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Sussex Royal – financial independence or cashing in on the crown?
The Sussex Royal trademark saga is a reminder that a proactive IP protection strategy is 'royally' important when seeking to launch and protect well-known brands. ...
New Standard Energy PEL 570 Pty Ltd & Anor v Outback Energy Hunter Pty Ltd & Anor [2019] SASCFC 132
In this case, the Full Court of the Supreme Court of South Australia considered the scope and nature of a change of control clause providing that a party's prior written consent 'will not be unreasonably withheld'. ...
Round 6: Insurance
The sixth round of public hearings considered issues associated with the sale and design of life insurance and general insurance products, the handling of claims under life insurance and general insurance policies, and the administration of life insurance by superannuation trustees. ...
Fool's gold – how packaging can be misleading or deceptive
The Federal Court has ruled that adopting distinctive branding may not be enough to get a trader out of hot water if the get-up of the trader's products is similar to somebody else's. ...
Round 3: Lending Practices to Small and Medium Enterprises
Throughout the Royal Commission, Commissioner Hayne grappled with the difficulties of striking an appropriate balance between ensuring that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have access to credit, and imposing standards on the provision of that credit to protect SME borrowers and third-party guara ...
Thin cap: debt deduction creation regime
In this insight, we analyse the new debt deduction creation regime and discuss its potential implications. ...
IP Australia releases new guidance on classifying emerging technology trade marks
IP Australia recently released new guidance on how to classify trade mark goods and services that relate to the emerging technologies of virtual goods, the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchains. We outline how the guidance may be relevant to your business and also provide some practical suggestions for dealing with applications and registrations affected by it. ...
Allens advises Pacific Equity Partners on acquisition of a 50% stake in LMS Energy
LMS Energy is the country’s largest landfill gas operator, with 36 biogas-to-energy facilities, 26 biogas flaring facilities and six solar projects. It focuses on emission reduction through the ...
First NSW REZ access auction – a guide to LTESAs and access rights
The competitive tenders for long-term energy service agreements (LTESAs) are underway, forming part of the delivery of the NSW Energy Infrastructure Roadmap by the State Government. This Insight gives a high-level overview of the key terms of LTESAs and the REZ access rights agreements. ...
Housing and productivity contributions – what does this mean for development in NSW?
In this Insight, we consider the key implications of the new regime. ...