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Finkel Review - Electricity: Design for a market in transition
Insight 18 Jul 2017

In the fifth of our series analysing the Finkel Review we look at signals for new investment in the National Electricity Market The Reviews responses to this issue reject sweeping changes to the wholesale market structure but call for more immediate and targeted measures to support the transition of ...

COVID-19 and continuous disclosure: how you get ready
Insight 10 Mar 2020

It is critical that listed entities understand how COVID-19 is likely to impact their businesses and are prepared to make necessary disclosures to the ASX. To date, the majority of ASX-listed entities have not made any disclosure in relation to COVID-19. In this update we have set out a number of scenarios that should be considered by listed clients as part of the proper and ongoing assessment of the need for disclosure under the ASX Listing Rules. ...

Unreasonable director-related transaction – liquidator successfully challenges the grant of a mortgage as cross-security
Insight 27 Mar 2024

In a recent Federal Court decision, a liquidator was successful in having a mortgage declared an unreasonable director-related transaction under section 588FDA of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). ...

Development of Australia's new Critical Minerals Strategy
Insight 21 Dec 2022

The Australian Government has committed to developing a new Critical Minerals Strategy with a view to cementing Australia's position as a global supplier of choice for processed critical minerals, and to unlock its potential as a clean energy superpower. ...

Class actions: A ten year survey
Insight 28 May 2015

Class action risk has become a major issue for boards senior management and general counsel A key question often asked in that context is whether the changing nature of the class actions landscape poses an increasing area of risk for Australian corporates ...

Corporate law developments
Insight 11 Dec 2018

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 ...

Shareholder activism: reflections on the current and future landscape
Insight 24 Mar 2025

Last year was another big year one for shareholder activists globally, with investor sentiment in 2024 taking its cues from the disruption experienced across the broader economic and geopolitical landscape. Closer to home, activity was more stable in Australia—as it typically is, owing to our smalle ...

Lessons in shareholder activism
Insight 15 Jan 2024

The Australian Takeovers Panel has confirmed what most market participants suspected: a shareholder cannot acquire a substantial (5%+) long position in a target company and seek to influence its affairs without fully disclosing its position to the market. ...

Impact of COVID-19 on derivatives
Insight 27 Mar 2020

COVID-19 will have a range of impacts on over-the-counter derivative transactions. We set out below some key documentation issues arising as a consequence of COVID-19 and our practical tips. ...

Australia rules on patents for computer-implemented inventions
Insight 29 Aug 2022

The High Court of Australia has grappled with the question of when a computer-implemented invention is patentable. Unfortunately, for technology owners and implementers in this space, the bench was split evenly. By a technicality, the case (Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2022] HCA 29) was decided against the patentee. In this Insight we unpack the two High Court opinions and how these approaches compare to recent case law and Patent Office practice. ...

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