Did you know that as a director, you can be personally liable for company debts many years after it has gone into administration, even if you were...
ReadIn the negotiation of the sale or purchase of a business an almost supernatural level of time and effort can be devoted to conducting due diligence,...
ReadThose who have been involved in negotiating the sale or purchase of a business will be well aware of the careful attention paid to warranties....
ReadWhen a company parts ways with their employees, it is typical for the employment contract to contain clauses which restrain the employee from...
ReadIn response to the rising influence and power of artificial intellgence to disrupt lives and industries, in December 2023, the EU Parliament and...
ReadA year ago, the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) was amended to introduce eye-watering financial penalties for standard form contracts that are...
ReadIn January this year, trade mark lawyers representing American fashion brand Thom Browne told the Manhattan Southern District Court that Adidas...
ReadThe recent unauthorised disclosure of inside government information by PwC partners shocked and infuriated the federal Government, and has been...
ReadIndividual privacy is valued as a right in many countries around the world, and protection of privacy has become a vital concern for regulators. Yet...
ReadLed by OpenAI poster child, ChatGPT, in a matter of months, hundreds of millions of individuals across the globe have been activated to the...
ReadOnce regarded as one of the investment community’s ‘stranger things’, SAFE Notes occupy the twilight zone between the usual binary alternatives...
ReadAs 2022 drew to a close, OpenAI released a public iteration of its web-based, machine-learning chatbot program, ChatGPT, and quickly garnered 100...
ReadA recent ripple spreading rapidly through social media is an AI art app that creates stylised avatars based on selfies. The Lensa AI app was...
ReadNearly 2.7 million Australian Directors have submitted their personal information to the Australian Business Registry Service to apply for a Director...
ReadSoftware as a Service (SaaS) technologies have disrupted and transformed the way many businesses deliver software enabled products and services to...
ReadWith effect from 9 November 2022, new laws came into effect which amended the Australian Consumer Law to introduce very serious penalties for...
ReadThe September 2022 Optus data breach served as a wake-up call for the Australian government and businesses alike, driving rapid reforms to the...
ReadIn September 2022, millions of Australian Optus customers had their data hacked, causing widespread concerns of identity fraud. Optus,...
ReadAs the growth of the Metaverse and Web 3.0 continues to influence how we live and work today, and our expectations for tomorrow, the impact of...
ReadLaunched in July 2022 by US artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI, DALL-E 2 is a revolutionary text-to-image art generator which harnesses the...
ReadAll directors of Australian companies must hold a Director Identification Number (DIN) or risk prosecution by ASIC. Below we simplify the process for...
ReadWhether an AI machine can be recognised as an inventor for patent registration purposes raises fascinating legal and social anthropological...
ReadWhile data and privacy concerns slowed the initial widespread adoption of e-signatures, attitudes have drastically changed towards e-signing and...
ReadProspective company directors are now legally required to apply for a Director Identification Number before they are appointed. The consequences of...
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ReadRapidly evolving technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence are heralding ‘Web 3.0’, a.k.a. ‘the next phase of the...
ReadThe tech giant formerly known has Facebook has recently announced that it will change its name to Meta and sharpen its focus on the development of...
ReadAustralian Company directors will soon be required to verify their identity with a recently formed Government Registrar by applying for a...
ReadVictoria has solidified its contemporary stance on electronic signatures and made its pandemic reforms permanent. In this article, we provide an...
ReadAs the global market for NFTs continues to gain momentum, new crypto-collectible communities have entered the scene. In this article we discuss the...
ReadHighly anticipated corporate law reforms have finally been implemented. In this article, we provide an insight into what the changes are, how they...
ReadThe recent spike in the popularity of NFTs has been tagged by some as the future of the digital art market, and has the markings of the next big...
ReadDespite the expiry of the COVID-19 relief measures, small businesses continue to struggle with the economic challenges created by the pandemic....
ReadThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread disruption in social and business life on a worldwide basis. Amongst what many regard as positive...
ReadAt the same time as the popularity of mobile app TikTok rises exponentially, countries around the world have raised data and security concerns....
ReadOn 19 June 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that all levels of Australian government were targeted by ‘sophisticated state-based...
ReadThe social distancing measures introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted much of our way of life in the last few months. In the...
