December, 2011
Asia Pacific
Australia
- Future of Financial Advice – Second FoFA Bill Introduced.
- Government Business Enterprises Governance Reforms.
- Possible Changes to Australia's Foreign Bribery Laws.
- Major Changes to Flood Insurance Proposed.
- Audio – Private Equity Market Update.
- Significant Changes to NT Mining Regulation.
- Arbitral Award Enforced Against a Company in Administration.
- Is it Easier to bring Proceedings Against Companies in Administration?
- Further Changes Proposed to the Test for Payment of Dividends.
- ACCC Loses Metcash Appeal.
- Draft Murray-Darling Basin Plan Released.
- ANZ Class Action update: Bank Fees can be Penalties only if Payable on Breach.
- Australia – Privacy Commissioner's Tough New Approach to Information Leaks.
- Australia – Treasury Releases Retail Corporate Bond Market Proposals.
- Unfair Terms in Insurance Contracts – Draft Regulation Impact Statement Released.
- New Trustee Obligations and APRA’s Prudential Standards Making Power.
- The Asian Century: Emerging Roles for Australian Business Leaders.
China
Hong Kong
- It’s Common Sense mate…
- The Court put HKZM Bridge Back on Track: What it Means for Contractors?
- Mediation Bill introduced into Hong Kong’s Legislature.
- Med-Arb and Bias: An Appeal Against Keeneye.
- Hong Kong – Importance of Staff Training on Insider Dealing.
- The Hong Kong Companies Ordinance – An International Statute?
- Hong Kong's Competition Bill – What Businesses need to Know.
- Hong Kong Regulatory Update.
Singapore
- Singapore High Court finds ‘Nutella’ to be well known in Singapore.
- The Importance of Adhering to Timelines in Trade Mark Opposition Proceedings.
- A Shift from a Self Assessing Patent Regime a Distinct Possibility?
- Competition Commission of Singapore Fines Modelling Agencies for Price Fixing.
- Singapore – Major Changes to Patent System Proposed.
- Greening of Buildings in Singapore.
- Singapore – New WIPO-IPOS Mediation Option for Trade Mark Disputes.