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APAC Antitrust – 2025 so far

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Legislative reform remains active in the APAC region, with Australia’s mandatory merger control regime nearing finalization, China seeking to amend its anti-monopoly laws, and Indonesia proposing to bolster its agency and...more

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Full Cost Recovery Proposed for Application Fees Under Australia's Mandatory Merger Clearance Regime

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The Australian Treasury and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a consultation paper in which it proposes a full cost recovery regime for application fees under Australian's new mandatory...more

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Victorian Government to Extend the Temporary Off-the-Plan Duty Concession

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As part of the 2025–2026 Victorian State Budget announced on 20 May 2025, the Victorian government has confirmed that it intends to extend the availability of an expanded off-the-plan stamp duty concession for a further...more

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Australia’s Recent Federal Election Result: Implications for Employers

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Australia went to the polls on Saturday, May 3rd, and elected the Australian Labor Party (ALP) with an overall majority in Australia's federal congress, known as the House of Representatives. The ALP will also hold a Senate...more

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Significant Changes on the Way for AML Reporting Entities

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The Attorney-General has introduced the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill) to address regulatory “gaps” in Australia’s existing Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism...more

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Merger reform exposure draft proposes broad competition law reform

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On July 24 2024, the Australian Federal Government released its long-awaited exposure draft legislation to amend Australia's current informal merger clearance process to a mandatory merger control regime (Exposure Draft)...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2024 #4

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Stablecoin, Wallet Products Launch; German Bank Launches Crypto Services - Circle, a global fintech firm and issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has announced new smart contract functionality to allow holders of BUIDL, a...more

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Australia's Climate Disclosure Regime Moves Closer to Implementation Beginning 1 January 2025

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On 27 March 2024, Australia's climate disclosure regime moved a significant step closer to implementation, with the federal government's introduction of proposed legislation into Parliament. Any organisations with a presence...more

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Closing loopholes or creating a noose?

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Anything but casual… In the first of our series examining the Closing Loopholes Bill introduced into Parliament yesterday, we look at the new measures for casual employment....more

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AI Legal News Summer Roundup: Edition 3

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Welcome to the third edition of our AI Legal News Summer Roundup! After five class actions were filed between June 28 and July 11 (as reported on in our first edition of this series), on July 21, another class action lawsuit...more

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Spring 2023 Data Privacy Updates

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How can organizations remain privacy-compliant in a world where differing laws keep emerging? This is a continuous struggle for many as new developments materialize around the globe. From amended laws to entirely new...more

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A world-first nature repair market for Australia

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On 29 March 2023, the Australian Government introduced two Bills to the federal Parliament that, if passed, will introduce the world's first voluntary biodiversity market. This would allow eligible landholders to generate...more

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Key legislation and judgments coming up in 2023

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A number of legislative changes and court judgments that will affect merger review both substantively and procedurally are expected to enter into force in 2023. In the EU, the revised Market Definition Notice is anticipated...more

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Canada Introduces Legislation to Combat Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

Canada is considering implementing new laws regarding supply-chain due diligence and other obligations relating to forced labour and child labour. In late 2021, Canadian Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne introduced Bill S-211, An...more

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Offshore renewable energy legislation proposed for Australia

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On 2 September 2021, the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction tabled two Bills in the Australian Parliament that will, if enacted, regulate the development and operation of offshore wind and other renewable energy in...more

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As States and Nations Continue to Enact Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation, Pressure Mounts on the U.S. to Pass a Competing...

Global data privacy legislation has steadily advanced over the past several years, with one of the most comprehensive and well-known laws being the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), governing personal data...more

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Coming Soon: Canada’s New Privacy Law – What You Need to Know

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Stricter data privacy regulations and enforcement is no longer a new trend, it’s the known future. Living in a world of increasing data that often contains private information, lawmakers in several countries have realized the...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal Would Reshape the Economy in 10 Years. That Could Shock the Energy Sector. "The concern is that Ocasio-Cortez's plan to achieve climate goals in just 10 years will not only tee up...more

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Bill C-423: Private Member’s Bill Targets Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

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On December 13, 2018, John McKay, the Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Guildwood, introduced private member's bill, Bill C-423: Modern Slavery Act (the "Bill"), which aims to implement Canada’s international commitment to...more

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Modern Slavery Update: Take Heed, Or Take Heat

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Modern slavery legislation at the Commonwealth level in Australia is getting closer. The Modern Slavery Bill 2018 (Cth) passed the Lower House last week....more

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Modern Slavery: Preparing for Greater Supply Chain Transparency in Australia

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Australia has become the latest jurisdiction to target modern slavery, with the Modern Slavery Bill 2018 (Cth) (Bill) being introduced into Federal Parliament on 28 June 2018. Modelled on the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015, if...more

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Modern Slavery Bill 2018: An Action Plan

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The introduction of the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Bill 2018 on 28 June 2018 sets an imperative for businesses operating in Australia to know, and show, how they are identifying and addressing the risks of modern slavery....more

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Australia set to join the global fight against modern slavery

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The world is slowly taking action against modern slavery. Since the UK introduced the Modern Slavery Act (“the UK Act“) in 2015, a number of countries have followed suit with their own legislative initiatives. The latest...more

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Australia's Proposed Modern Slavery Act May Impact American Companies

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U.S. companies with operations in Australia may soon be impacted by the establishment of a new Modern Slavery Act (the MSA) in Australia....more

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Monthly Update—Australian Labour & Employment - December 2017/January 2018

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MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR - In this edition of the Update, we report on the exposure draft of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Taxation and Superannuation Guarantee Integrity Measures) Bill 2018. We then consider a decision of...more

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