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08 October 2019
What happens when a VC fund and a law firm host a future of HR summit?
Over the past two weeks we have seen Culture Amp raise over $100 million, Atlassian release their culture playbook publicly, and over 180 chief executive officers of leading global companies, headed by the well-respected CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, recommend, “that corporations must change...
07 October 2019
Re-Assessing Directors' Liability for Unlawful Dividends
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR COMPANIES AND OFFICEHOLDERS Revisiting over 150 years of case law, the High Court has resolved a question on which both the courts and textbooks had given conflicting answers: is a director's liability for payment of a dividend which is unlawful as a result of incorrect...
04 October 2019
ASIC Enforcement Review — Draft reforms released for comment
On 11 September 2019, Treasury released exposure draft legislation which propose to give effect to 16 of the 50 recommendations made by the ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce. The Government intends to introduce these reforms by the end of the year.
04 October 2019
The encryption debate is far from ‘going dark’
Shortly after the release of the communiqué from the most recent ministerial meetings of the ‘Five Countries’ security alliance — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US — at the end of July, we warned that the issue of the use of, and access to, encrypted services and technologies ‘...
02 October 2019
Be on the mark – APAC central banks release study of benchmark reform implications
On 24 September 2019, the Executives’ Meeting of East Asia-Pacific Central Banks ( EMEAP ) published its study on the implications of benchmark reform across the East Asia and Pacific region ( Study ), including the effects of LIBOR discontinuation, the EU Benchmarks Regulation ( BMR ) and the...
02 October 2019
Pre-contractual statements: When can they come back to bite you?
Parties may say all sorts of things when negotiating a contract. Where sophisticated commercial parties are involved, most pre-contractual statements will, no doubt, be both carefully considered and accurate. But as we all know, things can go wrong.
01 October 2019
Open Innovation: Getting the IP right in collaborations
In our recent report on our clients’ perspectives on managing innovation in their organisations “ Open Innovation: Collaborate To Innovate ” we shared our insights into the world of open collaboration assisted by contributions from a wide range of our clients. As part of our analysis we highlighted...
30 September 2019
Director recommendations in schemes: end of the saga?
Clarity is beginning to emerge in the courts’ approach to director recommendations in schemes of arrangement where a director stands to receive a bonus on implementation of the scheme (or has some other interest in the outcome of the scheme).
30 September 2019
Insights and guidance on ASIC’s regulatory focus for public M&A over the first half of 2019
We review and provide commentary on ASIC’s public M&A related activities over the first half of 2019 and the future areas of ASIC’s regulatory focus, as described in the corporate finance report published by ASIC in September.
30 September 2019
ACCC’s inquiry into the supply of retail FX services – Final Report
On 2 September 2019, the ACCC released the final report of the ACCC’s inquiry into the supply of foreign currency conversion services ( FX services ) in Australia (the Report ). The ACCC concluded that Australian consumers are paying too much for FX services because of confusing, inconsistent...
