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Peer-to-peer lending - a disruptive threat to banks?
The expansion of peer to peer lending in Australia will likely be a disruptive force for both banks and broader commercial stakeholders ...
The ramifications of a Facebook rant
The Full Court of the Federal Court recently handed down its decisions on an appeal that highlights the dangers of making unsubstantiated social media comments Partner Miriam Stiel and Lawyer Tracy Lu report on a long-running dispute where the court found personal Facebook posts constituted ...
TGA confirms its approach to disclosure of commercially confidential information
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has released the final version of a document outlining its approach to the disclosure of commercially confidential information including information provided by medicine sponsors This follows the release of a draft version in June 2013 and a period of public and ...
A shake-up for the NBN and the wider telecommunications industry
The Federal Government has announced new regulatory measures that it hopes will create a more competition-friendly telecommunications environment and ensure that the National Broadband Network NBN is rolled out across the nation as quickly as possible Two new Government policy papers released last ...
Isolated genetic material confirmed as patentable
In a unanimous decision the Full Federal Court has confirmed that genetic materials in their isolated form remain patentable in Australia The decision related to an appeal from an earlier Federal Court decision in which it was found isolated nucleic acids to be a manner of manufacture as required by ...
Allens insights: Implementation of Australia's PCEHR system reviewed
At the end of 2013 the Federal Minister for Health announced a panel review into Australias Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record PCEHR system to consider implementation and uptake issues The subsequent report made public in May 2014 puts forward 38 recommendations to address the issues ...
Allens foundation client for tech startup Atticus
Atticus, an Australian tech startup, is innovating the time-consuming task of disclosure document verification, giving clients – and their partner law firms – an efficient solution to a process tha ...
Corporate culture an increasing legal and reputational risk
Significantly, the report's findings move beyond broad recommendations, identifying the key factors singled out by the law and regulators as drivers of corporate culture and naming general counsel, ...
2018 Law Tech Challenge explores legal tech for social justice
Helping people who are facing homelessness is just one of the projects currently underway as part of the 2018 Allens Neota UTS Law Tech Challenge for Social Justice. The Challenge addresses one of ...
Government responds to Productivity Commission's IP inquiry
The Federal Government has released its response to the recommendations proposed by the Productivity Commission following its inquiry into Australias IP arrangements ...