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UK’s tightened immigration policies impact businesses and universities

2 days ago | pinsentmasons.com | Shara Pledger

Rules impacting the recruitment of foreign workers by UK businesses, and the enrolment of foreign students onto UK university courses, are to be tightened, according to government proposals that includes some “surprises” for organisations, an immigration expert has said.
Australian companies face new ransomware reporting requirements

4 weeks ago | pinsentmasons.com | Susan Kantor |Veronica Scott |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman

Susan Kantor, an expert in cyber law at Pinsent Masons, said: “There is no law across APAC that specifically prohibits the payment of ransom following a cyber-attack.” “A new law that is unique in Australia is the Cyber Security Act, which introduced a range of new obligations, including new ransomware payment reporting laws that take effect from 30 May,” she said.
Case offers guidance on Australian administrators' ability to remove and replace directors

1 month ago | pinsentmasons.com | Hannah Griffiths |Alasdair Weir |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman

Although section 442A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (‘the Act’) gives administrators the power to remove a director from office or appoint a replacement to a company, section 437A of the Act sets out the role of an administrator and specifies that while a company is in administration, the administrator has control of the company’s business, property and affairs.
New cybersecurity obligations for critical infrastructure in Hong Kong SAR

1 month ago | pinsentmasons.com | Jennifer A. Wu |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman |Arwyn Jones

The Hong Kong Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre handled over more than 19,000 cybersecurity incidents in 2024 alone, a 35% increase compared to the previous year. Despite this increase, Hong Kong SAR had no statutory requirements for the protection of computer systems within its critical infrastructure (CI).
South Africa construction sector requires ‘system-wide’ sustainability behavioural change

1 month ago | pinsentmasons.com | Anne-Marie Friel |Thomas King |Alastair Dale |Aleesha Way

The National Business Initiative estimates that the construction sector contributes approximately 7% of South Africa’s direct scope 1 carbon emissions, 18% of indirect scope 2 emissions through energy use and material production, and a substantial amount of scope 3 supply chain emissions, which are more difficult to measure.
South Africa aims to alleviate water crisis with regulatory and budgetary developments

1 month ago | pinsentmasons.com | Claire Barclay |Margo-Ann Werner |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman

With this in mind, Enoch Godongwana, South Africa’s minister of finance, outlined in the annual budget speech on 12 March the government’s plan to allocate R1.03 trillion (approx. US$54.7 billion) for public infrastructure projects by state-owned companies over the next three years. Included in the plan was R156.3 billion to water and sanitation infrastructure, R402 billion for road infrastructure and R219.2 billion for energy infrastructure.
Handling potential risks of design and performance issues in renewables projects

1 month ago | pinsentmasons.com | Karah Howard |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman |Arwyn Jones

The number of renewable energy projects has skyrocketed in recent years, with wind and solar the largest source of new energy in 2023, representing a 40% of overall increase in new capacity of renewable power. In the next 10 years, there is expected to be over $3 trillion of investments into power generation in the Asia-Pacific region, with around half in renewables.
Part VII transfers on the rise amidst UK financial services M&A uptick

1 month ago | pinsentmasons.com | Peter McCusker

Regulatory change, market developments, and the geopolitical and economic environment all had a bearing on what was a subdued corporate market in 2022 and 2023. However, 2024’s M&A figures point to a more buoyant market for deals with an increase in Part VII transfers as a result. Below, ahead of our annual event on Part VII transfers on 2 April 2025, which Pinsent Masons co-hosts with actuarial firm Milliman, we explore some of the data and factors behind the trends we’re seeing.
WA Supreme Court confirms insurance bonds are as good as cash

1 month ago | pinsentmasons.com | Nicole Whitby |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman |Andrew Batty

In the case, Primero was contracted by Coburn Resources to design and construct a mineral sands project in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia and the two entered into an EPC contract, with Primero Resources providing four insurance bonds to Coburn as security. Coburn returned two of the bonds to Primero.
French ruling reaffirms requirements for staying enforcement of international arbitration award

1 month ago | pinsentmasons.com | William Brillat-Capello |Alasdair Weir |Aleesha Way

In a recent ruling, the judge reaffirmed the resilience of French arbitration law and its commitment to maintaining the efficiency of the arbitral process. William Brillat-Capello, international commercial arbitration expert at Pinsent Masons, was commenting following the issuance of the decision, drawing attention to the intricacies of French arbitration law and its implications for international commercial disputes.