Last week, the Treasurer, the Hon Scott Morrison, and Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer, announced the Government’s response to the Report of the ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce.  This Taskforce was established in October 2016 to review ASIC’s enforcement regime in relation to corporations, consumers and the financial sector.  The Taskforce delivered its repor

Gilbert + Tobin has released the 2018 edition of its Takeovers + Schemes Review, which examines 2017's public company M&A transactions valued over $50 million and provides our perspective on recent trends and what that might mean for 2018.

Last week, Treasurer Scott Morrison revealed that the Australian Government will “relaunch” the research and development (R&D) tax incentive.  It is his view that the Government is currently “writing blank cheques to everyone that has a good idea”, and that the programme has to change so that it is no longer “a tax incentive for business as usual”.

Get ready for more than incremental change from 5G – a global network evolution promising ultra-fast data speeds, massive connectivity, high reliability and innovative coverage options. If there were ever a mobile infrastructure tailor-made for the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G is it.

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has published the first quarterly report on data breach notifications received under the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme.  The NDB scheme, which came into force on 22 February 2018, requires organisations to report ‘eligible data breaches’ to both the OAIC and any individuals who may be potentially affected by the data breach.  Prior to the commencement of the NDB scheme, reporting was recommended but voluntary.

There have been many developments around the world in relation to digital currencies. Broadly, regulators have started moving beyond identifying their stance on digital currencies to enforcement.