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How the ACCC will assess mergers under the new regime
Insight 27 Mar 2025

The ACCC has released its draft merger assessment guidelines (Draft Guidelines) for consultation, offering a preview of how it plans to assess mergers under the new mandatory regime (which comes into effect on 1 January 2026). In this Insight, we highlight key aspects of the ACCC's renewed approach ...

Automotive sector outlook: what's driving recent trends
Insight 26 Mar 2025

Whether it be consumer guarantees or vehicle emissions, the automotive sector continues to be highly regulated, and the target of scrutiny from regulators and private litigants alike. In this Insight, we reflect on some of the key issues facing the sector. ...

High Court says no to travelling group costs orders
Insight 20 Mar 2025

In the first of a string of upcoming decisions about the class action landscape, the High Court of Australia handed down judgment in Bogan v Smedley on 12 March 2025.1 The Court held that a group cost ...

Class action risk 2025
Insight 20 Mar 2025

The recent decline in class action filings might suggest a corresponding decrease in risk. However, class action risk is far from subsiding. The reality is that class action lawsuits remain a significant and ongoing risk for all businesses operating in Australia ...

PE Horizons 2025: the year to get creative
Insight 13 Mar 2025

Key PE trends from 2024 and what these mean for the Australian and global markets in 2025. ...

Exits: making warranty and indemnity insurance work for your sale process
Insight 19 Feb 2025

Warranty and indemnity insurance (W&I insurance) is now a near staple in sale processes run by sellers seeking a clean exit from an investment, especially in the private capital context. However, ...

Stamp duty complexities in Sale and Purchase Agreements: insights from Van Dairy
Insight 09 Feb 2025

The recent Tasmanian case of Van Dairy suggests that an agreement to procure a sale of property might be liable to duty as an agreement for sale, even if the owner of the property is not a party to it. considered the status of a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) in the context of stamp duty. ...

Growing ESG complexity in the year ahead: what companies can expect
Insight 04 Feb 2025

As stakeholder expectations on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) issues continue to evolve, we are seeing a movement build from voluntary standards to domestic regulation. Concurrently, the opposition to ESG-related action is adding to uncertainty and complexity. ...

Employment class actions: 2024 review
Insight 16 Dec 2024

Employment class actions have been on the rise in recent years and are now an increasingly prevalent class action risk. In this Insight, we reflect on the past year of employment class actions. ...

Critical minerals outlook: M&A to ramp up in 2025
Insight 16 Dec 2024

2024 was a turbulent year for dealmakers, project developers and investors in critical minerals. Immature markets and declining prices driven by the ramp-up of new supply outpacing demand growth impacted both financing availability and dealmaking activity. ...

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