Fifth edition

Please note, this information is correct as at 9 June.

• Corporate & Tax: Managing M&A valuation issues in the era of COVID-19
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution: The future of litigation funding and class actions in Australia
• Human Resources: Managing a health crisis from an HR perspective
• Intellectual Property and Competition: Top tips for organisations transitioning back to ‘BAU’ from COVID-19
• Planning and Environment: The environmental impacts of COVID-19 recovery
• Real Estate: Leasing: Reopening businesses post COVID-19 – lease considerations for landlords and tenants (commercial and retail)
• Construction and Infrastructure: Fast tracking the road to recovery
• Construction and Infrastructure: The money is in the timing

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Fourth edition

Please note, this  information is correct as at 13 May.

• Tax and Employment Relations: JobKeeper summary 
• Corporate: Sign here… or insert signature here
• Corporate and Tax: COVID-19: FIRB provides further guidance
• Employment Relations and Safety: COVID-19: Managing liability in planning a resumption of business operations
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Debt recovering during COVID-19
• Insolvency: Changes to convening and holding creditor’s meetings
• Real Estate: Leasing: Residential tenancy changes in Queensland during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Technology, Media and Telecommunications: Financial Services: Be cyber-safe, don’t hibernate

Third edition

Please note, this information is correct as at 15 April.

Macro Overview

• Corporate: ASX and ASIC announce regulatory relief and clarification for listed entities
• Employment: JobKeeper scheme rules come into effect
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Opportunistic fraud by employees and officers during COVID-19
• Mediation: COVID-19 and effective dispute resolution via mediation
• Estates: Implications of COVID-19 on succession planning
• Allegiant IRS: Continuing to monitor the latest developments of the evolving COVID-19 situation
• Intellectual Property and Competition: ACCC gives green light for COVID-19 cooperation
• Intellectual Property and Competition: Pandemic price gouging a prime consumer concern

• Intellectual Property and Competition: Consumer Law: COVID-19, demands for payment and the Australian Consumer Law
• Intellectual Property and Competition: Privacy: Privacy Act exceptions
• Property, Planning and Finance: COVID-19 changes to commercial and retail leases

Micro Overview

• Construction and Employment Relations and Safety: COVID-19 urgent update for the building and construction sector – border closures and FIFO workers
• Employment Relations and Safety: Aged Care industry: Closing retirement villages to visitors – a no go zone?
• Technology, Media and Telecommunications: Arts industry: Copyright Agency to provide an additional $375,000 in funding to Australian artists and writers, with more funding to follow

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Second edition

Please note, this information is correct as at 1 April.

Macro Overview

• Corporate: The Treasurer announces significant changes to the FIRB regime in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Tax: Stage Two – Cushioning the economic impact of COVID-19
• Employment: COVID-19 – JobKeeper payments: wage relief and support for businesses
• Employment Relations and Safety: Modern award changes during COVID-19 pandemic
• Estates: Your personal affairs
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Courts open for business
• Restructuring and Insolvency: Revolutionary variation of Australia’s insolvency system for coronavirus era – novel times certainly do lead to novel measures
  • Allegiant IRS: Management Liability, Directors and Officers Liability Insurance – Insolvency and Premium Increases
  • Corporate: Insolvency: Register your security interests on the PPSR

• Planning and Environment: State Government urgently amends key legislation and practices in response to COVID-19
• Real Estate: COVID-19: Property acquisition and disposal
• Real Estate: COVID-19: Leasing in precarious times
• Banking and Finance: COVID-19: Update
• Finance: Practical considerations for electronic execution
• Intellectual Property: COVID-19 updates for intellectual property rights holders, applicants and opponents

Micro Overview

• Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Aged Care industry: Protecting against COVID-19 class actions
• Technology, Media and Telecommunications: Entertainment industry: Legal impact of COVID-19 on the entertainment industry
• Technology, Media and Telecommunications: Data Security: Data Security Checklist

First edition

Please note, this information is correct as at 19 March.

• Insurance and Corporate Risk – ISR and COVID-19: Will your policy respond?
• Allegiant IRS – COVID-19: Travel insurers’ positions
• Employment Relations and Safety – COVID-19: Mitigating the risks
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution – COVID-19: What you need to know
  
• Intellectual Property: Cybersecurity – Cybersecurity a must as scammers spread infection
• Intellectual Property: Advertising – Therapeutic goods ads gone bad: Rules for industry
• Corporate – COVID-19: Issues for consideration
• Construction and Infrastructure – Your project and COVID-19
• Tax – COVID-19 stimulus package – keeping your business healthy

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