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26 May 2023

Bargaining dynamics in Australia in a post-Secure Jobs, Better Pay world

What are the impacts of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay reforms on bargaining dynamics and what can employers do to approach bargaining planning in the new world of industrial relations.
26 May 2023

Australian Modern Slavery Act to move into a new phase?

On 24 May 2023, the Australian Government tabled a report outlining recommendations for reform of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) ( Act ). The report is the output of a statutory review of the Act by Professor John McMillan AO, which sought public consultation on the effectiveness of the first...
25 May 2023

LONDON X CHINA PODCAST SERIES 《聆听英国法》中文播客系列节目

We are excited to launch a new collaboration between our London and China offices: the London x China podcast series . 我们非常高兴为大家带来由本所伦敦和中国办事处合作推出的《聆听英国法》中文播客系列节目。
25 May 2023

Hong Kong gives green light to retail access to crypto platforms as guardrails are finalised

The new regime looks to provide protection after a year of turmoil in the sector
24 May 2023

Public M&A UK - The podcast series

Our corporate team assesses the key trends and developments in the UK's fast-moving deal scene.
23 May 2023

G7 Leaders Call for Global AI Governance

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are among those calling for guardrails on the powerful technology
22 May 2023

Impact finance: social loans and principles powering positive change

Social loans are a tool for lenders and borrowers to measure impact and minimise risk.
19 May 2023

IP law podcast series - Unravelling the issues

Our experts explore the hottest topics and controversies in intellectual property law
19 May 2023

Australia – Fair Work Commission releases ‘Statement of principles on genuine agreement’ for enterprise bargaining

Employers must have a close eye on 20 new principles to ensure agreements are ‘genuinely agreed’ to by employees, in enterprise bargaining negotiations that commence on and after 6 June 2023
19 May 2023

Australian Employment, Industrial Relations and Safety Webinars

In case you missed it, you can access our previous Employment & IR briefing and Safety Leadership Series webinars below. Join our expert briefings for the latest developments we are seeing in the employment, industrial relations and workplace healthy and safety space. In these short sessions,...
19 May 2023

Australian Employment, Industrial Relations and Safety Podcasts

Join our experts as they discuss and share their views on the latest developments we are seeing in the employment, industrial relations and workplace healthy and safety space covering areas such as underpayment compliance, annualised salary provisions, industrial manslaughter laws and what key...
18 May 2023

High Court rejects climate activist attempt to launch claim for Shell against its directors

The ruling provides comfort for boards wrestling with the impact of climate change on their business
17 May 2023

Modernising Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime: Consultation commentary

The Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department released its Consultation Paper, Modernising Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime on 20 April 2023 ( Consultation ).
16 May 2023

The IP in AI: Does copyright protect AI-generated works?

The increasing use and sophistication of AI systems is resulting in the generation of more sophisticated output, including in the form of images, text and sounds. As the quality of the output of AI systems increases, more questions are being raised as to how this output may be protected by...
15 May 2023

LONDON INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES WEEK 2023 – ADAPTING TO A CHANGING WORLD

With economies hitting headwinds, this flagship event will explore what disputes professionals can expect in the year ahead