The High Court emphasised that the answer to the trade mark infringement allegation did not provide an answer to the misleading or deceptive conduct case, the scope and function of the Trade Marks Act ...

Existing and future contracts will be affected by the new policy on accepting guarantees, so NSW Government Agencies must review their contracts and ensure they comply with the new mandatory reporting ...

In essence, the High Court affirmed that an indictment for conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office does not require specific articulation of unlawful acts, provided the overall scope of the ...

The Takeovers Panel has released a consultation paper proposing amendments to its Guidance Note 4 ( GN 4 ), which sets out ...

COP30 is expected to set the direction for global climate policy and markets over the next decade, presenting both significant challenges and new opportunities for Australian businesses in the face of ...

Expanded licensing and liability are on the way for the NSW building sector. The NSW Government’s ambitious agenda for building legislation reform has taken another step forward, with the release of ...

Similar in many ways to the notifiable data breaches scheme under the Commonwealth privacy regime, IPP Entities will need to have appropriate policies and procedures in place to meet new notification ...

The test for whether a term is unfair is not so clear that contract drafters can have absolute confidence that they can prevent an automatic renewal clause from falling foul of the unfair contract ...

The New Aim decision makes clear that lawyers may permissibly engage with experts on a range of matters, but practically they should err on the side of caution, both for forensic and ethical reasons.

Multiple changes to the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, agreed to with the Greens, have allowed the Federal Government's package of seven Bills to pass Senate this evening. Although detailed ...

Initially foreshadowed in late 2022, and following community consultation which commenced in 2019, the WA Government has this month introduced Bills to implement its proposed new privacy and ...

The NSW Court of Appeal in Sydney Metro v G&J Drivas Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 5 has continued the recent trend of narrowing the circumstances in which owners whose land is acquired in accordance with the ...