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Encouraging news for resource sector: Budget reform announced for environmental law

Ahead of this year's Federal Budget to be handed down on 29 March 2022, the Morrison Government has announced that $128.5m has been earmarked to boost investor confidence by reforming environmental legislation to "provide greater certainty around environmental protection, streamline asse...

Reliance on Approved Product List exclusion garners the Court’s disapproval

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Queensland in EP Financial Services Pty Ltd v Arch Underwriting at Lloyd's Limited & Ors [2021] QSC 347 highlights the importance of careful and specific drafting of policy wordings, to ensure the parties' intentions are achieved.  ...