Insights for April 2018

03/04/2018 - Australian tax reforms to stapled structures to affect foreign investors 04/04/2018 - NSW closer to ban of unsafe building products and rectification orders, with call for submissions 12/04/2018 - ASIC v Godfrey: another cautionary tale about the financial literacy required of directors 12/04/2018 - Changes to storage of dangerous substances and development on contaminated land in the ACT 12/04/2018 - Is your retail lease no longer a retail lease? 12/04/2018 - Major projects and construction: 5 Minute Fix 08 12/04/2018 - Mine your business: Improved safety laws provide extra safeguard for mineworkers 12/04/2018 - R&D tax incentive policy changes to be revealed in Budget and a renewed focus on integrity and evidence 12/04/2018 - Save your creativity ‒ innovative R&D doesn't need innovative evidence: An R&D tax incentive evidence guide 12/04/2018 - The perils of big data without strong privacy management processes 12/04/2018 - US District Court upholds safe harbour protection of swap agreements from ipso facto prohibitions – lessons for Australia 12/04/2018 - WA electricity market reforms – state of play 20/04/2018 - Exemptions to the stay on ipso facto clauses released for comment 26/04/2018 - A mixed bag for the construction industry in the exposure drafts of Ipso Facto Regulations & Declaration 26/04/2018 - Can a large business also be a small business protected by the unfair contract term laws in the Australian Consumer Law? 26/04/2018 - Changes to the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Investment Mandate 26/04/2018 - Fracking in the Northern Territory gets a green light but there is work to be done 26/04/2018 - Major projects and construction: 5 Minute Fix 09 26/04/2018 - Payments for insolvent claimants – approach to Security of Payment rejected as "plainly wrong" by NSW Supreme Court 26/04/2018 - Protecting your interests as a shareholder at shareholder meetings 26/04/2018 - Serious misconduct vs mitigating circumstances – how do you come out of a termination decision on the right side? 26/04/2018 - Signed, sealed, delivered… not exactly: Comfort letters as an ATO dispute resolution tool 26/04/2018 - Tightening the screws on foreign bribery: the Senate Economics References Committee Report