This article, titled Doing Business in Australia, is a complete guide for foreign investors who are looking to invest in Australia. The guide’s aim is to provide an introduction to Australian laws for overseas legal practitioners.
This article examines the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the aviation industry and general collapse in demand for passenger air services. It also considers the future of aviation in 2021 and beyond, taking into account the various challenges to consider moving forward.
This article is the fifth edition of Johnson Winter & Slattery’s report on recent trends in complex merger review case by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC).
This article provides an overview of a new law issued by NSW Fair Trading (of New South Wales) requiring businesses to make disclosures regarding terms that substantially prejudice the interests of consumers. Because of its similarity to requirements in the Australian Consumer Law, the article explains how the two regimes interact and how they should be approached.
This article provides an overview of two cases which highlight the importance of parties needing to negotiate in good faith. In particular, it notes that every right to negotiate process requires both parties to negotiate in good faith with the view of reaching an agreement about the relevant grand, regardless of there being a prior agreement about future grants.
This article explores the basics of the National Security Laws of both China and Hong Kong, as well as court cases which relate specific situations of doing business in Hong Kong because of the newly passed laws. It also provides recommendations for how businesses intending to invest in Hong Kong should conduct themselves so that they may continue to operate in Hong Kong.
The Coronavirus pandemic has seen a boost in popularity in alternative dispute resolution processes, which obviously face some technical and logistical challenges, but have also shown to aid in facilitating dispute resolution in a flexible and cost-effective measure. The article also provides sample contract clauses for parties to consider including as part of their process so that all of the guidelines are explicitly laid out.
Our job description as in-house counsel often includes common themes: (i) assisting our company in achieving its business goals and (ii) ensuring that our company does not take on undue risk. This Top Ten is designed to help you identify and evaluate these common risk exposures that arise in commercial contracts.