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Practical Law Commercial have released a brand new resource, Legal Update, Social Media (Basic Expectations and Defamation) Bill 2021 (Cth) to make social media service providers liable for defamatory content posted on their platforms.

Practical Law Commercial have released a brand new resource, Toolkit, Designs.

Practical Law Commercial have released a brand new resource, Toolkit, Patents.

Which criminal cases have been published in the latest parts? Find out here, with a list of the reported cases now available on Westlaw Australia.

Practical Law Dispute Resolution has released new resources providing comprehensive guidance on evidence principles, practice and procedure in Victoria.

Thomson Reuters introduces James Benjamin, the newest author for Summary Offences Queensland.

When using KeyCite, quickly find out whether the case you are looking at has been quoted or has quoted another case, using the green quotation markers.

Practical Law Banking and Finance has released 5 new practice notes to assist lenders and borrowers navigate the rapidly developing legal and regulatory frameworks governing sustainable and green finance.

The Out of Plan Icon on search results has been moved to improve visibility.

The Commonwealth government has recently released its Ransomware Action Plan in response to an increasing incidence of ransomware attacks in Australia.

In Commissioner initiated investigation into 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd (Privacy) [2021] AICmr 50 the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner (Commissioner) has found that 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd (7-Eleven) interfered with the privacy of individuals when it collected biometric information from over 1.6 million customers without valid consent.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Bankruptcy 3.8 “Effects of Bankruptcy”; Environment and Natural Resources 14.6 “Environmental Harm: Pollution Control and Hazardous Substances”; Intellectual Property 23.1 “Copyright” Chs 1–3, 12–13; Professional Liability 27.8 “Valuers”; Wills and Estate Administration 36.2 “Family Provision”

New South Wales government introduces the Modern Slavery Amendment Bill 2021 (NSW)

On 28 September 2021, the ACCC published its final report as part of its inquiry into the markets for the supply of advertising technology services and advertising agency services.

We have made further improvements to browsing law reports by volume.

Advanced Search Form has been added to the Australian Legal Journals Index publication.

New Westlaw now includes 116 Books, previously not available on Westlaw. This represents a huge increase in secondary sources available to researchers on new Westlaw.

The Commonwealth Digital Transformation Agency has recently released an exposure draft of the Trusted Digital Identity Bill 2021 (Cth) and associated materials for public consultation.

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 29 Pt 3; Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice update: Vol 10 Pt 1; The Tort Law Review update: Vol 28 Pt 2

Practical Law In-house have released a new resource which provides a chart to help in-house lawyers manage organisational risk.

Practical Law In-house have released a new resource which discusses the importance of aligning an in-house legal department with it's organisation's risk tolerance.

Practical Law In-house have released a new resource which provides a glossary of the key risk terms used in Practical Law's risk materials and in risk management practices and processes.

Practical Law Commercial have revamped the resource, PowerPoint, Advertising and marketing team training.

Practical Law Corporate has published a new practice note to assist directors to discharge their duties and meet their obligations in relation to the consideration, management and disclosure of climate risks faced by their organisation.

Practical Law Corporate has published four new practice notes and a standard document to its extensive suite of takeovers related documents.