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Linklaters Insights: Investing in Europe: What do Europe's new market abuse rules mean for investors?
If you have investments in European listed companies you should be aware of the EUs new Market Abuse Regulation and how it may impact you wherever in the world you are based ...
A safe harbour for now - product liability risk exposure stemming from human rights abuses in supply chains
Globalisation has created significant benefits for consumers by making products cheaper to purchase It has allowed consumers to access food that is out of season from halfway across the globe or regularly update the model of their phone However the long and complex supply chains that facilitate ...
Corporate law developments
Welcome to our monthly snapshot of regulatory updates and other developments in corporate law We know you are busy so our focus is on capturing key issues ...
Take care with agency arrangements - Flight Centre decision
The High Court has handed down its decsion in the high profile ACCC proceedings against Flight Centre where the organisation competed with airlines in the sale of international airline tickets and attempted to induce three major airlines to enter price-fixing arrangements. ...
Full Court dismisses Port of Newcastle access appeal
The Full Federal Court has dismissed the Port of Newcastles application for review of the Australian Competition Tribunals decision to declare the Ports shipping channel service under the National Access Regime The Full Courts decision confirms the interpretation of the current declaration criteria ...
Close and continuous monitoring - the new ASIC approach of embedding its officers in banks
ASIC has recently announced a new supervisory approach that involves embedding ASIC officers in the four major banks and AMP ...
Last minute increase to scheme consideration - a more flexible approach?
A recent Federal Court decision shows a pragmatic approach by the court, in relation to takeover bids effected by way of scheme of arrangement ...
Court finds PZ Cussons spotless in alleged laundry detergent cartel
Allens acted for PZ Cussons in successfully defending the first contested hub and spoke cartel case brought by the ACCC ...
Competing class actions - no 'one size fits all' solution
The Full Federal Court has held that when the court is faced with multiple competing class actions in relation to the same issue it can choose one to proceed and stay the others In doing so it said that there is no one size fits all solution to the problem of competing class actions and that ...
Court refuses to approve class action settlement
In a recent Federal Court decision Justice Murphy refused to approve the settlement agreement between the parties to the Willmott class action finding that the terms of the settlement were not fair and reasonable ...