The Federal Court’s decision in Australian Information Commissioner v Australian Clinical Labs Limited (No 2) [2025] FCA 1224 marks a turning point in Australian ...

If evidence cannot be collated to show either serious harm to reputation having been suffered or the publication being likely to cause such harm, a claim may not go far. In November 2021, the Uniform ...

COP30 is expected to set the direction for global climate policy and markets over the next decade, presenting both significant challenges and new opportunities for Australian businesses in the face of ...

The second-term energy and climate agenda of the Australian Labor Government is more defined than ever – and more exposed. Labor’s policy architecture is ambitious, but execution risk remains high ...

This morning the Attorney-General tabled before Parliament the Australian Government’s initial tranche of proposed privacy reforms in the form of the Privacy and ...

An informal contract is legally binding, but will inevitably involve ambiguity as to its terms, and hence potential uncertainty in business dealings, which in turn can lead to distracting disputes.

The Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which would introduce a new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy, is now undergoing a round of ...

The long-anticipated Bills to amend the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been introduced in the Commonwealth Parliament. The EPBC Act reform package ...

When ASIC released its Capital Markets Roadmap (REP 823) in November, it foreshadowed the introduction of an “easily-referenced regulatory guidance catalogue” for funds management. That commitment has ...

The statistics are in – and it's sobering news for those who want to be heard by the highest court in the land. "So… what are our chances of winning in the High Court?" It's a question we often get ...

The recent decision in Waller v Barrett is significant because the Court determined that the Australian common law should now recognise a cause of action for serious invasions of privacy, which could ...

Multiple changes to the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, agreed to with the Greens, have allowed the Federal Government's package of seven Bills to pass Senate this evening. Although detailed ...