Covered in this webinar: The latest from the Court of Appeal on conflicted remuneration and financial product advice The Financial Accountability Regime ...

IP Australia recently released new guidance on how to classify trade mark goods and services that relate to the emerging technologies of virtual goods, the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchains. We outline how the guidance may be relevant to your business and also provide some practical suggestions for dealing with applications and registrations affected by it. ...

This Insight sets out practical tips on achieving best practice communications between principals and superintendents in order to avoid any perception of bias, and summarises recent case law on the consequences of failing to heed this guidance. ...

The competitive tenders for long-term energy service agreements (LTESAs) are underway, forming part of the delivery of the NSW Energy Infrastructure Roadmap by the State Government. This Insight gives a high-level overview of the key terms of LTESAs and the REZ access rights agreements. ...

In this Insight, we consider the key implications of the new regime. ...

In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC across the month of August, as well as take a closer look at the AEMC's draft rule in relation to enhancing community engagement for major transmission projects to build and maintain social licence. ...

With the push to net zero ever more challenging, we look at what might be done to reinvigorate Carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Australia, looking at policy and funding initiatives on offer in the US, the UK and the EU ...

This Insight summarises our key takeaways from the decision and includes our reflections on the implications for the class action risk facing automakers. ...

Overuse and improper disposal of plastics and other materials is a global crisis. Businesses are under increasing pressure from various stakeholders to reduce the impact their use of materials, particularly plastics, has on the environment. ...

Covered in this webinar: criminalising 'wage theft'; restricting use of labour hire; making it easier for casual workers to convert to permanency; and introducing minimum standards for workers in the gig economy. ...