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The threat of unpredictable and escalating costs, and the risk of a major project being halted before completion by protected industrial action, plagues businesses considering to back major projects. It deters investment.

There have been a number of recent examples of large Australian corporates disclosing that members of their workforce have been underpaid, demonstrating the challenges faced by employers in complying with a complicated system of Australian employment laws. We empathise with our clients in this...

In the current Real Energy Corporation Ltd scheme, the parties agreed to execute a Deed of Variation to the Scheme Implementation Agreement to remove a ‘reasonableness’ requirement in the fiduciary exception to the ‘no talk’, ‘no due diligence’ and ‘notification of unsolicited approaches’...

On 30 September 2020, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ( ACCC ) released a further consultation paper concerning the continued expansion and development of the Consumer Data Right ( CDR ) regime. The consultation paper accompanies an Exposure Draft with proposed amendments to the...

In the later stages of the global pandemic, the importance of a green recovery has been emphasised across the globe, and ESG principles have permeated almost every aspect of life, including the financial markets. However, the acronym ESG has an enormously wide scope: where the move to net zero...

Marketing products as ‘environmentally friendly’ is an increasingly popular way for businesses to capture consumer attention. As the popularity of such ‘green’ marketing claims has increased, so has the ACCC’s scrutiny of these claims.