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Incoming Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme
Insight 05 Sep 2017

There is no current legal obligation under the Privacy Act to notify either the Privacy Commissioner or affected individuals where you suffer a data breach. However, mandatory data breach notification laws will take effect in Australia from 22 February 2018. ...

Allens advises Archer Capital on sale of Healthe Care
News 08 Dec 2015

Allens has advised Archer Capital on its proposed divestment of private hospital business Healthe Care to China's Luye Medical Group. Healthe Care is Australia's third largest private hospital ...

Allens advises PEP on acquisition of LifeHealthcare
News 25 May 2018

Allens has advised private equity fund manager Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) in relation to the acquisition of ASX-listed LifeHealthcare Group Limited (LifeHealthcare) by Pacific Health Supplies ...

Making sense of human cell and tissue products regulation
Insight 12 Sep 2018

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has released guidance on recent changes to the regulation of human cell and tissue products Special Counsel Ric Morgan and Senior Associate Tracy Lu dissect the complex regulatory framework particularly in relation to advertising ...

Allens advises on Australian-first dementia village
News 19 Jul 2017

Allens has provided pro bono advice to Social Ventures Australia on the financing of the ground-breaking Korongee dementia care village. The first of its kind in Australia, the village is designed ...

The ending point for 'starting point'
Insight 01 Sep 2014

The Full Federal Court has published its much-anticipated judgment in the AstraZeneca v Apotex appeal A bench of five judges heard the appeal in contrast to the usual three judges in order to be able to clarify or overrule if appropriate an earlier Full Court decision relating to the correct test ...

Predictive coding: the future of electronic document production?
Insight 25 Feb 2016

A recent decision of the English High Court may pave the way for the use of predictive coding in large scale discovery and regulatory investigations in Australia Partners Nick Rudge and Duncan Travis Managing Associate Kate Austin and Associate Emily Giblin look at the benefits and risks of the new ...

Room for Improvement? Big Data challenges in Health
Insight 11 Dec 2017

'Big data' is revolutionising approaches in all major industries, including the health sector, but Australia's current privacy framework lacks flexibility, and there is insufficient guidance to support compliance. Associate Nick Li looks at the challenges in improving patient care and research outco ...

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