23 April 2020
"Signing" by email and other virtual means (including NSW amendments on 22 April) in Australia
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/signing-by-email-and-other-virtual-means-including-nsw-amendments-on-22-april-in-australia

As a result of governmental responses to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many companies have their employees working from home. This combined with "social distancing" creates substantial difficulties in executing ...

21 April 2020
Economic Measures to Combat COVID-19 in Australia
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/economic-measures-to-combat-covid-19-in-australia

On 23 March 2020, the Australian Parliament passed the Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act No. 22 of 2020 (the Act), which is designed to provide an economic response to the effect, on Australia, of the ...

01 April 2020
FIRB update: Reducing the monetary thresholds and extending the review period
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/firb-update-reducing-the-monetary-thresholds-and-extending-the-review-period

On 29 March 2020 the Treasurer announced two significant changes to Australia's foreign investment rules. The changes are effectively immediately (but will not apply to transactions entered into before 10.30pm on 29 ...

11 June 2020
South East Asia & Pacific: Foreign Direct Investments & COVID-19 Pandemic
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/south-east-asia-and-pacific-foreign-direct-investments-and-covid-19-pandemic

Throughout the world, many countries have taken aggressive steps to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Those steps have resulted in high levels of unemployment and many businesses becoming financially distressed. To ...