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Foreign investment update: New ground for FIRB and dealmakers alike
What’s new? Australia’s foreign investment landscape is in the midst of a transformation with technological and administrative changes introduced from...
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Australian M&A: A review of 2025 and outlook for 2026
In 2025, Gadens’ Corporate team advised on over 50 M&A transactions totalling more than AUD3.8 billion. This marked an increase...
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Australia’s evolving AI governance landscape: Regulatory changes set to impact employers
The furious pace of the adoption of AI at scale has represented a significant regulatory challenge to society, due to...
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Return to the office: Can employees be directed back into the office?
Background The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has found that an employer’s decision to dismiss an employee on the basis that...
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Payday Super: Summary of key changes
On 1 July 2026, the Federal Government’s long-anticipated Payday Super reforms will come into effect, fundamentally altering the way employers...
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New prohibitions on unfair trading practices on the horizon
Following the release of two Decision Regulation Impact Statements (DRISs) in December that proposed significant reforms to the Australian Consumer...
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Facial recognition technology on trial
On 4 February 2026, the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) delivered its long-awaited decision in Bunnings Group Limited and Privacy...
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Building certainty on Victoria’s Developer Bond scheme
The summer holiday season has not slowed down progress of the proposed domestic building reforms in Victoria. Draft regulations related...
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No more broken toys: DOCA flexibility powers Toys “R” Us restructure
The Federal Court of Australia recently reaffirmed the flexibility of the Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA) regime under the Corporations...
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NSW planning system reforms: What developers need to know
Amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment (EP&A) Act that have commenced Our Planning and Environment team has summarised the...
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Battle of the Brands: Bed Bath ‘N’ Table Triumphs in Landmark High Court Decision
In Bed Bath ‘N’ Table v Global Retail Brands Australia Pty Ltd HCA 50, the High Court of Australia has...
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Mandatory merger rules are now set
The final ground rules for Australia’s mandatory, suspensory merger notification regime are now set following the Australian Government’s registration of...
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