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ALRC Final Report: 'Serious Invasions of Privacy in the Digital Era'
The Australian Law Reform Commission has released its long-anticipated final report on serious invasions of privacy The report proposes that a new statutory cause of action be implemented in a new stand-alone Commonwealth Act If adopted the proposal would have far reaching ramifications for ...
Gradual steps towards online copyright infringement reform
Telecommunications industry body the Communications Alliance has released a draft industry code that would introduce a copyright infringement notice scheme for internet service providers ...
Media control and ownership: (re)starting the discussion
A policy background paper on media control and ownership released by the federal Department of Communications aims to restart the discussion on media law reform The paper does not draw conclusions or make recommendations but adopts a deregulatory tone Partner Ian McGill Senior Associate Matt Vitins ...
Final piece of privacy reform jigsaw
In important news for any Australian business that provides goods or services to individuals on deferred payment terms the long-awaited Credit Reporting Privacy Code has been registered Partner Michael Pattison and Senior Associate Matt Vitins report on the implications of the credit reporting ...
Allens advises APN Outdoor on $1.119bn acquisition by JCDecaux
Allens has secured ACCC clearance on behalf of APN Outdoor for its acquisition by way of scheme of arrangement by JCDecaux SA, through which JCDecaux will acquire 100 per cent of the company's issu ...
Allens signs on as foundation partner of Australia's first fintech start-up hub
Allens has signed on as one of the corporate foundation members of Stone and Chalk, an independent entity created to foster and accelerate the development of world-class Australian fintech start-up ...
Spotlight: Cyber breach at Yahoo
2016 was the Year of the Data Breach for Yahoo, as it announced three separate and significant data breaches. Although the consequences of these breaches are still unfolding, the financial cost to Yahoo is already significant – in 2017, Verizon slashed the price of its deal to buy Yahoo by US$350 mi ...
Spotlight: Cyber breach at Target
There's a joke in the cyber security industry that there are two types of companies: those that know they have been hacked, and those that haven't yet found out. In November 2013, Target Corporation in the US learned this the hard way when it was told by law enforcement agencies that it had been sub ...
Allens wins ILTA Innovative Project of the Year
Allens won the ILTA Innovative Project of the Year award for its Real Estate Due Diligence App REDDA. The system will allow lawyers to focus on expert legal analysis by removing the majority of the manual burden. ...
Allens advises Westpac on zipMoney investment
Allens has advised Westpac on its $40 million investment in listed Fintech zipMoney. The deal includes a $40 million equity investment, a grant of up to 9.8 million performance options and a ...