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On 23 January 2022, the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) (OSA 2021) commenced. The new legislation introduces wide-ranging and significant reforms to Australia’s online safety regulatory framework including tough new compliance and enforcement measures for online service providers.

Practical Law Australia In-house has published six new Articles from the Thomson Reuters Institute that address mental health and well-being issues for lawyers

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Bankruptcy 3.1 “Preliminaries”; Contract: General Principles 7.9 “Remedies”; Dispute Resolution 13.6 “Dispute Systems Design”; Environment and Natural Resources 14.7 “Biodiversity” Ch 4; Evidence 16.5 “Documentary...

The first quarter of the year has brought a flurry of new judicial appointments. Find out who's new on the bench with legal editors Anna Lark and Amila Perera.

Practical Law Corporate has published four new documents to its public mergers and acquisitions topic.

Electronic document execution is here to stay and Practical Law has all the tools subscribers need to leverage the new execution options quickly and confidently.

Corporate collective investment vehicles are aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of the Australia funds management sector for foreign investors.

Practical Law Australia In-house has published a new legal update on the amendments to the Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 to commence on 1 April 2022.

Practical Law Commercial has published a new Legal update, Senate releases report on Australian manufacturing industry: growth in manufacturing key to strong economy.

Practical Law Commercial has released two brand new resources: a legal update on the proposed reforms to the unfair contract terms regime introduced in Parliament on 9 February 2022 and a legislation tracker which monitors key developments in the proposed legislation.

Shareholders, litigation funders and class actions promoters are set to benefit from the long-awaited High Court decision in litigation involving the former mining company Arrium Ltd.

Practical Law Commercial has released a brand new resource, Legal update: Sportsbet to pay $3.7 million in penalties and refunds for alleged contraventions of the Spam Act.