Scott Morrison, as Minister for Immigration has just confirmed that the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (”Customs") and the Department of Immigration are to merge into one "super agency" with an anticipated comm...

Following intense media speculation over the last few weeks (together with the selective leaking of information), the Federal Government finally released the Report from the National Commission of Audit yesterday afternoon. The...

On 17 April 2014, the Government published an advance release of the Building and Construction Industry (Fair and Lawful Building Sites) Code 2014. When this code commences, its provisions will apply retrospectively to enterprise...

As usual, the last year has seen its fair share of trade mark disputes involving fashion brands. Perhaps the highest profile case was Adidas AG v Pacific Brands Footwear Pty Ltd (No 3),1  in which the presiding judge had the unen...

Every day of our lives, whether in business or in personal relationships, we will engage in communication which requires the need to resolve divergent interpretations and differences of opinion. This can be in relation to a compl...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a draft new Immunity and Cooperation Policy for Cartel Conduct (new policy) and a supporting Frequently Asked Questions document (FAQs) for public comment. ...