Updates & Alerts

On 16 February 2023, the Australian Attorney-General's Department released the highly anticipated Privacy Act Review Report (PARR), the next step in the Australian Government's comprehensive review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act Review). The PARR makes 116 proposals for...

The reforms to the unfair contract terms regime, including the introduction of significant penalties, commence on 9 November 2023. Be prepared and ensure your contracts are compliant with our new checklist.

What is build to rent? Check out Practical Law's new practice notices to get up to speed on build to rent projects in Australia, their key investment considerations and the main funding models.

Barristers from New Chambers latest new contributors to Robson’s Annotated Corporations Legislation

Practical Law Banking and Finance has launched a new Securitisation and structured finance topic which provides a suite of up-to-date resources on this important financial market.

Subscribers with access to all 9 Practical Law Australia practice areas can now use Knowledge Map to explore Practical Law content for faster, more efficient visual browsing.

1 March: The issue with search on the Checkpoint Australia home screen is resolved

In the February online release of the Queensland Sentencing Manual, John Robertson, Chair of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council and former District Court Judge, discussed the following cases: R v Pain [2022] QCA 233, R v Turner [2022] QCA 175 and R v WBT [2022] QCA 215.

The new edition of the Corporations Legislation 2023 is now available. Thomson Reuters has assembled a team of new contributors who have annotated numerous sections for the first time, reflecting how litigation has evolved in recent years.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on New Westlaw: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 1.4 “Cultural Heritage”; Administrative Law 2.5 “Judicial Review of Administrative Action: Procedural Fairness”; Bankruptcy 3.5 “Acts of Bankruptcy”; Bankruptcy 3.9...

Is your anti-bribery and corruption compliance program up to scratch? Check out our refreshed and brand new anti-bribery and corruption resources.

The February Patent Law in Australia online service release covers discussions of the following notable cases: Pharmacia LLC v Juno Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd (2022) 168 IPR 431; [2022] FCAFC 167, TCT Group Pty Ltd v Polaris IP Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 1493, Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd v...