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28 February 2020

Covid-19: Pressure Points: Five steps toward business continuity (Global)

The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 a global emergency on 30 January. As the human cost escalates, the economic cost is becoming ever more evident, and ever more significant.

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25 February 2020

Corporate Crime Update, Winter 2020

Welcome to the Winter 2020 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each jurisdiction, please click on the links...

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30 August 2019

Mid-year M&A report

Worldwide M&A activity has been down for the first half of 2019, with Australia similarly affected. We look at some recent statistics and recap on current issues in our market emerging from transactions, the Takeovers Panel, ASIC and the courts.

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20 June 2019

Corporate Crime Update, Spring 2019

Welcome to the Spring 2019 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each jurisdiction, please click read more for...

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16 April 2019

Corporate Crime update – March 2019

Welcome to the March 2019 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each jurisdiction, please click read more for the...

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04 April 2019

A view from Asia

“Asian buyers have refocused on European, Middle Eastern and Asian targets, while multinationals wary of China tariffs are shifting to Southeast and North Asia. It's a swift and practical response to the search for growth.”

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14 March 2019

Corporate Crime Update, Winter 2019

Welcome to the Winter 2019 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each jurisdiction, please click read more for...

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14 February 2019

Supplier terms and pricing issues

Pricing restrictions imposed by suppliers on resellers have increasingly come under the spotlight of the competition authorities in a number of jurisdictions. This series of guides looks at the approach and recent developments in a range of key jurisdictions.

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12 February 2019

Anti-trust regulators — armed and ready to intervene

The number of merger control regimes worldwide is on the rise: there are already over 120 and the list is growing

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21 December 2018

Corporate Crime Update, December 2018

Welcome to the December 2018 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. This month, we would like to wish all of our regular readers a very happy, and hopefully corporate crime free, festive...

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03 December 2018

Corporate Crime Update, Autumn 2018

Welcome to the autumn 2018 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions.

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25 October 2018

Asia-Pacific Restructuring Review 2019

The Asia-Pacific Restructuring Review 2019 provides exclusive insight from local practitioners in 10 different Asia-Pacific jurisdictions. Herbert Smith Freehills and Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung authored the Australian and Indonesian chapters (respectively) for the Asia-Pacific Restructuring...

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24 October 2018

Singapore unveils new ‘omnibus’ Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Bill

Singapore’s new Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Bill (the Omnibus Bill ) was passed by parliament on 1 October 2018 and is expected to come into force later this year or in early 2019.

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10 October 2018

Restructuring, Turnaround and Insolvency in Asia Pacific

Welcome to the second edition of the Herbert Smith Freehills Guide to Restructuring, Turnaround and Insolvency, Asia Pacific.

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11 September 2018

Tech for social good

As public finances are increasingly under pressure and fewer funds are available to address the major societal problems of today, social impact businesses are taking up the reins. Agile and innovative, they often use technology to deliver creative and relevant solutions to the challenges facing...

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02 August 2022

12 months reprieve for Foreign Financial Services Providers using Australian Financial Services Licence Exemptions

Today the Australian corporate regulator, ASIC, announced an extension of 12 months for the transitional arrangements for the passporting exemptions and limited connection exemption, which will now expire on 31 March 2024.

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02 August 2022

Product Liability 2022

Our product liability team in London has published a guide to managing the recall of defective products across multiple jurisdictions.

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01 August 2022

Crypto winter is here – what does it mean for insolvency practitioners?

The collapse of the market for crypto assets is heralding a string of insolvencies and unprecedented technical challenges. Our experts gauge the emerging issues

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29 July 2022

Acting in concert under the UK Takeover Code: new UK Takeover Panel proposal

The UK Takeover Panel is consulting on changes to who is treated as "acting in concert" for the purposes of the UK Takeover Code.

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29 July 2022

City regulator confirms final rules for new UK Consumer Duty and gives firms more time to comply

FCA finalises rules for consumer duty to retail clients as main implementation deadline pushed out to summer 2023

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28 July 2022

Regulatory compliance – keeping TCSPs awake at night

Regulatory compliance continues to rank as the most pressing issue facing trust and company service providers ( TCSPs ) according to participants of our latest survey.

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26 July 2022

Climate change - Is it a legal issue?

With The Law Society for England & Wales set to guide solicitors on how to deal with climate change, we explore what it could mean for legal advice

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25 July 2022

The Future of Consumer – Asia-Pacific Predictions

Rampant digitisation, pressure on ESG, post-Covid upheaval – our video series tackles the big trends in the booming Asia-Pacific consumer sector

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25 July 2022

Deal or no deal? Bring disputes lawyers in early to close that deal

In the highly competitive Asia-Pacific market, savvy private equity firms are increasingly using dispute lawyers to create or defend value.

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25 July 2022

Australian foreign investment fees doubled

The Australian Government has doubled filing fees for foreign investment approval applications with effect from 29 July 2022. It has also indicated possible increases to penalties for breaches of Australia’s foreign investment laws

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22 July 2022

Artificial Intelligence and Renewables: The rise of renewables in Australia

What role will machine learning, a subset of AI, play in Australia's transition to a zero carbon energy future, and what are some of the implications and trade-offs that come with its increased use in our energy infrastructure?

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22 July 2022

Financial Services Bill – UK Government outlines vision for post-Brexit deregulation

The long-awaited Financial Services and Markets Bill marks a significant step in UK ambitions to spark another 'Big Bang' shake-up of City finance

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20 July 2022

Trust companies survey 2022: Anti-money laundering regulation

The pace of change in anti-money laundering regulation has been rapid since the 2020 edition of our survey, and shows little sign of slowing down. The EU has introduced a significant AML reform package which is working its way through the legislative process, the UK recently issued responses to...

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20 July 2022

‘Safe harbour’ protections may help Australian startups and scaleups ride out the current storm

With a tightening market for capital, the ‘safe harbour’ protections may be critical for Australian startups and scaleups who are unsure if they can raise more capital within their current cash runway or who need to raise through debt securities like convertible notes. Relying on ‘safe harbour’...

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20 July 2022

The Third Wheel podcast series: ESG in Australia

We explore the topical Environment, Social and Governance issues of the day in Australia.

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Covid-19: Pressure Points: Five steps toward business continuity (Global)

Corporate Crime Update, Winter 2020

Mid-year M&A report

Corporate Crime Update, Spring 2019

Corporate Crime update – March 2019

A view from Asia

Corporate Crime Update, Winter 2019

Supplier terms and pricing issues

Anti-trust regulators — armed and ready to intervene

Corporate Crime Update, December 2018

Corporate Crime Update, Autumn 2018

Asia-Pacific Restructuring Review 2019

Singapore unveils new ‘omnibus’ Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Bill

Restructuring, Turnaround and Insolvency in Asia Pacific

Tech for social good

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12 months reprieve for Foreign Financial Services Providers using Australian Financial Services Licence Exemptions

Product Liability 2022

Crypto winter is here – what does it mean for insolvency practitioners?

Acting in concert under the UK Takeover Code: new UK Takeover Panel proposal

City regulator confirms final rules for new UK Consumer Duty and gives firms more time to comply

Regulatory compliance – keeping TCSPs awake at night

Climate change - Is it a legal issue?

The Future of Consumer – Asia-Pacific Predictions

Deal or no deal? Bring disputes lawyers in early to close that deal

Australian foreign investment fees doubled

Artificial Intelligence and Renewables: The rise of renewables in Australia

Financial Services Bill – UK Government outlines vision for post-Brexit deregulation

Trust companies survey 2022: Anti-money laundering regulation

‘Safe harbour’ protections may help Australian startups and scaleups ride out the current storm

The Third Wheel podcast series: ESG in Australia