessons from Singapore's new collective investment vehicle
This Insight examines the lessons from Singapore's new collective investment vehicle ...
Practical pitfalls and the sacrosanct limitation of liability clause
Commercial trusts could not operate without limitation of liability clauses however getting a limitation of liability clause just right is very challenging ...