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04/08/2022
In service of two masters – Conflicts in the context of multiple directorships
This article first appeared in the Better Boards Conference Magazine 2022. Director recruitment is an important task for both not-for-profit and ...
Expertise Area
03/08/2022
Climate litigation in Australia - A half yearly review
If 2021 was ‘the year that was’ for climate litigation in Australia, then 2022 is ‘the year that remains to be seen’. The slowdown of new claims is no...
Expertise Area
03/08/2022
ASIC extends transitional relief again for foreign financial services providers
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced a 12 month extension of its transitional relief for foreign financial servic...
Expertise Area
03/08/2022
Movements in Australia’s climate and energy policy
It has been a momentous last two months in climate and energy law, culminating last week in the Federal Government introducing the Climate Change Bill...
Expertise Area
02/08/2022
Diversification leases policy released for public comment in WA
The Western Australian Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (DPLH) has released for public consultation a draft Policy Framework that will guide...
Expertise Area
01/08/2022
Boardroom Brief: Week commencing 1 August 2022
This is a service specifically targeted at the needs of busy non-executive Directors.  We aim to give you a “heads up” on the things that matter ...
Expertise Area
01/08/2022
How streaming services transformed the music industry
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently released a detailed market study of the music streaming business. Streaming came along in...
Expertise Area
29/07/2022
Canada becomes the latest jurisdiction to propose AI-specific regulation
Following on from the EU’s introduction of AI-specific laws under its proposed Draft AI Act in 2021 (EU Draft AI Act), Canada has become the latest ju...
Expertise Area
29/07/2022
Expert evidence update
The Federal Court of Australia in New Aim Pty Ltd v Leung [2022] FCA 722, following the cross-examination of the plaintiff’s only expert, rejected the...
Expertise Area
25/07/2022
Facial recognition and artificial intelligence in Australia. Do we need more rules?
The use of facial recognition technology has been in the spotlight recently, following news that some Australian retailers have been using facial reco...
Expertise Area
25/07/2022
NSW Court of Appeal confirms scope of Step-in power under an operations and management con...
Executive Summary A recent NSW Court of Appeal case, MP Water Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the MP Water Trust v Veolia Australia Pty L...
Expertise Area
25/07/2022
Boardroom Brief: Week commencing 25 July 2022
This is a service specifically targeted at the needs of busy non-executive Directors.  We aim to give you a “heads up” on the things that matter ...
Expertise Area