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Have your say in proposed NSW building reforms
The NSW Government has taken another significant step in its 'Construct NSW' building and construction industry reforms. The draft legislation is wide ranging in scope and will impact those operating in the commercial and residential construction space. In this Insight, we explain some of the key proposed areas of reform. ...
Winds of change: offshore wind regime and supports grow
In this Insight, we briefly provide some key updates for the offshore wind sector that you should know about, including the Victorian Government's recent announcements in the Offshore Wind Implementation Statement, the Federal Government's 'Rewiring the Nation' plan, and important amendments to the OEI Act. ...
Continuous disclosure obligations in the evolving age of cyberattacks
This Insight examines the growing need for boards and senior management to consider disclosure obligations in the event of an actual or suspected cyber incident—regardless of their significance—as well as the need to apply an ESG lens to cyber resilience. ...
From Sleeping Giant to Awakening Giant – ANDHealth Report on the Australian Digital Health Sector
ANDHealth recently launched its detailed report on the state of the Australian digital health sector, The Awakening Giant: The Rise of Australia's Evidence-Based Digital Health Sector. In this Insight we summarise some of the key takeaways from the report, including key trends and challenges for the Australian market. ...
Unlocking value with private capital
Private capital investors are accessing broader opportunities across a range of sectors, demonstrating an ability to spot trends ahead of the market. ...
Federal Government introduces workplace relations reforms
The Federal Government has introduced the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 (the Bill) into Parliament. This Bill is the Government's first tranche of reforms to workplace relations laws. ...
Get your data retention and destruction program up and running
This Insight outlines the regulatory, operational and technical complexities at issue, and summarises the six steps you can take now to accelerate (or initiate) a data retention and destruction program. ...
Do the Corner's trade marks live up to their reputation?
Australian courts must often decide whether two trade marks are 'deceptively similar'. A recent Full Federal Court decision emphasises that this deceptive similarity must arise from the resemblance of the marks themselves — not from their actual use or reputation. ...
Lindt wins against Lidl over chocolate bunnies in Switzerland
The highest court in Switzerland, the Federal Supreme Court, has overturned a lower court's decision and found that Lidl's chocolate bunnies have infringed Lindt's trade marks for the shape of its own chocolate bunnies. The court has ordered Lidl to 'destroy' – or, to avoid food wastage ...
What's the dish on dishwashing trade marks?
The recent Federal Court case of RB (Hygiene Home) Australia Pty Ltd v Henkel Australia Pty Ltd canvasses a number of trade mark-related issues. In this Insight, we focus on a particularly interesting aspect of the decision – whether the applicant had used its registered marks 'as trade marks' ...