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Federal Court clears path for the OAIC to pursue its privacy proceedings against Facebook
A full bench of the Federal Court has confirmed an earlier ruling that there was a prima facie case Facebook Inc (now Meta Platforms Inc) 'carries on a business' and collects personal information in Australia. With this decision, the Australian Information Commissioner can now proceed with the landmark case against Facebook Inc and Facebook Ireland Ltd in relation to a number of alleged breaches of the Australian Privacy Principles. ...
Allens recognised as top graduate employer
The firm was ranked: Top law graduate employer for the third year in a row (2022 AAGE Top Graduate Employers) Top law graduate employer (GradAustralia's Top 100 Graduate Employers) Most Popular ...
Rezoning reforms: rewriting the rulebook
The release of the new LEP guideline in December 2021 was the first step towards major rezoning reform. Â The second step - outlined in a discussion paper by the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) aims to rewrite the rulebook. Here, we explore the changes already made, as well as those open for comment. ...
Proposed changes to FIRB approval rules
On 14 February 2022, the Government released proposed changes to the FIRB approval rules, in the form of an exposure draft of the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Regulations 2022 which would amend the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations 2015. We outline and comment on the changes proposed. ...
Australia's third shareholder class action judgment
Judgment has been delivered in the third shareholder class action to run to judgment in Australia, with Justice Jagot of the Federal Court rejecting the applicant's claim in its entirety in Bonham as Trustee for the Aucham Super Fund v Iluka Resources Ltd [2022] FCA 71. ...
High Court holds contract is king in deciding employee–contractor relationship
In its first two judgments of 2022, the High Court has provided welcome clarification in the independent contractor vs employee debate, by redirecting the test back towards the interpretation of the terms of the employment contract and away from a multi-factorial analysis of post-contractual conduct ...
Five years on: the new CCIV regime is here
Nearly five years after the Federal Government first released the exposure draft legislation for the new corporate collective investment vehicle (CCIV), on 10 February 2022 the Corporate Collective Investment Framework and Other Measures Bill 2021 (the CCIV Bill) was finally passed. ...
Updates to Vietnam's management and use of ODA and concessional loans from foreign donors
Since 1993, Vietnam has attracted more than USD 80 billion in Official Development Aid (ODA) and concessional loans, making it one of the largest ODA beneficiaries globally[1]. The Vietnamese Government has repeatedly affirmed the importance of ODA funds in socio-economic development and considered ...
Significant changes to unfair contract terms laws ahead
On 9 February 2022, the Commonwealth Government tabled in parliament its reforms to unfair contract terms laws via the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Tax Integrity and Supporting Business Investment) Bill 2022 (Cth). Given the imminent passage of these reforms, now is the time to prepare your organisation for the changes and review and amend any potentially problematic standard form contracts. ...
The era of responsibility – top ESG trends for 2022
Environmental, Social and Governance issues continue to create a paradigm shift in the way businesses are run.2022 looks to be another big year in the space, with those slow to adapt getting left behind. We break down key ESG trends to watch for in 2022. ...