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12 December 2017
Political intervention in M&A - Is the tide turning?
Political intervention in cross-border acquisitions is on the increase globally, against a back-drop of protectionist rhetoric in some countries: the blocking by President Trump of the bid by China-backed Canyon Bridge for Lattice Semiconductor being the latest high-profile example. Jurisdictions...
20 November 2017
The 10 main new features of Spain's new public procurement law
Finally, on 9 November, Spain's Official State Journal (Boletín Oficial del Estado, or " BOE ") published Public Procurement Law 9/2017, of 8 November 2017, which transposes into Spanish law the Directives of the European Parliament and Council 2014/23/EU and 2014/24/EU, of 26 February 2014.
18 October 2017
UK Government consults on proposals to expand national security review of foreign investments beyond current merger control regime
On 17 October 2017 the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy ( BEIS ) published its long-awaited Green Paper National Security and Infrastructure Investment Review for consultation. The Green Paper contains proposals to extend the UK merger control public interest intervention...
03 October 2017
European Energy Handbook 2017
Welcome to the 2017 edition of European Energy Handbook! This year's edition provides a legal framework of the energy sector in each jurisdiction, covering the structure and design of the gas and electricity industries, the regulations governing them, as well as existing and planned projects such...
08 June 2017
QATAR PROJECTS - WHAT TO DO NOW
Yesterday, we published a client briefing on the immediate steps which you should take if you are affected by this week's decision by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, the Maldives and Yemen to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, and close all land, sea and air communications to the Emirate (click...
13 April 2017
Environmental laws trump Linc Energy creditors
Today the Queensland Supreme Court held that an insolvent company’s environmental obligations under State law were unaffected by the liquidators’ disclaimer of related property and resource tenures. This decision changes the previous understanding of liquidators’ powers and the order of priority in...
13 April 2017
Queensland environmental laws trump Commonwealth Corporations Act, liquidators are ’executive officers’
Today the Queensland Supreme Court confirmed that the liquidators of an insolvent company are ‘executive officers’ of that company under Queensland’s environmental laws, which means that the liquidators are required to use available funds to cause the company to comply with its environmental...
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30 September 2020
Finding An Alternative Route: Alumni Stories
The world and how we do things has changed for the foreseeable future and our alumni are finding innovative ways of making their services available despite the circumstances. Louise Higgs, Joy Rhoades, Murray Rosen and Alice Clark-Platts have all shared their stories below. If you know of any other...
29 September 2020
Sustainability cooperation agreements: how can EU competition rules support green goals?
The European Green Deal , launched by Commission President Von der Leyen in December 2019, is a roadmap for making the EU’s economy sustainable by addressing climate and environmental challenges. It sets out a number of far-reaching policy and regulatory proposals that aim at building a climate...
29 September 2020
New restructuring and insolvency processes for small Australian businesses
The Australian Federal Government has announced significant insolvency law reforms that will affect small businesses with liabilities of less than $1 million. The reforms are expected to commence on 1 January 2021 and will introduce, among other measures, a new debt restructuring process and...
29 September 2020
Stub equity: ASIC confirms ban on proprietary company custodian structures but public company stub deals can proceed
ASIC has confirmed its ban on the use of Australian proprietary companies in stub equity deals, but has accepted the use of Australian public companies subject to anti-avoidance measures.
29 September 2020
ASX narrows availability of temporary emergency capital raising relief
ASX has narrowed the circumstances in which entities can rely on the additional 10% placement capacity and other relief under the temporary emergency capital raising relief class waivers it granted on 31 March 2020.
28 September 2020
China’s competition regulator publishes new compliance guidelines
In August 2020, China’s primary competition enforcement regulator, the State Administration for Market Regulation ( SAMR ), announced the publication of its “2019 Compilation of Antitrust Regulations and Guidance”. The publication formally adopts four key guidelines (the Guidelines ) relating to...
28 September 2020
Due Diligence in the Age of ESG and Covid-19 (Japan)
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the increasing focus of external stakeholders on corporate purpose, accountability and resiliency was driving environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) matters higher up the corporate agenda. The Covid-19 pandemic has magnified the spotlight on ESG issues,...
25 September 2020
EU Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Law Takes Shape
Earlier this year we reported on a European Commission proposal to introduce mandatory human rights due diligence legislation for the EU. The European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs has now published a draft report which includes the text of a proposed Directive, giving a sense of the...
