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Measuring ‘spilt milk’
Can food and beverage industry participants be found to have engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct for failure to comply with aspects of relevant regulatory regimes? The Federal Court has confirmed that they can. ...
Fairfax says it's the BOSS
Network 10 has recently undergone a rebrand, with new channel names and logos. However, this was not without controversy, after Fairfax Media raised concerns about potential trade mark infringement. ...
ASIC extends transition period for fees and costs disclosures, and delays consultation paper to January 2019
ASIC has extended the transition periods for certain fees and costs disclosure obligations applicable to superannuation funds and managed investment schemes by a further year pending the release of its consultation paper on the regime ...
Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission alleges significant superannuation misconduct
The list of alleged breaches are divided into breaches of the SIS Act the Corporations Act and the ASIC Act we consider each of these and what it might mean ...
A fait accompli: employee unfairly dismissed by labour-hire company
The Fair Work Commission has criticised a labour-hire company for dismissing a casual employee at the direction of a host company, without asking why ...
Protecting innovation without patents - data exclusivity and market exclusivity
Developments in patent law and the consequential limitations on patentability for biologic medicines mean that data exclusivity and market exclusivity can be the primary protection afforded to originator biologic medicines This is most stark in the US where patent protection for biologic medicines ...
Report: Allens' response to ACL Review Interim Report
Allens submission in response to the Australian Consumer Law Review Interim Report Although the Australian Consumer Law is generally functioning well Allens considers that a number of provisions require amendment and clarification to ensure that the ACL meets its objectives ...
Significant changes ahead for Australian competition laws
The Federal Governments Competition Policy Bill which contains its response to the Harper Reviews broader recommendations on competition law and policy will make significant changes to Australian competition laws ...
The CoOL change is here
We provide an update on the new Country of Origin Labelling regime which came into effect on 1 July 2016 and the Federal Government’s proposed changes to the safe harbour provisions under the Australian Consumer Law. ...
Federal Government addresses uncertainty around Indigenous Land Use Agreements
The Federal Government has moved to provide certainty for those who rely on registered Indigenous Land Use Agreements following the Full Federal Courts decision that called the legal status of these agreements into question by introducing amending legislation Partner Ben Zillmann and Senior ...