ASIC’s final report is a clear call to action for Australia’s private credit sector. Boards and managers must move decisively to address the regulator’s concerns, or risk facing enforcement action as ...

There is no "five year requirement" for the section 58 statements that need to be filed with exploration licence applications, following the important and awaited decision in Richmond v Warden Thomas ...

Inclusion of a GLS is mandatory in a Commonwealth lease on and from 1 January 2025 in all leases in which the Commonwealth is a party, which are for a net lettable area of 1000 square metres or ...

The Australian Treasury has released its quarterly report on foreign investment for 1 October to 31 December 2024 (Q2 2024/25), offering insights into foreign investment activity in Australia, ...

Clayton Utz has advised Optus on an agreement for the sale and licence-back of around 340 mobile tower and rooftop sites to leading Australian digital infrastructure operator Waveconn. The transaction ...

ASIC's message is unambiguous: investment due diligence and compliance oversight are no longer back-office exercises but core fiduciary and operational functions. Recent regulatory action highlights ...

A legal due diligence process will always involve potential buyers gaining access to confidential information of the vendor and the target group companies. [1] In some cases, this information may be ...

As The Great Wealth Transfer unfolds, trillions of dollars are set to move into the hands of new generations of investors, which will have a significant impact on how wealth is managed, invested and ...

As the first enforcement of the current whistleblower protections in the Corporations Act, the TerraCom decision reinforces the critical role of whistleblower protections in promoting transparency and ...

The Federal Court’s decision in The NOCO Company v Brown and Watson International Pty Ltd [2025] FCA 887 has provided a welcome update on the relevant date for assessing the best method knowledge ...

Since we last examined the new mandatory and suspensory merger regime and how it applies to real estate transactions, the Treasury has published the final Competition and Consumer (Notification of ...

APRA’s 2025–26 Corporate Plan represents an important juncture for Australia’s financial services sector. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s 2025-26 Corporate Plan marks the first ...