Insights for May 2024

01/05/2024 - Australia's foreign investment policy gets a makeover 01/05/2024 - Impact investing: A force for future good and... financial returns 02/05/2024 - Arbitration v litigation: what forum to choose, when 02/05/2024 - Changes to the Queensland planning framework introduced to address housing challenges 02/05/2024 - Your chance to shape the latest offshore wind regulations and transmission licence guidelines 02/05/2024 - Landmark case on Crown use of copyright material and media monitoring opens door to wider use by Government 02/05/2024 - Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix 48: renewable energy and targets, social and affordable housing 02/05/2024 - Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix 125: public interest immunity, arbitration agreements, AS4000 and more 02/05/2024 - High Court decision puts the spotlight on procedural fairness obligations arising from adverse findings 15/05/2024 - Australian Budget 2024 walks a fine line, and steps over details for multinationals and foreign investors 17/05/2024 - ASX decodes data breach continuous disclosure obligations 17/05/2024 - WA privacy and responsible information sharing laws set to be introduced – are you ready? 21/05/2024 - New product standards for furniture: navigating the new regime to address toppling furniture 21/05/2024 - Australia's Future Gas Strategy: a pathway to energy security while supporting decarbonisation 21/05/2024 - Two taxpayer wins against the ATO in Federal Court GAAR cases – Minerva and Mylan 21/05/2024 - Updated Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Rules – continued refinement of efficiency and good practice 21/05/2024 - Subpoenas to identify group members are not a short-cut to book build 21/05/2024 - Class closure in NSW: gone but not forgotten? 21/05/2024 - Victorian State Budget 2024-25 – Payroll tax measures 23/05/2024 - ASIC reviews trustee progress on advice fee deduction reforms 23/05/2024 - Cracks in cement lead to cracks in contract: getting your lease terms right 23/05/2024 - CFOs are no longer UFOs: Galactic class action is good to go with its common fund order 23/05/2024 - NSW EPA proposes significant new greenhouse gas requirements 23/05/2024 - Greenwashing, electricity prices, delivery timeframes and influencers: ACCC's 2024-2025 Compliance and Enforcement priorities 23/05/2024 - Early access: Queensland's revised preliminary disclosure rules are finally tested 23/05/2024 - A new meaning for sunk costs? Redland City Council v Kozik and making restitution for charges spent but unlawfully levied 23/05/2024 - Whether an offence "involves dishonesty" or not in the automatic disqualification of company directors 23/05/2024 - Domestic gas reservation policies – are they a good thing or a bad thing? 27/05/2024 - New national sustainable procurement policy to apply to construction, ICT, furniture and textiles 27/05/2024 - First impressions: WA privacy and responsible information-sharing laws 27/05/2024 - Byte-sized insights: ACCC releases its eighth DPSI Report on data