Insights for May 2018

09/05/2018 - R&D the major business change from Federal Budget 2018 10/05/2018 - More ACCC action to follow multi-million dollar penalty for accidental breaches of cartel laws 10/05/2018 - Significant increase in penalties for threatened species offences on the cards for Tasmania 10/05/2018 - APRA's new proposed prudential standard: reporting cyber attacks for information security management 10/05/2018 - Consultation open on joining the Hague Agreement for the International Registration of Industrial Designs 10/05/2018 - Expert determination clauses – when will they be enforceable to prevent court proceedings? 10/05/2018 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 10 10/05/2018 - Shareholder activism: How can companies protect themselves? 10/05/2018 - Whose fault is it anyway? Bettergrow v Transgrid and the problem of assigning liability when subcontractors are involved 24/05/2018 - Agriculture under the spotlight as its interaction with the EPBC Act is reviewed – have your say 24/05/2018 - ASIC spotlight on marketing and sale of initial coin offerings 24/05/2018 - ASX updates its guidance on research reports on its announcement platform 24/05/2018 - Electronic lodgement networks for land dealings and what this means for you 24/05/2018 - Land access tougher for Queensland resource authority holders under proposed new statutory negotiation scheme 24/05/2018 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 11 24/05/2018 - Moratorium on seabed mining in the NT extended again 24/05/2018 - More information released about Modern Slavery reporting requirement 24/05/2018 - Review of Security of Payment Laws released, national alignment with East Coast model advocated 24/05/2018 - Use of "sound-alike" music in advertising ‒ key legal issues 29/05/2018 - Higher fines for competition law breaches, and more unlawful behaviour captured by Australia's cartel laws