ASIC ultimately settled its whistleblowing case against TerraCom in exchange for TerraCom paying a $7.5 million penalty and $1 million for ASIC's costs, subject to Court approval. ASIC's separate case ...

Rainforest Reserves also argued that certain conditions attached to the decision made the approval uncertain because they involved ambiguous methods for determining thresholds in the Bird and Bat ...

ASIC is taking a closer look at the quality of compliance plans, including whether they include all compliance obligations and set out adequate measures to address each obligation.

Done well, risk management is not a bureaucratic function, it is an enabling function, and can be significantly lower cost than remediation after the fact. The NSW Risk Management Toolkit, if applied ...

It aligns with earlier authority (Future Revelation Ltd v Medica Radiology & Nuclear Medicine Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1741) that a defect in the secured party's details does not automatically invalidate ...

Directors and officers are exposed to liability if they fail to address a risk that a reasonable person in their position would address, and it does not have to be shown that loss or damage from the ...

A "Mayne Material Adverse Change" included a quantitative threshold, defined in the SID as matters “reasonably expected to have the effect of diminishing the consolidated Maintainable EBITDA over a 12 ...

Beginning 1 July 2025, property price thresholds for major stamp duty concessions will be automatically indexed annually to Canberra's Consumer Price Index. This adjustment ensures eligible first ...

Australia’s new merger regime has now taken effect on a voluntarily basis, ushering in significant changes to how mergers and acquisitions are assessed by the ACCC. Whether you’re planning a ...

Chief Executive Partner Emma Covacevich said: I'm proud to announce our senior legal promotions for 2025. These outstanding lawyers not only bring exceptional legal expertise, but also consistently ...

The second-term energy and climate agenda of the Australian Labor Government is more defined than ever – and more exposed. Labor’s policy architecture is ambitious, but execution risk remains high ...