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Allens advises rhipe on acquisition by Crayon
Corporate Partners Tom Story and Charles Ashton led the Allens team on the acquisition. 'We have enjoyed working closely with rhipe's board, senior management team and its financial adviser Jefferi ...
ACCC seeks major reforms in digital advertising industry with release of Ad Tech Inquiry Final Report
The ACCC recently published the Final Report of its 18-month Digital Advertising Services Inquiry (Ad Tech Inquiry). The Final Report examines the status of competition and innovation in the ad tech supply chain and its impact on publishers, advertisers and consumers. ...
Allens advises Melbourne Water on Hobson's Bay Upgrade Project
The Project involves significant tunnelling under the Yarra River to upgrade the key connection between Melbourne and the Western Treatment Plant in Werribee. This project is part of Melbourne ...
Australian Senate report proposes new corporate entity in model to regulate the crypto economy
The Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre has released a report (the Report) which makes 12 recommendations largely focused on the 'digital asset/crypto' economy. ...
Pick up the pace – poor performer fails to establish negligence
The New South Wales District Court has rejected a worker's negligence claim, finding that his supervisor's repeated requests for him to hurry up did not amount to bullying or a breach of the employer's duty of care. ...
Queensland decision highlights importance of considering evidence that supports investigation finding
The Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (the Commission) recently found an employer liable for a psychological injury caused by a three-month disciplinary process. ...
'PROTOX' and 'PROCAT': the Federal Court considers deceptive similarity and the defence of comparative advertising
Allergan Australia v Self Care IP Holdings and Caterpillar Inc v Puma SE highlight the precise nature of the test required in assessing deceptive similarity, as well as the limits of the comparative advertising defence to infringement. ...
Recap of recent mandatory vaccination cases
The Fair Work Commission (the FWC) and New South Wales Supreme Court (the NSWSC) have each recently made decisions regarding mandatory influenza and COVID-19 vaccination employment policies. ...
High Court denies academic million-dollar compensation award but protects intellectual freedom
The High Court dismissed an appeal by Dr Peter Ridd, a former academic of James Cook University (the university), upholding his dismissal but recognising the protection of his intellectual freedom. ...
Amendments to the Designs Act: grace yourselves
Now is the time to review your organisation's strategy for registering and filing designs after the Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Act 2021 (Cth) (the Amending Act) received Royal Assent on 10 September 2021. ...