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High Court decision confirms relevance of repairs in assessing damages for defective goods
The High Court yesterday delivered judgment in two appeals from decisions of the Full Federal Court in Toyota v Williams (the Toyota Appeal) and Ford v Capic (the Ford Appeal), both high-profile automotive consumer class actions. ...
First tranche of privacy reforms bring progress but no long-term clarity
The first tranche of reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) — the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill)—will be law after it passed the Senate on 29 November 2024. Th ...
Food, beverage and agribusiness M&A set for an even stronger year
This Insight explores the key M&A trends shaping this sector, including resilient investment in core consumer products, continued interest from private equity investors, growing public market activity and the increasing role of ESG related matters in driving future opportunities. ...
New cyber incident response obligations for Australian organisations
The Australian Government implemented a suite of reforms to strengthen cyber security laws in Australia through the following Bills: the Cyber Security Bill 2024 (the Cyber Security Bill); the Intell ...
Inquiry into the native title 'future acts' regime: Issues Paper released by the ALRC
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) is conducting a review of the 'future acts' regime in the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA). This review comes in light of over 30 years of operation of the ...
Allens advises syndicate of banks on GPG Australia's $2.3 billion portfolio financing
Jointly owned by Naturgy and an arm of the Kuwait Investment Authority, GPG Australia is a significant player in the renewable energy sector. The financing platform is expected to support the ...
Law vs science: scientific evidence and causation in class action litigation
In this Insight, we consider how class action judges have approached cases with highly contested scientific evidence, the key takeaways that emerge and what it all means for the parties involved in class actions. ...
Allens advises ENGIE on virtual battery offtake agreement
This is the first deal of this nature that ENGIE has signed in Australia and will enable it to replicate the functions of a grid-scale battery, using Neoen’s custom software to allow for virtual ...
Three ways to avoid construction project disputes
Three ways to avoid construction project disputes ...
In Touch: What's happening in Australian competition and consumer law - October 2024
The latest in competition and consumer law – October 2024 ...