The Australian Government has recently proposed a significant overhaul of the country’s merger review system. The proposed merger reform seeks to amend the CCA to strengthen the merger review process and enhance competition in the market, and to create a more robust, streamlined, and transparent merger control regime.

In another key decision regarding legal professional privilege the Federal Court has ruled that a company waived privilege by disclosing a report to ASIC, despite a voluntary disclosure agreement (VDA) aiming to restrict its use.

On January 1 of this year, the agreement to avoid double taxation (CDT) between Chile and the United States came into force. Below are some of its more relevant aspects.

This article aims to assist the readers to understand how foreign companies can invest in Taiwan, by establishing a subsidiary, a branch office, or a representative office.

You’ve got to hand it to litigation funders. They continue to explore novel ways to ameliorate the significant cost of class action litigation. In Hunt Leather Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW (No 4), the NSW Supreme Court determined that the litigation funding arrangement in that case did not constitute a recoverable head of damage for class members.

The Federal Court’s judgment confirms that crypto assets can be captured under existing financial services laws. Operators in the crypto industry should take note and utilise this opportunity to review their existing (and planned) operations

Since 2009, Chilean criminal legislation establishes the criminal liability of legal entities for certain crimes committed by natural persons (for example, bribery of a public official to obtain a permit for the legal entity).

There is a growing number of companies attracting highly qualified personnel to Italy, thanks to incentives for expatriate workers, creating a win/win strategy for both employers and employees.

Starting from December 17, 2023, numerous medium-sized enterprises, employing at least 50 workers or operating in "sensitive sectors," will be called upon to establish internal channels for reporting national and European regulatory violations, in compliance with Legislative Decree 24/2023, the implementing act of Directive 2019/1937.

Following the publication of the decrees implementing the Ministerial Decree, the register of the beneficial owners in Italy has finally become operational, and it obliges entities operating in Italy to report data and information concerning their beneficial ownership.

Shareholder disputes can often best be viewed as corporate divorce. Two (or more) parties who have often spent much time together over varying seasons of the life of a business trying to build something, come to a point where there’s a falling out.

A short Q&A covering main aspects to consider when investing in Taiwan.

One of the most concerned issues for both employers and employees is whether the non-competition clause provided in the employment contract can be enforced when the employment relationship comes to an end.