Expert Guides - Australia

Next generation genome technology – will insurers get the sequence?

Since the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, advances in gene technology have exploded

04/09/2017 Louise Cantrill, Mills Oakley, Australia

Mandatory data breach notification laws to change the Australian cyber-security landscape

On 22 February 2018, data breach notification laws will commence in Australia

01/09/2017 Sophie Dawson, Ashurst, Australia

IP is the word: putting IP in the spotlight

With economies and companies worldwide thriving on ideas and innovation, now is the time to put IP in the spotlight.

31/08/2017 Frances Drummond, Norton Rose Fulbright, Australia Sophie Lees, Norton Rose Fulbright, Australia

Australia’s new transfer pricing world: Are you ready?

Over the past 18–24 months, there have been significant developments in the transfer pricing arena, both globally and in Australia

07/07/2017 Ockie Olivier, Deloitte, Australia Janelle Sadri, Deloitte, Australia Nicole Chiam, Deloitte, Australia

Reflections on the Chevron debt financing transfer pricing case – a post-BEPS decision?

On 21 April 2017, Australia’s Full Federal Court rejected an appeal by the taxpayer in a case involving a credit facility extended to Chevron Australia Holdings Pty Ltd (CAHPL) by a US resident subsidiary of CAHPL

07/07/2017 Ockie Olivier, Deloitte, Australia Geoffrey Gill, Deloitte, Australia John Bland, Deloitte, Australia Christopher Thomas, Deloitte, Australia

What is “bodily injury”?

The New South Wales Court of Appeal recently delivered its decision in Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd v Casey [2017] NSWCA 32 and provided much need guidance on the definition of “bodily injury” for passengers who claim “mental injuries” arising from air accidents under the Montreal Convention 1999

06/07/2017 Matthew Brooks, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, Australia

The global battle over access to customer data and data portability

Around the globe battles are now being fought over consumer data

03/05/2017 Peter Leonard, Gilbert + Tobin, Australia

Recent developments in the Australian project finance market

Project financing continues to be used extensively in Australia.

03/05/2017 Peter Doyle, King & Wood Mallesons, Australia Jordan Gifford-Moore, King & Wood Mallesons, Australia

Climate change risks: What do you need to disclose?

Climate change poses risks across all industries, and these risks are not confined to the long term

21/03/2017 Elisa de Wit, Norton Rose Fulbright, Australia Victoria Vilagosh, Norton Rose Canada, Australia

Australian Advances in Electricity Regulation and Technology

Australia’s national electricity system is facing some challenges, including as a result of recent power system security issues

21/03/2017 Mitzi Gilligan, Hive Legal, Australia Andrew Brookes, Hive Legal, Australia Paul Jeffreys, Hive Legal, Australia Rachel Varghese, Hive Legal, Australia

Has the Hanjin insolvency trumped ship arrest in Australia?

It is an unfortunate reality that insolvency law now plays a large part in the risk management decisions of the worldwide shipping industry

24/01/2017 Joe Hurley, HWL Ebsworth, Australia

Changes in real estate investment in Australia

The Australian real estate market has continued to show resilience. There has been strong demand for residential and commercial property assets from domestic and foreign investors

19/01/2017 Sally Tuckfield, Dentons, Australia

Bright skies and a favourable tail wind for large scale renewable energy in Australia has construction lawyers excited

For the last decade, the resources boom in Australia had helped keep many construction lawyers here extremely busy documenting (and litigating and arbitrating about!) the vast amount of mine (especially iron ore and coal) and oil and gas infrastructure that was being constructed across the country...

19/01/2017 Geoffrey (Geoff) Wood, Baker McKenzie, Australia

A time of change across the Australian insolvency landscape

Australian insolvency laws are currently in a state of flux as the Federal Government prepares to implement the most wide-reaching reform agenda in two decades

17/10/2016 Orla M McCoy, Clayton Utz, Australia

Is nanotech changing the insurance industry's DNA?

Our technological powers increase, but the side effects and potential hazards also escalate” – Alvin Toffler

25/08/2016 Louise Cantrill, Mills Oakley, Australia

It’s Easier Than Ever to Fly in Australia

Recent developments in Australia’s aviation space are making it easier to fly, both for potential passengers and for the airlines that service them

24/05/2016 Matthew Brooks, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, Australia

Developments in class action litigation in Australia

In the past few years, there has been increased interest and hype in and around class actions in Australia

23/03/2016 Colin Loveday, Clayton Utz, Australia Grace Thangasamy, Clayton Utz, Australia

Bankrolling Litigation: the status of litigation funding in Australia

The proliferation of class action law suits in Australia has created a lucrative environment for litigation funders

22/03/2016 Nicholas Mavrakis, Clayton Utz, Australia

The New Psc Register – An Overview

One of the reforms to UK company law introduced by the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (the "Act") is the requirement (subject to exceptions mentioned below) for details of individuals who ultimately own or control more than 25% of a UK company's shares or voting rights, or who...

12/10/2015 John Atanaskovic, Atanaskovic Hartnell, United Kingdom

Recent M&A developments across Asia Pacific

Introduction

It has been a very active time in Asia Pacific M&A. This article discusses some of the trends and key issues in M&A in the region.

Return of Australian contested bids

The Australian market has recently seen competing bids for iiNet by TPG Telecom and M2 Telecommunications, Envestra...

31/08/2015 Tony Damian, Herbert Smith Freehills, Australia

Australia “Gearing Up” for Future Growth

With a 5.6% increase in international scheduled passenger traffic to 31.145 million people in 2014, and 54 international scheduled airlines operating services to and from Australia in 2014, the Australian aviation industry is "gearing up" to cater for the increase in demand. This is particularly...

18/06/2015 Matthew Brooks, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, Australia

Proportionate Liability In Australia

Approximately 10 years ago legislation was introduced in the various Australian states and territories which significantly changed the law regarding contribution between joint wrongdoers. Although there is some variation in the legislation, the concept of proportionate liability applies throughout...

15/06/2015 Peter Rashleigh, DLA Piper, Australia

New High Court authority for failure to warn cases

One of the most interesting cases in 2013 in the product liability space is Wallace v Kam [2013] HCA 19. In Wallace v Kam, the High Court held that a medical practitioner was not liable for physical injury sustained by a patient as a result of an inherent risk materialising in a medical procedure,...

13/05/2015 Amanda Turnill, Baker McKenzie, Australia

Australia’s new oil & gas financial assurance regime

After a blowout at the Montara Wellhead Platform in August 2009 off the northern coast of Western Australia, which resulted in the destruction by fire of the platform and the uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons into the sea for 74 days, the Australian Government reviewed the adequacy of the...

14/04/2015 Michael Dulaney, Johnson Winter & Slattery, Australia Tom Barrett, Johnson Winter & Slattery, Australia

Australian cyber-bullying legislation introduced

Australia has recently enacted significant cyber-bullying legislation. The legislation establishes the office of the Children's e-Safety Commissioner and provides for a complaints system for cyber-bullying material targeted at Australian children. It creates a two-tiered system for rapid removal of...

01/04/2015 Gordon Hughes, Davies Collison Cave, Australia

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