Practical Law Australia

On 23 January 2022, the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) (OSA 2021) and the Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2021 (Cth) ) (OSTPCAA 2021) commenced. The new legislation introduces wide-ranging and significant reforms to Australia’s online safety.

Exploring how more than 800 legal professionals perceive technology amid the pandemic, the release of the Tech and the Law 2022 Report by Practical Law Australia In-house reveals the connection between talent and technology, and the trends that are shaping client service delivery.

Practical Law Australia In-house has published a new resource by Mo Zain Ajaz, founder of Lex 360, providing tips for in-house lawyers to consider when drafting a business case for new technology investment.

Practical Law Australia In-house has published six new resources by Mo Zain Ajaz, founder of Lex 360, which focus on legal department operations - from creating a robust demand management framework to identifying and embedding technology in the legal function.

Practical Law Australia In-house has published a new toolkit to guide Australian in-house lawyers through Practical Law's global resources most relevant to cross-border legal work in an in-house environment.

Practical Law Commercial have released a brand new resource, Legal update: archive, New .au direct domain names registrable from 24 March 2022.

Practical Law Commercial have released a brand new resource, Practice note, Domain names.

We are delighted to announce Thomson Reuters’ 4th annual Workplace Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination Conference to be held in March 2022 in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth and online.

The Thomson Reuters 2nd annual Managing Drugs & Alcohol in the Workplace Conference is taking place in August in Brisbane and online.

Online defamation in the spotlight. The Australian Government has released the exposure draft of the Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2021 (Cth) to unmask online authors of defamatory comments on social media.

Practical Law Insolvency and Restructuring has released new resources which provide detailed guidance on key aspects of the personal insolvency agreement process.

The past twelve months have seen significant activity by the Commonwealth government in its efforts to progress reforms to the regulatory framework of Australia’s critical infrastructure to uplift the security and resilience of essential services in Australia.