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Beverage get-up round-up
Recent Federal Court beverage cases illustrate the challenges involved in protecting and enforcing secondary marks on food and beverage product packaging. ...
Video: UN's Big Data-Open Data consultation process: Insights from Professor Joseph Cannataci, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy
We recently had the privilege of catching up with Prof Joseph Cannataci the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy to discuss the UNs Big Data - Open Data consultation process Watch the video for his insights on the rapidly changing global privacy landscape ...
A global snapshot of data breach class actions
While we are yet to see a successful data breach class action in Australia, data breach class actions have become all too real for many major companies overseas ...
New APRA prudential standard raises bar for information security obligations and incident notification requirements
As companies and regulators across the world grapple with ever-increasing cyber security threats, Australia's financial services regulator, APRA, has released the final form of a new prudential standard, which imposes heigtened security obligations for APRA-regulated entities ...
Controversial encryption legislation passed
The Governments highly controversial encryption legislation was hastily passed through Parliament last week making it the first legislation of its kind globally Partner Valeska Bloch and Paralegal Sophie Peach report ...
Allens advises Aristocrat on A$1.37bn US acquisition
Allens has advised Aristocrat Leisure Limited ( Aristocrat ) on its A$1.37bn acquisition of Tennessee based Video Gaming Technologies, Inc. ( VGT ). Aristocrat will fund the acquisition and refinan ...
Linklaters and Allens advises consortium on Myanmar telco deal
Alliance partners Linklaters and Allens have advised the KDDI Corporation–Sumitomo Corporation consortium on its agreement with Myanmar government agency Myanma Posts & Telecommunications to jointl ...
Clearer picture: Allens advises Foxtel on Channel 10 acquisitions
Allens has advised Australian pay TV operator Foxtel on the competition aspects of its proposed tie-up with free-to-air television station Channel 10. The deal cleared a major hurdle last week when ...
Allens Accelerate: 2016 Budget summary: startup hits and misses
Allens has looked at the Budget handed down by the Turnbull Government this week and identified the hits and misses for Australian startups Overall the measures targeted at the startup and innovation sector have mostly been amendments and improvements to existing legislation and previously announced ...
New EU rules raise the bar for data security
The EU General Data Protection Regulation GDPR which will apply from May 2018 includes enhanced data security requirements and obligations to notify regulators and individuals of data breaches A failure to comply with key provisions may lead to a fine of up to euro20 million or 4 per cent of global ...