Insights for September 2023

04/09/2023 - We've fixed the electricity market before – let's do it again 05/09/2023 - IR reforms 3.0: get ready for changes to casual and gig employment, labour hire, wage theft and union rights 06/09/2023 - Corporate 5 Minute Fix 06: material business risk disclosure, JORC Code update, Takeover Panel's Guidance Notes 06/09/2023 - JORC Code Review proposes enhanced transparency and ESG focus 06/09/2023 - Takeovers Panel releases updates guidance on deal protection, fiduciary outs and insiders in control transactions 06/09/2023 - The Financial Accountability Regime is finally here 06/09/2023 - Three's a crowd – when neutral, commercial third parties are pulled into family law cases 07/09/2023 - An expert's report vs a lawyer's file notes about it: what's privileged and protected from disclosure in Queensland? 07/09/2023 - Fair warning: Federal Government consults on proposed law to ban "unfair trading practices" 07/09/2023 - Forum shopping undermining the "uniform" defamation law 07/09/2023 - Mercedes-Benz defeats dealers in landmark agency model case 07/09/2023 - What are the Commissioner's powers in the Land and Environment Court's conciliation process? 19/09/2023 - Building Biodiversity: Australian nature credit markets beyond the TNFD 20/09/2023 - Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix 42: circular economy, mining, sustainability and marine dredging 20/09/2023 - Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix 119: conditional completion certificates, termination rights, refusing payment 20/09/2023 - Parliament signals a comprehensive review of corporate insolvency law in Australia 20/09/2023 - Duties doldrums: NSW budget makes significant changes to stamp duty that will cause a re-think on commercial transactions 21/09/2023 - Launch of TNFD global framework is a step towards a nature-positive future 22/09/2023 - Personal Property Securities Act set for an overhaul 28/09/2023 - A quick guide to the 2023 NSW State Budget revenue measures 28/09/2023 - Emissions reduction now part of the national energy objectives 28/09/2023 - Federal Government's new $10 billion Capacity Investment Scheme 28/09/2023 - Internet intermediary liability for defamatory third-party content in Australia: the next chapter 28/09/2023 - Litigation 101: Why not mediate? The role and importance of mediation theory in selecting your mediator and resolving disputes 28/09/2023 - New sustainability requirements for non-residential development in NSW 28/09/2023 - NSW's new sustainability requirements for residential development about to begin