ArticleTaxation treatment of carbon permits under the Carbon Price MechanismHow will taxation of carbon permits be treated under the Carbon Price Mechanism?AustraliaTaxClayton Utz
ArticleAre There Limits To NSW Councils´ Ability To Compulsorily Acquire Land?The High Court has confirmed that NSW councils cannot compulsorily acquire land under the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) (LG Act) when that land is earmarked for re-sale.AustraliaGovernment, Public SectorClayton Utz
ArticleReforms Proposed To Security Of Payment Act Regime For NSWThe NSW Department of Services, Technology & Administration has released a discussion paper setting out possible areas of reform for the regime applying to contractors claiming payment under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999.AustraliaConsumer ProtectionClayton Utz
ArticlePersonal Property Securities Reform - Corporations Act AmendmentsThe Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other Amendments) Bill 2010 (CA Amendment Bill) was introduced into Parliament on 10 March 2010. The Personal Property Securities (PPS) Act received Royal Assent on 14 December 2009, and the CA Amendment Bill is the second suite of consequential amendments to Commonwealth legislation brought about by the passage of the PPS Act.AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawClayton Utz
ArticleControl Of A Workplace For Construction And Maintenance PurposesNotwithstanding an agreed allocation of occupational health and safety risk, the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1991 (Cth) may operate to alter that risk allocation.AustraliaEmployment and HRClayton Utz
ArticleDoes your enterprise agreement allow disputes to be settled by arbitration? Maybe not...Enterprise agreements must include a dispute resolution term that enables disputes about the agreement or National Employment Standards to be settled by arbitration, whether the parties want to or not, following a recent decision of Fair Work Australia (FWA). AustraliaEmployment and HRClayton Utz
ArticleRetail Bond And Convertible Note Disclosure ReliefASIC last night released its much-anticipated disclosure regime for retail bonds. As well as facilitating a retail corporate bond market in Australia, the suite of changes aims to ease disclosure requirements for convertible notes.AustraliaFinance and BankingClayton Utz
ArticleDispatches from a wandering presidentProgress of arbitration reforms is intrinsically linked to their respective governmentsAustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationClayton Utz
ArticleA Journey In Change Management: Housing NSW´s New Maintenance Services ContractHousing NSW's New Maintenance Services Contract aims to defy traditional housing maintenance model deficiencies.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionClayton Utz
ArticleThe Rare Coin Company: What happens to unclaimed assets?There are three things that prudent insolvency practitioners can do if left with non-company assets, such as rare coins.AustraliaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringClayton Utz
ArticleAnalysis: Fair Work Review[radio interview] The interview highlights some of the 53 recommendations from the review of the Fair Work legislation.AustraliaEmployment and HRClayton Utz
ArticleCartel Confessions: The Gift That Keeps On Giving?Michael Corrigan and Michelle Schonstein explain why the decision in ACCC v Cadbury Schweppes doesn't mean parties should not take advantage of the ACCC's cartel leniency policy.AustraliaAntitrust/Competition LawClayton Utz
ArticleUnderstanding Cartel "Understandings"… Can You Help?Courts could get greater power to address anti-competitive "understandings" under section 45 of the TPA.AustraliaAntitrust/Competition LawClayton Utz
ArticleUK Bribery Act starts on 1 July 2011 - are you ready?The UK Bribery Act will commence on 1 July 2011, so if your company is carrying on business in the UK, you will need to ensure you are ready for it – or risk being prosecuted for acts done by foreign employees, agents or subsidiaries in other countries (including facilitation payments), and without your permission. AustraliaCriminal LawClayton Utz
ArticleFederal Court Orders Employer Pay Employee $466,000 For Sexual HarassmentThis case demonstrates the importance of taking complaints of harassment seriously and appropriately investigating and handling such complaints.AustraliaEmployment and HRClayton Utz
ArticleFederal Government Proposal Makes Ensuring Workplace Flexibility Serious BusinessThe proposed National Employment Standards would establish minimum entitlements to parental leave and flexible working arrangements. AustraliaEmployment and HRClayton Utz
ArticleAustralia´s Climate Change Policy Statement - Our Economy, Our Environment, Our FutureOn 17 July 2007, the Government released its much anticipated "Climate Change Policy - our economy, our environment, our future". The policy statement's ultimate objective is to "contribute to achieving global reductions in emissions that will avoid dangerous climate change while maintaining the strength of Australia's economy. AustraliaEnergy and Natural ResourcesClayton Utz
ArticleWater Industry Competition Act - Further ProgressOn 28 June 2007 the NSW Minister for Emergency Services and for Water Utilities released the Water Industry Competition Act Regulations Consultation Paper. AustraliaEnergy and Natural ResourcesClayton Utz
ArticleMCE gives green light to developing network connections for wind and geothermal generation clustersThe MCE's decision to create a framework to foster network development for remote generation clusters should facilitate the connection of wind farms and geothermal generating units to the national electricity grid.AustraliaEnvironmentClayton Utz