Updates & Alerts

Practical Law Commercial have released a brand new resource outlining Practical Law's resources relating to data protection and privacy relevant to Australian legal practitioners.

Practical Law Commercial have released a brand new resource, Toolkit, Copyright.

Australian Business Law Review update: Vol 49 Pt 2; Building and Construction Law Journal update: Vol 37 Pt 1; Company and Securities Law Journal update: Vol 38 Pt 6; Insolvency Law Journal update: Vol 29 Pt 3

A legislation tracker to monitor the progress of key legislative developments in Australian cybersecurity law reform.

The payments system is increasingly complex. It is overseen by multiple regulators and the laws and regulations that govern it are constantly being reviewed and adjusted as the digital economy matures to ensure the regulatory framework remains relevant.

The merger between the companies that operate the BPAY, EFTPOS and New Payments Platform (NPP) payment systems was authorised by the ACCC only after the proposed new holding company provided a four year section 87B court-enforceable undertaking to assuage the regulator’s concerns...

FIND by Citation has been enhanced on new Westlaw and is now even easier to use.

ASIC Policy Alerts have been added to new Westlaw.

Practical Law In-house have released a new resource which discusses the importance of choosing appropriate role titles for in-house lawyers and legal department personnel.

Latest update now available.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 1.3 “Native Title Law”; Business Organisations 4.1 “Company Formation”; Contracts: Specific 8.4 “Sale of Goods”; Criminal Procedure 11.5 “Committal Proceedings”...

The Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Act 2021 (Cth) commenced on 4 September 2021. The legislation introduces three new warrant-based surveillance powers to equip the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission to combat...