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UK Supreme Court affirms jurisdiction to determine global FRAND terms
The UK Supreme Court's decision in Unwired Planet v Huawei confirms that disputes between organisations that own these patents, and equipment manufacturers that use the patents, can be brought and resolved on a worldwide basis in England. ...
Waste export regulation and stronger product stewardship regime on the horizon
The Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020 aims to more effectively manage the environmental, human health and safety impacts of products and waste material. If passed, the Bill would do this by regulating the export of waste material and strengthening Australia's product stewardship regime. ...
Mine rehabilitation and closure
Rehabilitation standards and mine closure practices have been the focus of recent reforms in a number of Australian states and remain high on the reform agenda. To help understand these changes, we've prepared a comprehensive guide. ...
Linklaters Insight: summer’s top competition stories 2020
The pandemic has shone blinding spotlights on existing areas of concern within competition law and accelerated attempts by policy makers to find solutions. ...
Reasonableness of Prosegur's JobKeeper directions
A Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) found it was not reasonable for security and cash management company Prosegur to offer 25 weekly hours to full-time, part-time and casual employees as a JobKeeper enabling direction. ...
Report of the Inquiry into Victoria's On-Demand Workforce
The Inquiry into the On-Demand Workforce (the Inquiry) released its report we'll link from here to into the ‘on-demand’ workforce in the Victorian labour market (the Report) on 15 July 2020. The Report makes a number of recommendations to update the current system. ...
Targeting net zero: five steps for stronger climate governance, disclosure and compliance
The last few years have seen a dramatic expansion of governance and disclosure expectations in relation to climate change risks. Publicly listed companies need to establish robust governance and disclosure frameworks, and ensure those frameworks are supported by effective implementation and review ...
Designs amendment on the horizon: is this the saving grace for Australian designs?
The Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Bill 2020 exposure draft has been released. The proposed changes will make it easier to coordinate design registrations across jurisdictions and, for now, current best practice filing strategies remain the same. ...
Allens advises BP on $534M property partnership with Charter Hall
The fund will be used to acquire and hold the majority of BP's owned convenience retail properties in New Zealand, which are leased back on long-term leases to BP Oil New Zealand Limited. As part o ...
Swiss claims and skinny labels: Full Federal Court considers infringement
An enlarged bench of the Full Federal Court has considered the principles applying to infringement of Swiss-style claims, with the decision potentially limiting the application of Swiss-style claims in the context of so-called second medical use patents, where the allegedly infringing products are ʽskinny-labelled’. ...