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New M&A, equity capital markets Partner joins Thomson Geer

Thomson Geer's Corporate team has been strengthened with mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets specialist David Church joining as a Partner in the Perth office.

Victorian Public Sector Newsletter Issue 135

The Victorian Government has confirmed the framework for future enterprise agreements with the state’s public sector workers, under an updated wages policy. Minister for Industrial Relations Tim Pallas today released details of the new Victorian Public Sector Wages Policy, which increases the wages component from the current 1.5 per cent per annum to a funded annual increase of 3 per cent.

Intellectual Property

Patent infringement defence reaches boiling point at trial

The importance of selecting appropriately skilled expert witnesses for patent infringement cases was highlighted in a recent Federal Court of Australia decision.

South Australian Public Sector Newsletter Issue 83

Welcome to the latest issue of our South Australian Public Sector Newsletter. TikTok has been banned from South Australian Government devices due to the significant security and privacy risks posed by the application. Agencies must remove and prevent the installation of TikTok on government issued devices, and must also formally assess the risk of TikTok on personal devices that access official, sensitive or security classified data.

CIETAC award recognised and enforced in Australia

An Australian court's decision to enforce a foreign arbitral award made in China is a reminder for Australian parties who enter into arbitration agreements with foreign parties that there can be serious consequences if they ignore a notice of arbitration (even where that notice and/or consequential arbitral proceedings) are conducted in a foreign language.

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Thomson Geer advising Kirin on A$1.8 billion proposed acquisition of healthcare company Blackmores

Thomson Geer is advising Japanese food and beverages giant Kirin Holdings Company, Limited on its A$1.8 billion proposed acquisition of Australian-listed healthcare company Blackmores Ltd via a scheme of arrangement.

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Freight Management Holdings sells further stake in company to SingPost

Thomson Geer has advised the shareholders of Victoria-based Freight Management Holdings Pty Ltd (FMH), a leading 4th party logistics (4PL) provider, on a transaction that has seen Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) increase its holding in the company from 51 per cent to 88 per cent for A$175.4 million.

Health, Aged Care and Retirement Villages

Quality Care Advisory Body and Consumer Advisory Body – Latest updates

Existing aged care approved providers are required to establish a Quality Care Advisory Body and a Consumer Advisory Body by 1 December 2023. In this article we explore the matters approved providers should take into account when setting up these bodies.

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