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13 March 2019
The Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme has commenced: Are you required to register?
Australia’s “Transparency Register” under the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme is now live, with the time to register arrangements in existence at the date of the Scheme’s commencement expiring on 10 March 2019. We look at the Scheme, which was designed to provide transparency over foreign...
01 March 2019
Statutory limitation period for a court action to be filed against insurers runs from the date of the loss, not the date of declinature
Key takeaways The New South Wales Court of Appeal has held that a policyholder’s cause of action against an insurer arises when the insured event occurs, not when indemnity is declined and, as a result, a policyholder’s court proceedings which were commenced more than 6 years after the date of the...
15 February 2019
Climate change impacts used to reject new NSW coal mine
Proponents seeking consent for new projects, or modifications of existing projects, with ‘material’ greenhouse gas emissions across all industries in NSW should carefully assess climate change impacts, particularly if the proposal is not ‘carbon neutral’.
18 December 2018
What use are “entire agreement” clauses on claims for pre-contractual misleading or deceptive conduct?
The High Court of England has recently affirmed 1 that an “entire agreement” clause does not exclude liability for misrepresentation. This article considers whether the law is the same in Australia and, if so, what is the point of an entire agreement clause?
07 December 2018
Increasing the cost of construction in the resources sector – Navigating the Building and Construction Industry Training Levy Amendment
As of 1 October 2018, amendments to the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund and Levy Collection Regulations 1991 (WA) ( Regulations ) came into operation. The amendments repealed the previous exemption for mining construction works, with the effect that a broad range of mining and...
07 December 2018
Insuring against cyber threats going into 2019
Cyber remains a very hot topic for all businesses, including in the mining sector. As projects become more automated, the potential for cyber disruption increases. Equally the controls and/or safety systems for a project may be some distance from the project itself, creating risks across a wider...
15 November 2018
New Legislation: A tectonic shift in Queensland’s financial assurance and rehabilitation framework passes
The new legislation has significant implications for resource sector EA holders. Impacted entities should consider the potential impacts on their mining operations and cash flow caused by the FP Act. Relevant steps should be taken by entities to prepare for the transition to PRCPs, the new FA...
08 November 2018
Second Wave of United States Sanctions Against Iran Re-Imposed
Following President Trump’s decision on May 8, 2018 to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”), the US government announced that it would re-impose pre-JCPOA nuclear-related Iran sanctions (both primary and secondary) that were lifted under the JCPOA. As we...
27 September 2018
“Holding” DOCAs confirmed as valid by High Court of Australia
On 12 September 2018, the High Court of Australia ( High Court ) gave judgment in the case of Mighty River International Limited v Hughes ( Mighty River ). 1 In that decision, the High Court (by a 3:2 majority) held that a “holding” deed of company arrangement ( DOCA ) is valid.
14 September 2018
Internal Investigations and Privilege - update
The law of privilege is of particular importance in the present climate of intense regulatory and public scrutiny of corporate misconduct. Following significant corporate events or allegations of wrongdoing, companies often establish internal investigations to seek legal advice or in anticipation...
13 September 2018
Tanzania's new integrity pledge for mining companies: does it meet international best practice?
Since July 2017, the Government of Tanzania has introduced significant regulatory reforms to the mining industry (as well as the nascent upstream oil and gas industry). See our previous notes on these reforms here , here and here .
10 September 2018
Class Action Assault on UK PLCs for Acts of Subsidiaries
A recent trio of decisions 1 from the Court of Appeal of England and Wales has provided insight into the circumstances in which an English-domiciled company may be held liable in negligence to individuals affected by the acts of its overseas subsidiaries.
15 August 2018
Getting the deal through: Mining 2018 (South Africa Chapter)
The mining industry has historically been a key driver of the South African economy. Economic activity in modern-day Soth Africa has been centered on mining activities, their ancillary services and supplies. The country's stock exchange in Johannesburg was established in 1887, a decade after the...
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11 July 2019
Modern Slavery – update on NSW regime
Key takeaways for business: Implementation of the NSW regime has been deferred. The NSW legislation is under review and may be repealed or amended in whole or in part. Timing of the review and any outcome is uncertain. Business should continue to prepare for the Commonwealth regime.
11 July 2019
ICO’s proposed largest ever fine of £183 million against BA prompts the question: can you insure penalties imposed for breach of GDPR?
The UK’s data protection authority, the ICO, has announced twice in two days this week that it proposes to levy significant fines on organisations for breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ), which took effect in May 2018. First it announced that it intends to fine British...
11 July 2019
The European Union's new copyright laws may spell doomsday for online platforms
The European Union Directive on Copyright in the Single Market is an EU directive designed to limit how copyrighted content is shared on online platforms. On 15 April 2019 the European Council, a body comprising government ministers from each of the 28 EU member states, voted to adopt this...
10 July 2019
Inside Arbitration
In a global business it can often be difficult to get to know your colleagues in other offices and locations. You may deal with them by email or over the phone, but that rarely equates to understanding how, or why, they came to be doing the work they do today or the additional skills and...
04 July 2019
NSW’s proposed building and construction industry reform: what you need to know
On 27 June 2019 the NSW Department of Finance, Services and Innovation published its Building Stronger Foundations Discussion Paper ( Discussion Paper ) which outlines the NSW Government’s proposals to implement four key reforms to the building and construction sector.
04 July 2019
Depreciation is not to be deducted as a “saving” in calculating business interruption claims
Whether a reduction in non-cash costs such as depreciation following insured damage amounts to a “saving” to the policyholder which is to be deducted from insured Gross Profit in calculating business interruption losses is an issue which has been debated by claims professionals for many years. The...
03 July 2019
Challenges in the Consumer Sector: Adapting to the new reality
In the second of our series of three feature articles on Challenges in the Consumer Sector being published in PLC Magazine this summer, Susan Black, John Chetwood, Miriam Everett, Tim Leaver, Kristien Geeurickx, Jemima Coleman, Richard Wood, Rebecca Perlman and Rachel Montagnon examine some more...
