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Insurers raising the bar on flood insurance claims
The Queensland 2010/11 wet season was even wetter than 2008, with insurers raising the bar on making insurance claims for flooded pits by increasing the …
Women in Mining
On 1 May 2014, with over 120 attendees, Herbert Smith Freehills (London office) hosted the inaugural "Copper: Bears vs Bulls" debate, organised by Women …
Warkworth Extension Project – Court of Appeal upholds LEC’s decision to overturn Part 3A approval
The NSW Court of Appeal has recently delivered a judgment upholding a decision by the NSW Land and Environment Court to overturn the Part 3A approval …
Aurizon and Baosteel join forces in a bid for Aquila Resources
On Monday, 5 May, Aurizon announced a $1.4 billion joint off-market bid with Baosteel to acquire 100% of the share capital of Aquila Resources Limited. …
Paraguay set to re-enter Mercosur
On 29 June 2012, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay elected to suspend Paraguay’s participation in the South American trade bloc, Mercosur, following removal …
BCIPA Amendments
On 9 April Tim Mander, the Minister for Housing and Public Works, released a media statement on the proposed amendments to the Building and Construction …
EU Reporting by mining (and other extractive) companies on government payments - Early UK implementation
Two EU Directives were passed in 2013 which require annual reports on payments to governments by companies in the extractive industries (mining, oil and …
Indonesia indicates intention to terminate all of its Bilateral Investment Treaties?
According to the Netherlands Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia has informed the Netherlands that it has decided to terminate the Bilateral Investment Treaty …
How to navigate dispute resolution in Africa
As investment continues to flow into the continent, the number of disputes is also rising Over the last decade investment into Africa from foreign …
Spotlight on the EPBC Act
Late-2013 saw plenty of activity around environmental assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act). On 16 …
New NSW Case on Duty to Report a Pollution Incident
A recent decision of the NSW land and Environment Court sheds new light on the duty to report a pollution incident under section 148 of the Protection of …
The National Access Regime - Productivity Commission Final Report released
On 11 February 2014, the Federal Government released the Productivity Commission’s (PC) Final Report into the National Access Regime (Regime). In large …
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