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Australia set to have carbon trading by 2010

  • Alston & Bird LLP
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  • Australia
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  • March 18 2008

Penny Wong, Australian minister of climate change, announced yesterday that Australia plans to have a carbon trading scheme in place by 2010

Contracting out of a fiduciary relationship investment banks and clients

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Australia
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  • August 22 2007

The Australian Federal Court (Court) handed down a judgment on 28 June 2007 that considered whether the terms of a letter of engagement, under which an investment bank was retained by a large public company to advise it on a proposed takeover and including a clause that on its face excluded the existence of a fiduciary relationship between the investment bank and its client, did so successfully

New defense trade treaties will streamline ITAR licensing

  • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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  • Australia, United Kingdom, USA
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  • October 3 2007

The U.S. Government recently completed the negotiation of two defense trade cooperation treaties, one with the United Kingdom and the other with Australia

Uk House of Lords’ ruling assists foreign liquidators

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • Australia, United Kingdom
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  • April 10 2008

In a closely-watched case stemming from the demise of the Australian HIH insurance group, the UK House of Lords has ruled in McGrath & Anor & Others v Riddell and Others 2008 UKHL 21 that the English assets of four companies in that group, which are in liquidation in Australia and in ancillary insolvency proceedings in England, must be remitted to Australia for distribution under Australian insolvency law

Clearing the air: Australia's High Court clarifies the operation of the IATA Clearing House Regulations during member airline's Australian insolvency proceeding

  • Jones Day
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  • Australia
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  • April 22 2008

If an international airline that is a member of the International Air Transport Association (“IATA”) goes into insolvent external administration under the Australian Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the “Act”), will the IATA Clearing House Regulations (effective January 1, 2006) (the “CH Regulations”) continue to govern the relationship between IATA, the insolvent airline, and the other members of IATA?

Australia seeks bidders for nationwide broadband network

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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  • Australia
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  • April 18 2008

Australia’s government has begun the tender process for an A$9.4 billion (U.S. $8.8 billion) national broadband network

Canada expands working holiday program for Australians

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Australia, Canada
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  • November 2 2007

The Working Holiday work permit program for Australians coming to Canada has been expanded

To remit or not to remit part 3

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Australia, United Kingdom
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  • April 28 2008

The House of Lords has ruled that English assets of the HIH group of companies are to be remitted to the Australian liquidators for distribution under Australian law

Litigation funding set to become more widespread

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia, United Kingdom
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  • November 14 2007

The advent of litigation funding is a dramatic development in the UK commercial litigation landscape and of real importance to retailers

EU strengthens aviation relations with Australia

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Australia, European Union
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  • May 2 2008

On 29 April 2008 the European Union and Australia signed an aviation agreement allowing any EU airline to operate flights between any EU Member State in which it is established and Australia