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It is now confirmed that Australia will have a mandatory and suspensory (competition) pre-merger clearance regime with the passing of legislation late yesterday.

As we find ourselves in the new financial year, a number of the key financial thresholds relating to employees have increased.

The Australian Government recently released its Critical Minerals Strategy 2023–2030 (CM Strategy).

The Australian Government has recently announced proposed measures to support the production of hydrogen in Australia utilising renewable energy.

All holders of an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) with a retail client authorisation will need to comply with ASIC's internal dispute resolution (IDR) reporting framework.

The Full Federal Court's decision in The NOCO Company v Brown and Watson International establishes that divisional patent applications must disclose the best method known at their individual filing dates, not the original priority date. This ruling creates new obligations for patent holders managing divisional families and opens strategic opportunities for challengers to attack patents filed years after their parent applications. Patent practitioners must now reassess their portfolio strategies as this uniq

In late 2022, Justice Keogh awarded Stephen O'Connor (the Respondent) the sum of AU$1,908,647 plus interest by the Archbishop of Melbourne, Peter Comensoli (the Applicant).

On 6 July 2023, Lonergan J found in favour of Dr Harrison, in a complex bariatric surgery case brought by Katrina Polsen.

Last week the federal Government released its response (the Response) to the recommendations proposed by the AGD's Privacy Act Review Report released in February 2023 (the Report).

Sick of Brisbane being dubbed the sleepy city? The proposal for 24/3 precinct operating hours will make this a thing of the past. Queensland Premier Steven Miles has announced AU$1.6 million in funding...

On 26 June 2026, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) issued the revised Regulations on the Protection of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits (2026 Regulations), which shall come into force on 15 October 2026. The Council promulgated and implemented the current Regulations (2001 Regulations) in 2001.

In November 2023, a collection of consumer protection organisations from across the European Union reported several major bottled drinks companies to the European Commission...

Pursuant to the revised Directive 2011/61/EU (AIFMD) and Directive 2009/65/EC (UCITS Directive), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) was tasked with developing guidelines...

On 8 August 2025, the German Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen) (BMF) published a draft bill for the Fund Risk Limitation Act (Fondsrisikobegrenzungsgesetz) (FoRG).

On 13 February 2025, the UK's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published an assessment of suspected sanctions breaches involving UK financial services firms since February 2022. It highlights three areas of concern:

The Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA)1 is part of the European Commission's Digital Finance Package of September 2020.

The legal minimum hourly wage has increased to €11.65 gross (from €11.52 in 2023). The amount of the monthly minimum wage in France is now €1,766.92 gross for 35 worked hours per month.