Uncertainty as to what information constitutes personal information under the Privacy Act will be clarified following the release of guidance from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner The guide provides insight into how a complaint may be determined and offers key questions for ...

Vietnam continues to be an attractive destination for foreign investors both in terms of the number and the value of transactions, This Insight considers future implications of the growth in the M&A market. ...

With an upward trend in large-scale ransomware attacks and the number of data breaches reported globally mandatory data breach notification will become law in Australia in February 2018 This will place privacy compliance and cyber security in sharp focus Partner Michael Park Lawyer Samantha Naylor ...

In this issue we look at how post-employment restraints can be unenforceable if a company does not comply with the employment contract itself a decision of the Federal Court that confirms an employee who is on long-term sick leave must continue to have regular contact with their employer and a ...

President Barack Obama has issued an Executive Order enabling the US Department of Treasury to implement targeted sanctions against foreign individuals or entities whose cyber-enabled activities result in significant threats to the national security foreign policy economic health or financial ...

Whether or not to more broadly adopt a user-pays model for road infrastructure is a contentious debate within Australia A number of industry participants and bodies have shown leadership in framing and enriching the debate while others have sought to politicise or inflame the core issues Partner ...

The Senate has this week referred a broad-ranging inquiry into foreign bribery to the Senate Economic References Committee The terms of the reference provide for a substantial review of Australias foreign bribery laws and enforcement regime with a particular focus on corporate culture issues and ...

The Supreme Court of Queensland recently considered whether liquidated damages in a standard form construction contract were a penalty In a decision that traversed long-held doctrines on penalties and recent developments in emAndrewsem and Paciocco the court ruled that the obligation to pay ...

With the results of the Queensland election having now been declared and the Labor Party invited to form government with the support of an independent Partner Ben Zillmann Managing Associate John Hedge and Associate Andrea Moffatt look at the key policies announced by Labor before the election that ...

This insight explores the key findings and recommendations of the long-anticipated Energy White Paper released by the Federal Government outlining its policy on strategic issues facing the energy sector in Australia. ...