Updates & Alerts

On 18 November 2021 Queensland passed permanent changes to the Property Law Act 1974 and Powers of Attorney Act 1998 permitting parties to enter into deeds and general powers of attorney for businesses in electronic form.

New Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) and the Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2021 (Cth)

The allocation of director identification numbers (DINs) by the Australian Business Registry Services (ABRS) commenced on 1 November 2021. In this Practice note, the Practical Law Commercial team consider the data protection and privacy issues relevant to both directors and companies...

On 25 October 2021, the Australian Attorney-General’s Department released the long awaited Privacy Act Review Discussion Paper for public consultation. The Discussion Paper proposes wide-ranging and significant reforms to Australia’s Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

A recent decision by the Federal Court of Australia in Nassif v Seven Network (Operations) Ltd [2021] FCA 1286 highlights the consequences of sensationalist news stories in the context of defamation.

When businesses are looking for flexibility to expand or contract their office space, subleasing can often provide the solution.

Practical Law Corporate has published two new resources to its due diligence: acquisitions topic for use in the context of the sale and purchase of oil and gas (petroleum) titles or assets.

Australian Intellectual Property Journal update: Vol 32 Pt 1; Australian Tax Review update: Vol 50 Pt 2; Criminal Law Journal update: Vol 45 Pt 4

The volume of D&I information can be overwhelming for in-house lawyers to interpret. In a new D&I toolkit, Practical Law Australia provide a menu of D&I topics and resources that lawyers can trust, plus a quick guide to equal opportunity laws relevant to D&I.

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

Insight into sections 55, 65, 76, 98, 101, 110, 135, 137 and 165 of the Uniform Evidence Acts.

Australia's foreign investment framework is complex. Practical Law's new resources help you understand the rules and whether your land or corporate transaction requires FIRB consent.