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WAR Editor appointed Judge of the WA Supreme Court

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Sam Vandongen SC has been appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. He commenced his new judicial role on 2 November 2022.

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Reforms to the unfair contract terms regime passed: what businesses should do now

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Data breaches: New Bill to penalise corporates up to $50 million

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In the wake of the recent data breaches in Australia, the Federal government has introduced a bill amending the Privacy Act 1988, the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 and the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 to increase penalties up to $50 million. It...

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Conveyancing Law Queensland: Year in review

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We started 2022 with two new standard residential contracts, REIQ Contracts for the Sale of Houses and Land and Residential Lots in a Community Titles Scheme. The significant changes introduced by these versions of the contracts were explained in the previous Alert in December 2021.

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The importance of law reporting

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The Consultative Council of Australasian Law Reporting (CCALR) has initiated an education campaign on the Australian and New Zealand system of law reporting, with a new briefing paper for students and practitioners.

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Latest updates to the Law of Intellectual Property: Copyright, Design & Confidential Information

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Sam Ricketson covers highlights from the latest online release of the Law of Intellectual Property: Copyright, Design and Confidential Information service: Review of chapter on Public Access to Protected Material: Free Use Exceptions completed; responsibility for copyright following...

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