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Entering The Australian Market: M&A Considerations For Singapore And Other Southeast Asian Investors (Part 2)
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.
Australia Commercial
HR
Holding Redlich
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Do More With Less (Part 2): How In-House Teams Can Manage ‘Peripheral’ Legal Activities
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.
Australia Commercial
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Bankruptcy Restrictions In Australia
Bankruptcy restrictions in Australia govern what undischarged bankrupts can and cannot do during the typical three-year bankruptcy period. While most people can continue working and earning income, they must obtain written trustee consent before overseas travel, disclose bankruptcy for transactions above the indexed threshold, and refrain from managing corporations without court leave. Understanding these restrictions—from employment and business operations to credit disclosure and asset dealings̵
Australia Insolvency
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Stonegate Legal
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Do More With Less (Part 2): How In-House Teams Can Manage ‘Peripheral’ Legal Activities
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.
Australia Commercial
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LegalVision
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The Wait Is Over… Or Is It? The 30% Minimum Tax Exposure Draft Legislation Provides Answers, But Questions Remain
The Australian Treasury has released exposure draft legislation detailing the implementation of a 30% minimum tax on discretionary trusts, introducing a new election regime that allows trusts to nominate fixed distribution entitlements and avoid the minimum tax. While the draft addresses stakeholder feedback and provides rollover relief for restructuring, it presents complex compliance requirements, strict limitations on beneficiary variations, and potential resettlement issues that may create challenges
Australia Tax
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Piper Alderman
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Bankruptcy Restrictions In Australia
Bankruptcy restrictions in Australia govern what undischarged bankrupts can and cannot do during the typical three-year bankruptcy period. While most people can continue working and earning income, they must obtain written trustee consent before overseas travel, disclose bankruptcy for transactions above the indexed threshold, and refrain from managing corporations without court leave. Understanding these restrictions—from employment and business operations to credit disclosure and asset dealings̵
Australia Insolvency
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Stonegate Legal
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NSW Court Of Appeal Expands Reach Of Payroll Tax Employment Agency Provisions - High Court Appeal Denied
The High Court's dismissal of SKG Cleaning Services' appeal has significant implications for businesses using contractor-based service models. The decision confirms that payroll tax liability extends beyond traditional labour hire arrangements, focusing instead on whether services are supplied as part of a client's ordinary business operations. This ruling affects cleaning, security, facilities management, and other service industries that rely on subcontractor arrangements.
Australia Tax
BP
Bartier Perry
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One Claim. $2 Million Penalty. A Warning To Every Insurer.
Australia's securities regulator has secured a landmark $2 million civil penalty against Hollard Insurance for breaching its duty of utmost good faith during a 17-month storm damage claim. The Federal Court found that repeated delays, inadequate expert assessment, and poor communication constituted a single contravention—even without deliberate misconduct. This precedent-setting decision signals that claims-handling failures on individual policies can now trigger seven-figure penalties, fundamentally
Australia Insurance
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Kennedys
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Australia Begins Public Consultation On Draft Evaluation Statement On The Use And Introduction Of PFAS
Australia's Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme has released a draft evaluation statement revealing which of the 522 PFAS chemicals listed on the Australian Inventory are actually being imported or manufactured in the country, their volumes, and their uses. The evaluation identifies 139 PFAS being introduced, with most used in lubricants, paints, and adhesives, while proposing to prioritize trifluoroacetic acid for risk assessment and add notification requirements for certain PFAS before commercial
Australia Environment
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Bergeson & Campbell
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