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Risk advisory and digital economy update
19 Jul 2022 Mandatory cyber incident reporting now live for Australia's critical infrastructure
Authors: John Macpherson (Director, Risk Advisory); Amanda Ludlow (Partner, Digital Economy Transactions) and Andrew Hilton (Expertise Counsel, Digital…
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Competition Law News
10 Jun 2022 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission takes Mastercard to Court for alleged misuse of market power and exclusive dealing
Authors: Melissa Fraser, Partner; Narelle Smythe, Partner; and Amanda Tesvic, Senior Expertise Lawyer With thanks to Isabella Hunt, Laurel Donnelly and…
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contentious financial services update
20 May 2022 The Privy Council rejects extending Quincecare duty to third parties
Lady Hale in Singularis Holdings Ltd v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd stressed that the purpose of the Quincecare duty was to protect the bank's customer…
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legal updates
11 Apr 2022 UK government outlines energy security plans
British Energy Security Strategy
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corporate crime update
02 Feb 2022 What might be the business implications of Western sanctions on Russia?
In response to recent Russian troop build-ups around Ukraine and currently unsuccessful negotiations, the US, EU, UK, Canada, Australia and others are…
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ICLG 2022
14 Dec 2021 International Comparative Legal Guides: Merger Control in the Asia-Pacific
Authors: Angie Ng (Partner, Singapore), Amanda Tesvic (Senior Expertise Lawyer, Sydney)
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Digital Economy Update
13 Oct 2021 A trusted digital identity framework for Australia
Consultation on Australia's draft Trusted Digital Identity Bill 2021, Trusted Digital Identity Framework (TDIF) and TDI Rules.
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The Merger Control review
30 Aug 2021 Merger Control Review 2021 - Australia
Our chapter, published in The Merger Control Review - edition 12, gives an overview of Australia's merger control regime.
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financial regulatory update - germany
23 Aug 2021 Targeting Greenwashing - BaFin goes alone on sustainability criteria
BaFin, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, consults guidelines for sustainable investment funds
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IP @ Ashurst update | australia
12 Aug 2021 The evolution of innovation: Artificial Intelligence can be an "inventor" of a patentable invention says a Federal Court Judge
The Federal Court hands down a world first decision concluding that an artificial intelligence system is permitted to be named as an "inventor" on a patent…
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Consumer Law Alert
05 Jul 2021 Significant increase in "consumer" definition under the Australian Consumer Law
Authors: Alyssa Phillips, Partner; Melissa Fraser, Partner; Amanda Tesvic, Senior Associate; Rowan Kendall, Senior Associate; Judy Zhao, Lawyer; and Tom Allen…
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litigation trending update
21 May 2021 Litigation Trending: A journalist succeeds in accessing documents referred to in a 6-year old judgment
In that case, Lady Hale had stated that the court has an inherent jurisdiction to determine what the principle of open justice requires in terms of access to…
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digital economy update
30 Mar 2021 Exports of controlled technology - new guidance for exporters
Exports of controlled technology are licensable, but very few exporters are aware of all their obligations. In this article we highlight key points in the new…
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The Merger Control Review
23 Nov 2020 The Merger Control Review 2020 - Australia
Our chapter, published in The Merger Control Review - edition 11, gives an overview of Australia's merger control regime. It describes the options available…
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Digital Economy Alert
12 Nov 2020 Major reforms to Australia's critical infrastructure laws - exposure draft legislation released
Digital Economy key contacts are: Tim Brookes, Partner; Rebecca Cope, Partner; Amanda Ludlow, Global Co-Head of Digital Economy; Emma Butler, Partner; Andrew…
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Privacy Alert
06 Nov 2020 What does the Government's review of Australia's privacy laws mean for you?
The Government has released the terms of reference and issues paper for Australia's long awaited review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). The outcome of this…
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dIGITAL ECONOMY legal update
10 Mar 2020 Updates to Queensland Government ICT Standing Offer Arrangements
Authors: Amanda Ludlow, Partner; and Clare Doneley, Counsel
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Australian Employment Alert
28 Jan 2020 Enterprise bargaining in 2020: What to watch out for
In this Employment Alert, we consider the latest developments about who can vote on an agreement, requirements when explaining the agreement to those voting…
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contentious financial services update
13 Dec 2019 Themes from 2019
The Supreme Court, with Lady Hale (and her now infamous spider brooch) handing down the judgment, unanimously held that (i) the PM's advice to Her Majesty was…
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contentious financial services update
27 Sep 2019 Prorogation, prorogation, prorogation ...
As Lady Hale said "the courts cannot shirk that responsibility merely on the ground that the question raised is political in tone or context" Everybody,…
