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K&L Gates
Australia welcomes new business and foreign investment by providing a strong economy, a stable political environment and a skilled and talented workforce.
Jones Day
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.
Jones Day
The Australian Federal Parliament has passed the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Act 2024 ("Act"), some six years after a bill to create a 'failure to prevent' foreign bribery offence was first introduced.
K&L Gates
The Council's consultation draft sets out 33 general recommendations and seven additional recommendations that are applicable in specific circumstances.
Cooper Grace Ward
In this edition of 'It depends', partner Scott Hay-Bartlem discusses how many directors does a private company need.
Sajen Legal
Contracts are the lifeblood of the business world, binding agreements that govern relationships and transactions.
Herbert Smith Freehills
As ASIC continues to exercise its broad-ranging enforcement powers, companies are regularly asked to provide sensitive material to the regulator including documents covered by legal professional privilege.
Vincent Young
Section 420A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act) obliges a receiver exercising a power of sale to take all reasonable care to sell the property for market value or the best price reasonably obtainable.
China
Buren
The end of 2023 marked a significant milestone in Chinese corporate law with the publication of the revised Company Law of the People's Republic of China, set to take effect on July 1, 2024.
K&L Gates
Six months after the Cyberspace Administration of China (the CAC) sought public consultation on the draft Provisions on Regulating and Facilitating Cross-Border Data Flow (the Draft Provisions.
Hong Kong
Conyers
Is it possible for a debtor company to issue debt (such as bonds) and contractually agree for that debt to rank lower in priority than debts owed by a company to other unsecured creditors?
Herbert Smith Freehills
Without prejudice ("WP") privilege protects a party's genuine attempt to settle a dispute by preventing communications made in that connection from being admitted as evidence in court.
Lewis Silkin
高等法院最近的一项判决确认,即使上市公司董事没有获得任何经济收益...
Lewis Silkin
A recent High Court decision confirmed that directors of listed companies may be disqualified and / or ordered to personally compensate the company for the misappropriation...
Harneys
In the recent decision of In the Matter of Bo Run SPC, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands considered whether it was permissible to file a composite petition to appoint receivers...
Mayer Brown
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a consultation paper on 28 March 2024 proposing a statutory scheme of arrangement and compulsory acquisition mechanism for real estate investment trusts (REITs).
India
Metalegal Advocates
The recent judgment from the Hon'ble Supreme Court (‘SC') in the case of R. P. Casting (P.) Ltd. v. Registrar of Companies, NCT of Delhi & Haryana...
AJA Legal
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 introduced a paradigm shift in India's insolvency regime by establishing a structured framework, offering a structured path for resolving distressed assets.
IndusLaw
The Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") has recently started issuing observations to Initial Public Offering ("IPO") bound companies to ensure that the disclosures...
K Singhania & Co
India's Union Cabinet recently approved a significant amendment to the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy, aiming to open up the country's space sector to foreign participation.
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