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February 2012
February 2012
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Cracking the revised TCP Code – is this the end of self-regulation?
The Australian telecommunications industry body, Communications Alliance, has submitted a revised Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP) Code to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for registration. If registered, the revised TCP Code will replace the current version of the Code which was registered by the ACMA in September 2007. More...
February 2012
New building industry watchdog likely to be unleashed
The House of Representatives on 16 February 2012 passed the Government introduced bill abolishing the existing building industry watchdog – the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner (ABCC) and replaced it with the new watchdog – the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate.
February 2012
Middletons grows its Property, Development and Construction group in Perth
Middletons has appointed Anne Hurley as special counsel in the Property, Development and Construction group in Perth. Anne, previously a special counsel at Clayton Utz, has more than 25 years experience in the property industry. More...
February 2012
ASIC to crackdown on financial product advertising
In this Boardroom Radio, Murray Deakin, the head of our Competition & Regulatory Group, discusses ASIC's foreshadowed crackdown and the release of its guidelines in relation to the advertising of financial products and services. More...
February 2012
Are you prepared for a denial of service attack?
A denial of service (DoS) attack is designed to disable an IT system by flooding the system’s internet connected equipment with data in order to seriously degrade the performance of the system or cause it to fail because of the sheer load of communications. The attack is designed to prevent or limit use of the IT system by the system’s intended or authorised users. More...
February 2012
Middletons successfully acts for Tower Bersama Infrastructure in US$519 million acquisition of Indosat tower assets
Middletons, in co-operation with Iffla Wade, acted for Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT (TBIG) in successfully signing an agreement with Indosat for the purchase of 2,500 tower assets and lease of site space to PT Indosat Tbk (Indosat), for upfront amount of US$406 million made up of cash and shares and a maximum potential earn-out amount of US$113 million. More...
February 2012