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Private parties in the UN – a new remedy ecosystem for alleged human rights and environmental impacts
Recent complaints show how NGOs and civil society groups are using UN-level human rights grievance mechanisms as a growing part of their toolkit to influence corporate behaviour and seek remedy for allegedly affected parties. ...
Copyright in the Aboriginal flag
A Senate Select Committee established to look into the flag's copyright and licensing arrangements recently rejected an approach that would that would see the Government compulsorily acquire the copyright of an Aboriginal artist. ...
National Electricity and Gas rules update: September 2020
In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC across the month of September, as well as take a closer look at the ESB's progress on its Post-2025 Market Design. ...
Burger rivals in dispute with the lot
McDonald's has sued Hungry Jack's in an effort to have the latter's trade mark, Big Jack, cancelled based on various grounds. Regardless of the outcome, the case is a timely reminder to use caution when employing comparative advertising against competitors. ...
UK Supreme Court affirms jurisdiction to determine global FRAND terms
The UK Supreme Court's decision in Unwired Planet v Huawei confirms that disputes between organisations that own these patents, and equipment manufacturers that use the patents, can be brought and resolved on a worldwide basis in England. ...
National Electricity and Gas rules update: August 2020
In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC across the month of August, as well as take a closer look at the ESB's Interim Reliability Measure. ...
Standing down employees during COVID-19?
Recent decisions of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) provide valuable insights for employers considering standing down their employees to ensure the ongoing viability of their business during COVID-19. This Insight considers cases arising out of decisions by employers to reduce their employees' working hours to zero. ...
Franchisors – take notice!
The Federal Court has recently confirmed the ability of the Fair Work Ombudsman to require employers to hand over documents created before vulnerable worker legislation came into force. ...
Reimagining Australian cities
Cities are always changing, but with 71% of our population now living in major cities,1Â there is an increasing focus on how our cities will emerge from the pandemic and how we can provide the greatest social and economic benefits for all Australians. Hear more from our experts. ...
Linklaters: Key finance insights
The pandemic has shone blinding spotlights on existing areas of concern within competition law and accelerated attempts by policy makers to find solutions. ...