International bribery crackdown
Andrew Morrison from our Litigation team talks to BRR Media about the increased regulator activity in combating bribery and corruption in international business dealings
View ArticleInternational Trade Insights
This issue includes: Streamlining Australia's anti-dumping system; Profile: Michael Mulgrew;
View ArticleForeign anti-bribery laws - will Government abandon a critical protection?
The possible removal of the facilitation payments defence to foreign bribery is a potentially critical development for companies doing business in international jurisdictions that pose challenging...
View ArticleIndia: a widening scope to avoid enforcement of foreign awards
A recent Indian court decision has serious implications for anyone contracting with Indian companies, say Rob Cutler & Tim Webb
View ArticleArbitration and abuse of process: High Court clarifies their interaction
The High Court has brought some much-needed clarity to general principles of international arbitration law, abuse of process and inconsistent determinations, say Sid Wang and James Robinson.
View ArticleEnforcing UK judgments in Australia
Doug Bishop, Scott Grahame and Garth Williams discuss the two ways successful UK litigants can enforce judgments in Australia
View ArticleRoot and branch reform, or just a tidy-up? Federal Government looks at...
A potentially very far-reaching reform of Australian contract law could be in the pipeline, says Scott Crabb, but at this stage no concrete proposals have been made.
View ArticleEnforcing foreign judgments in Australia: A case study
Your strategy for enforcing a foreign judgments in Australia must be tailored to accommodate the particular factual circumstances of the foreign judgment, say Douglas Bishop, Scott Grahame and Garth...
View ArticleThe Brumby Review: Australia's Anti-Dumping Administration to be reformed?
A feasibility study into a stand-alone Commonwealth Anti-Dumping Agency and the need for further reform of Australia's Anti-Dumping system is underway, but Michael Mulgrew, Jocelyn Kellam and Zac Chami...
View ArticleDigging Deep: Chinese investment in Australian energy and resources
Our new Clayton Utz report, Digging Deep: Chinese investment in Australian energy and resources uncovers the real story of China's investment, says Jonathan Li.
View ArticleIncoming Kiwis: new monetary limits for NZ investors into Australia
From 1 March, most New Zealand investments in Australia will not require vetting by the Foreign Investment Review Board, as David Landy explains.
View ArticleTransparency is the new black in investor-state arbitration: UNCITRAL's New...
Privacy and confidentiality in investor-state arbitration are being dialled back by the UNCITRAL. Mark Gillard and Louise Dargan set out how this will work, and the pros and cons for investors.
View ArticleAgribusiness aspects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
If it's finalised, say Andrew Hay and Esteban Gomez, the Trans-Pacific Partnership could lead to the elimination of tariffs on agricultural products and greater investment.
View ArticleRecent agreement signals a new era in Australia's trade relationship with Japan
Preferential access and reduced or eliminated tariffs are the key element of the new Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement, says Zac Chami.
View ArticleAustralian Government launches Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda
Zac Chami says the overarching ambitions of the Agenda and the specific reforms set out within it demonstrate the Government's commitment to driving change in Australian industry.
View ArticleThe Trans-Pacific Partnership: Emerging E&R opportunities for Australia
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement should benefit Australia's exports of resources and associated goods and services, say Graham Taylor, Samy Mansour and Mary Konstantopoulos.
View ArticleInvestment protection and dispute resolution under the TPP
Jonathan McTigue and Caroline Swartz-Zern say the Trans-Pacific Partnership is another step in increasing protections to Australian citizens investing in the other member states of the TPP (including...
View ArticleSovereign's immunity against suit doesn't stop registration of foreign judgments
Sovereign states can be sued in Australia over bond defaults, and certain foreign judgments registered and enforced here too, but getting access to their funds to pay the judgment debt is a more...
View ArticleForeign investment in Australia: Trends and insights from the Treasury
Foreign investment is crucial to Australia's prosperity, but (perhaps surprisingly) there is no single authoritative source of data on it. A new Treasury working paper brings some clarity and, say...
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