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KNOWLEDGE & INSIGHTS

Expert perspectives on the latest developments across our sectors and services.
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Saudi Arabia: Significant reforms to commercial registration and trade name laws
On 17 September 2024, the Saudi Cabinet approved two new laws both of which will replace the existing legislative framework and are scheduled to …
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CORSIA and Article 6: A crucial intersection in international climate policy
This paper considers the interrelationship between CORSIA and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and identifies …
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Insurance brokers’ regulation 2024
On 25 July 2024, the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) issued the new Insurance Brokers' Regulation (the Regulation). The Regulation comes into …
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Constructing successful partnerships – Swiss Law and joint ventures
Many projects are currently built by joint ventures or consortia, and it is not uncommon for the relationship between their members to be governed …
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Australian Mining Bulletin, September 2024
The September edition of the HFW Australian Mining Bulletin, covering cover recent case law developments of interest to the Australian mining industry
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Mark it essential – failure to meet minimum expenditure requirements INSUFFICENT for right to terminate
The Western Australia Court of Appeal has found that a tenement manager's failure to meet contractual expenditure requirements did not constitute …
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No gold for second place: priority provisions apply to conversion of special gold prospecting licence
In Anthony Gerald Pilkington v Kurnalpi Gold Pty Ltd [2024] WAMW 27, an exploration licence holder's "first in time" application for a mining lease ..
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Recent Developments of Note
Discover recent developments of note within our Australian Mining Bulletin September edition
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It’s all in the numbers: UNSUCCESSFUL challenge to coal mine extension approvals on environmental grounds
The decision in Environment Council of Central Queensland Inc v Minister for the Environment and Water [2024] FCAFC 56 is an example of climate …
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Not all or nothing: WA Court of Appeal confirms joint venture interest earned by deemed contribution
The Western Australia Court of Appeal grappled with questions of contractual interpretation in Vango Mining Limited v Zuleika Gold Limited formerly ..
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Commodities case update 17th edition: September 2024
Read our seventeenth edition of the Commodities Case Update, summarising 12 key recent cases relevant to the commodities sector.
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World Trade Organization Agreement on Electronic Commerce: a UK Perspective
On 26 July 2024, the UK and 90 other member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) published an advanced draft text of …
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