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.

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.

Royal Decree 1007/2023, was published in the Official State Gazette, which approves the Regulation that establishes the requirements that computer or electronic systems and programs that must support the billing processes of businessmen and professionals, and the standardization of billing record formats, colloquially known as “Verifactu”.

In what has been a saga of losses in pursuit of gold, the latest Administrative Appeals Tribunal case of HNMF v Commissioner of Taxation has seen the Commissioner again face defeat, this time in respect of the anti-avoidance provisions in the GST Act.

This article summarises the key information provided at the ANZ Food Regulatory System Stakeholder Forum that is most relevant from a food industry perspective, particularly the regulatory priorities that were identified for 2024.  

The Taiwanese Ministry of Finance promulgated a new interpretative order on December 2023, regulating the income tax of foreign entities' carbon credits trading in Taiwan, that is, selling foreign carbon emission rights on the Taiwan Carbon Solution Exchange

An order made under section 7 of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 has come into force, the effect of which is to now automatically classify any “sport supplement” product in tablet, pill or capsule form as a therapeutic good (i.e. medicine), and no longer food.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), the regulatory authority for the capital markets, has been the object of public - and political - curiosity, from time to time, on the occasion, invariably, of an external and extreme event.

On 19 September 2023, the NSW Treasurer handed down the 2023-2024 NSW State Budget. The Treasury and Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 will, once passed, implement several key measures announced in the Budget.

An executor or trustee who engages in litigation without the Court’s approval does so at their own peril and risks having to pay their own costs personally.

The recent Decree 11,498/23, of April 25, 2023, can make new and efficient financing mechanisms for football viable, and mitigates -even partially- a historic misunderstanding.

Golden Visa, also known as Residence Permit for Investment Activity in Portugal, consists of a government programme which enables the award of a residence permit in Portugal for 5 years, for foreign citizens.

This new Law, still pending development, intends to introduce modifications both in the current regulation of the establishment of commercial establishments and in the organization of commercial activity.