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May 11, 2012 Final credits roll in iiNet trilogy
May 10, 2012 Courting Publicity - trade mark disputes
April 30, 2012 Directors - beware of the Phoenix
April 27, 2012 Cyberspace is no longer a lawless world
April 16, 2012 Minister scores a goal with sports viewers
April 16, 2012 Easier to list on ASX - proposed lowering of shareholder spread requirement
March 30, 2012 Do you find contracts complicated and confusing? The Attorney General wants to hear from you!
March 26, 2012 Protect your good name - the new National Business Names registration system is coming in May
March 10, 2012 PPSA - Practical Tips
February 6, 2012 Will you be caught by the widening of responsibility for “safety and fairness”
February 1, 2012 Privacy Law Case Notes Feb 2012
January 5, 2012 Review of not-for-profit governance arrangements
December 9, 2011 Update on the Personal Property Securities Registe
December 6, 2011 Work Health Safety (WHS): no longer just for employers to worry about
December 6, 2011 Directors avoid tighter DPN regime…for now
November 29, 2011 Telcos on the front foot in the fight against piracy
November 24, 2011 Anti Bribery Laws about to get tougher?
November 23, 2011 The world wide web of laws entangling Social Media
November 16, 2011 ACCC releases guidelines for carbon pricing
October 27, 2011 Charity (reform) begins at last
October 25, 2011 Government’s Issues Paper further fuels the debate on whether there should be a right to sue for invasion of privacy
October 24, 2011 New warranty and packaging requirements for manufacturers and suppliers
October 12, 2011 New PPS Bill introduced in Parliament to allow Attorney-General to delay further the commencement of the PPS Register
October 7, 2011 The ACCC enforces provisions against unconscionable conduct
September 22, 2011 New date for the Personal Property Securities registration commencement
September 12, 2011 Raising the bar? The new patent law reforms and their impact on patentability of genetic material
August 30, 2011 Protect your good name - the new National Business Names registration system is coming soon
July 25, 2011 No bullying in business in Australia: unconscionable conduct regime to be broadened
July 8, 2011 New electronic transaction ("e-commerce") laws
July 8, 2011 The world’s biggest catfight: Barbie v Bratz
June 17, 2011 Australian Consumer Law update - display notices
June 14, 2011 Through the looking glass - notes on privacy
April 12, 2011 Brand Grab: The ICANN gTLD expansion is coming later this year - stake your claim before it is too late!
April 7, 2011 Not just for banks? The new Price Signalling Bill
March 31, 2011 The PPSA commencement is coming!
February 3, 2011 Sir Donald Bradman: A “loved and missed family member” or a “brand name like ‘Mickey Mouse’”?
November 22, 2010 Is this headline protected by copyright? Federal Court says no as Fairfax loses copyright infringement case
November 8, 2010 Business grants - where do you go for information
November 8, 2010 Building brands: why trade marking is crucial to commercial success in the music and entertainment industry
November 5, 2010 Your trade terms and your credit terms
September 13, 2010 New notification requirements for suppliers of consumer goods
August 24, 2010 “Naming and shaming” First public warning notice issued by ACCC
August 16, 2010 Trade Practices Act reformed and renamed
July 14, 2010 Ensuring that you receive your gift: lessons from the Hirst Estate decision.pdf
July 7, 2010 Fairness in contracting – unfair contract terms to be void from 1 July 2010
May 28, 2010 Through the looking glass: notes on privacy
May 18, 2010 Small Businesses to Lose Protections against Faulty Goods and Services
March 23, 2010 Fairness in contracting - the first part of the new Australian Consumer Law has been passed by the Senate
February 23, 2010 iiNet copyright decision fails to follow Hollywood’s script
February 23, 2010 Men at Work’s Down Under infringes copyright in Kookaburra
December 14, 2009 Fair trading in fashionable names: what to do if your name is famous but you are not (yet)
November 27, 2009 The new Personal Property Securities Act, what businesses need to do now
November 2, 2009 Get ready – the PPS scheme is coming!
October 20, 2009 Retirement Villages Regulation 2009
October 8, 2009 Faster, lower cost litigation
September 11, 2009 “Gray matter”: Full Federal Court confirms academics rights to their inventions
August 17, 2009 “Credibility for credit providers” – The National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009
August 13, 2009 Foreign Investment Screening Framework Reform
August 12, 2009 Anti-Cartel Legislation commenced 24 July 2009
July 20, 2009 Through the looking glass: notes on privacy - Traps for the unwary
July 14, 2009 New tax traps for businesses operating in Victoria
June 23, 2009 Anti-Cartel legislation update
June 19, 2009 Monster Energy update June 2009
June 18, 2009 Monster Energy Update
June 1, 2009 Was/Now Pricing – When is it misleading?
May 14, 2009 Fairness in contracting – national unfair contract terms provision released for public comment
April 30, 2009 Are telephone directories, train timetables, football fixtures and television program schedules protected by copyright?
February 23, 2009 An end to unfair contracts? – The new Australian Consumer Law
March 26, 0000 Protect your good name - the new National Business Names registration system is coming in May
March 26, 0000 Director Derivative Liability – finally a policy shift.