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Final piece of privacy reform jigsaw
In important news for any Australian business that provides goods or services to individuals on deferred payment terms the long-awaited Credit Reporting Privacy Code has been registered Partner Michael Pattison and Senior Associate Matt Vitins report on the implications of the credit reporting ...
Code breakers - Australian Government flags forced decryption reforms
The Australian Government continues to stoke controversy with its mooted reforms to encryption laws which would seek to provide law enforcement agencies with access to encrypted communications and information While little detail as to the shape that the reforms will ultimately take has been provided ...
Allens wins ILTA Innovative Project of the Year
Allens won the ILTA Innovative Project of the Year award for its Real Estate Due Diligence App REDDA. The system will allow lawyers to focus on expert legal analysis by removing the majority of the manual burden. ...
Vietnam - draft cybersecurity regulation released
Following the passing of the controversial Cybersecurity Law in June the Ministry of Public Security recently released for public consultation a draft decree providing detailed guidance on this law The draft contains a number of important clarifications of the localisation requirements applicable to ...
Government rejigs electronic health records system with opt-out approach
The Federal Governments electronic health records system may have a new lease on life following the introduction of a new Bill that attempts to improve the systems effectiveness with key changes such as the transition to an opt-out approach Partner Ian McGill Senior Associate Phil OSullivan and ...
Big Data v 'personal advice' - an unequal contest?
There is a contest underway between two heavyweights In one corner of the ring we have Big Data In the other corner we have the definition of personal advice in section 766B3 of the Corporations Act ...
Reasonable belief or a mere suspicion? Full Court lowers the bar on preliminary discovery applications
The Full Federal Court has handed down a significant decision on preliminary discovery in a result that will be welcomed by IP owners, as the court has clarified the requirements for a successful preliminary discovery application while emphasising the need for such applications to be met with brevit ...
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Video: Australia's growing cyber insurance industry: insights from Chris Mackinnon, Lloyd's
Cyber insurance has emerged as a multibillion-dollar global industry safeguarding businesses against financial losses from the explosion of cyber risk We caught up with Chris Mackinnon head of Lloyds in Australia to discuss the state of the cyber insurance market in Australia the challenges of ...
Show me the data! Introducing the Consumer Data Right
On 15 August the Federal Government released exposure draft legislation that if passed will establish an economy-wide consumer-directed data transfer system The latest sprint in a marathon of reviews reports and recommendations over the past few years that have called for the adoption of some form ...