Australian Update - Guide to Sustainable Collaborations – ACCC - On 8 July 2024, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) published a draft guide on Sustainability collaborations and Australian competition law for…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Organizations, Environmental Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On 22 August 2024, the Senate passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (the Bill), which requires certain organisations to make mandatory climate-related financial…
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On 28 August, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to reporting forms for registered investment companies (funds) that will (1) require funds to file monthly (rather than…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The Australian Government (the Government) opened consultation on Australia’s proposed merger notification thresholds. The Consultation Paper proposes a notification regime that consists of four different thresholds—two based on…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions
Law No. (5) of 2024 Regulating Real Estate Registration (the Real Estate Registration Law), was published in the Official Gazette on 5 June 2024 and takes effect from that date. The Real Estate Registration Law repeals and…
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/ Administrative Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) formal regulation of food packaging began in 1958 with the Food Additives Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Since that time, the FDA has employed various…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Bank guarantees (BGs) are a very old invention yet remain one of the most common forms of security that are provided in respect of leasing and other property transactions. Despite their prevalence, there are a number of risks in…
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/ Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential
Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission Opens an Investigation into Alleged Market Allocation and No-Poach Agreements in the Online Food Delivery Sector - On 23 July 2024, the Commission opened an antitrust…
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In a recent decision dated 15 August 2024, the Dubai Court of Cassation (Court of Cassation) in Case No. 339 of 2023 (Civil) confirmed that a judgment from a foreign court may be enforced in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, International Law & Trade
On 16 August 2024, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion vacating portions of new natural gas-related pipeline-safety standards promulgated by The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
On 15 September 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US) (each a member State) announced AUKUS as a new security partnership that will promote a free and open Indo-Pacific that is secure and stable…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Military Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning, and…
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/ Agriculture, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
As previously alerted, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) voted 3-2 this past April to publish and issue a final rule that (1) bans for-profit employers from entering into agreements with workers that impose a…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment Law
Executive Summary - Last month, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors (FDIC Board) proposed an amendment to its regulations under the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978 (CBCA). Driven by the growth…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Mining companies are one step closer to being subject to the changes of the first comprehensive review of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the JORC Code or the Code)…
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