ReadOn 1 June 2020, the NSW Court of Appeal controversially upheld the Supreme Court’s decision that media companies with Facebook pages could be...
ReadIntellectual Property (‘IP’) is the most important asset class for modern businesses today, accounting for almost 90% of a...
ReadAs that famous virus continues to dominate world affairs, governments and tech companies worldwide are turning to mobile technology to help track...
ReadAs the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic causes health and social impacts on a previously almost unfathomable scale, for businesses too it is a...
ReadOn 7 April 2020 National Cabinet announced a mandatory code (‘Code’) for commercial leases of small and medium sized Australian business...
ReadIn the last few months, COVID-19 has disrupted tens of thousands of businesses across the country, from large listed conglomerates to sole traders...
ReadAs the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic causes health and social impacts on a previously almost unfathomable scale, for businesses too it is a...
ReadUnder growing pressure to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, on 7 April 2020 National Cabinet announced a mandatory code for commercial lease tenancies...
ReadOn 30 March 2020, the Government announced $130 Billion in the budget with the goal of keeping workers in jobs over the next six months. This article...
ReadNew laws mean that people in New South Wales must not leave their homes without ‘reasonable excuse’. A reasonable excuse is not...
ReadAs the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic causes health and social impacts on a previously almost unfathomable scale, for businesses too it is a...
ReadThe Senate has recently passed an act which confers personal liability on directors for their company’s unpaid GST...
Read‘Neobanks’, also known as ‘digital banks’ and ‘challenger banks’, are terms which synonymously refer to the next...
ReadAll public companies have until 1 January 2020 to comply with the new whistleblower policy requirements. This requirement carries a $126,000 (body...
ReadWith drones’ increasing popularity, concerns have been raised regarding their potential to invade privacy and cause safety risks. Whilst...
ReadFollowing a recent High Court case, companies should be aware of adopting too narrow an interpretation of the “financial assistance” provisions...
ReadAmendments to the Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act create new protections for gig economy workers transporting...
ReadIn June 2019, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (‘ACCC’) released its’ final report from the Digital Platforms Inquiry...
ReadThe repeal of the so-called “IP exemption” from the Competition and Consumer Act could significantly impact commercial dealings in IP rights....
ReadUnder Australian law, directors of companies typically have unilateral powers to reject transfers of shares by shareholders. However, below we...
ReadOfficers have legal obligations under Australian law to keep information on ASIC registers up to...
ReadIn much-publicised proceedings, the Fair Work Ombudsman has found that Uber drivers are independent...
ReadA decision in the Supreme Court of New South Wales has paved the way for businesses to be held responsible for publishing defamatory comments by...
ReadContracts form the backbone of almost all commercial arrangements, binding parties to perform their specified duties. But when does a breach or...
ReadUnder Australian law, board directors have a duty to prevent insolvent trading by corporations. Though certain exceptions may apply, failure to do so...
ReadNew reforms currently before Parliament seeks to give the Phoenix Taskforce more power to prevent illegal...
ReadThe Attorney-General, Christian Porter, has announced a proposal for making the Privacy Act 1988...
Read‘Wi-fi sniffing’ can be used to generate useful insights for businesses without breaching data protection laws. However organisations...
ReadIn this podcast, James is interviewed by Beyond Billables about the ideas behind Edwards + Co...
ReadOn 14 September 2018, the European Parliament voted to pass the controversial European Union Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market...
ReadWith the gig economy and DDIs here to stay, legal systems scramble to address these new...
ReadWe take a look at the how lawmakers in Sydney and New York are regulating DDIs like Uber and...
ReadWe examine the central definition of ‘Personal Information’ under Australian privacy...
ReadWe look at the treatment of employee data under Australian privacy...
ReadWe look at how regulators might try and keep up with developments in...
ReadProposed changes to the Consumer Data Rights (‘CDRs’) to facilitate open banking are another example of the consumer protectionist...
ReadFollowing a report that data from up to 60m Facebook accounts had been unlawfully used by its’ data partner, Cambridge Analytica, between 17...
ReadA great strength for modern businesses is being able to negotiate and strike deals quickly and efficiently over the internet. Once they’re...
ReadFrom 12 March 2014, the new Australian Privacy Principles (‘APPs’) impose a positive obligation on organisations to implement practices,...
ReadWas this all a storm in a virtual teacup or was the 30% voter threshold always an impossible...
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