ASIC will hold AFSL and ACL holders to account for failing to adequately protect customers from scams and to assist them once the scam has occurred.

On 11 December 2024, the High Court handed down its judgment in Commonwealth of Australia v Sanofi [2024] HCA 47, bringing the long-running damages dispute between the Commonwealth and Sanofi to an ...

Since 2016, it’s been clear from Federal Court decisions that external documents that cover disciplinary procedures can be incorporated into employment contracts. The High Court has endorsed this, ...

Confirms that the taking of “reasonable care” by a statutory authority is not, in and of itself, sufficient for an authority to avoid liability in nuisance, in circumstances where the interference ...

In September 2024, the WA State Government loosened the ban on onshore gas exports. The Policy now requires that onshore gas projects reserve 80% (rather than 100%) of production for WA domestic use ...

The New Rule allows Ministers to agree a cost allocation that can smooth asymmetric bill impacts, particularly if the impact may delay or jeopardise delivery of an interconnector, which will be of ...

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 ...

The introduction of an unfair practice prohibition is now very likely although the details still need to be worked through (including timing, grace periods etc). The debate over whether a general ...

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