Business Law and Corporate Law

For Singapore and Southeast Asian investors, entering the Australian market through mergers and acquisitions presents opportunities for immediate scale and established market presence, but requires careful navigation of Australia's distinct regulatory framework. This article examines critical execution considerations including due diligence protocols, foreign investment clearance requirements, mandatory merger control obligations, and key commercial terms that affect transaction timing and deal certainty.

Queensland's statutory interest rates for unpaid debts vary by judgment type and period, with default judgment rates currently at 8.35% per annum and judgment-debt rates at 10.35% per annum for July-December 2026.

If you are an in-house lawyer, your team might face ongoing pressure to cut legal spending. As explored in Part 1 of this series, your team can achieve this by re-aligning the focus of the legal function with core business objectives. Narrowing the focus to core activities doesn’t mean that the secondary, ‘peripheral’ legal activities of an in-house team simply fall away. Although peripheral to core business objectives, these activities are still needed for the business to function.