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Handle with care: owner drivers get new protections
Amendments to the Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act create new protections for gig economy workers transporting...
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The Power of the Platform: ACCC Takes Aim at Facebook & Google
In June 2019, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (‘ACCC’) released its’ final report from the Digital Platforms Inquiry...
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IP Rights Holders beware! Changes to Competition Laws
The repeal of the so-called “IP exemption” from the Competition and Consumer Act could significantly impact commercial dealings in IP rights....
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Blocking the exits: Directors’ rights to decline share transfers
Under Australian law, directors of companies typically have unilateral powers to reject transfers of shares by shareholders. However, below we...
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Get your records straight! ASIC record-keeping obligations and penalties
Officers have legal obligations under Australian law to keep information on ASIC registers up to...
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Your freelancer has arrived: Australian Uber drivers held not employees
In much-publicised proceedings, the Fair Work Ombudsman has found that Uber drivers are independent...
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Contractual lock-in? Terminating contracts without a clause
Contracts form the backbone of almost all commercial arrangements, binding parties to perform their specified duties. But when does a breach or...
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Insolvent trading and the position of Australian directors
Under Australian law, board directors have a duty to prevent insolvent trading by corporations. Though certain exceptions may apply, failure to do so...
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Illegal phoenix activity targeted by new corporate law reforms
New reforms currently before Parliament seeks to give the Phoenix Taskforce more power to prevent illegal...
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Privacy Act to be seriously strengthened by proposed amendments
The Attorney-General, Christian Porter, has announced a proposal for making the Privacy Act 1988...
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Does wi-fi sniffing breach Australian privacy law?
‘Wi-fi sniffing’ can be used to generate useful insights for businesses without breaching data protection laws. However organisations...
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Google cops world’s biggest data fine
GDPR enforcement is ramping up. The French data protection authority CNIL has just fined Google €50 million, the world’s largest data...
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The rise of the gig economy and DDIs: a tough gig for lawmakers globally
With the gig economy and DDIs here to stay, legal systems scramble to address these new...
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Regulating the gig economy and DDIs: snapshot studies of Uber and Airbnb
We take a look at the how lawmakers in Sydney and New York are regulating DDIs like Uber and...
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LAWFIT Guides: Employee records under Australian privacy law
We look at the treatment of employee data under Australian privacy...
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AR and the trailing footsteps of Australian privacy law
We look at how regulators might try and keep up with developments in...
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Cambridge Analytica & Facebook data harvesting controversy
Following a report that data from up to 60m Facebook accounts had been unlawfully used by its’ data partner, Cambridge Analytica, between 17...
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Does the GDPR apply to my Australian business?
The GDPR is a significant milestone for EU privacy law that cements a relatively rigorous privacy compliance regime which can, in certain...
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Security and the cyber giants: The stoush between Google and Symantec
Modern business is increasingly dependent on being able to trust the security and integrity of communications and network infrastructure. The...
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The Ashley Madison affair: Spotlight on cyber hacking and Australian privacy law
The Ashley Madison hack is one of the most significant data breaches in recent history. Whilst the breach was sizeable, the information compromised...
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