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On 1 August 2020, the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (COVID-19) Act 2020 (Act) was signed into law. This legislation, due to commence soon, will address certain specific company law issues arising because of the ongoing and unprecedented Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

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On 20 July 2020, the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (COVID-19) Bill 2020 (the Bill) was initiated in Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish parliament). This proposed legislation seeks to address certain specific company law issues which have arisen in the context of the ongoing and unprecedented Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

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This article was first published in Digital Asset.

“Immutable” is a term that is frequently used when people talk about blockchain and the benefit of using this technology for record-keeping.

On 29 April 2016, the Australian Government Treasury released a proposal paper that, among other things, proposed reforms to introduce an ipso facto moratorium (Proposal). This reform was foreshadowed in as part of the Australian Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda.