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Sam Vandongen SC has been appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. He commenced his new judicial role on 2 November 2022.
Explore the different Research options available when using new Westlaw and LEAP software. More dates
Explore the different Research options available when using new Westlaw and LEAP software. More dates
In the wake of the recent data breaches in Australia, the Federal government has introduced a bill amending the Privacy Act 1988, the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 and the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 to increase penalties up to $50 million. It...
We started 2022 with two new standard residential contracts, REIQ Contracts for the Sale of Houses and Land and Residential Lots in a Community Titles Scheme. The significant changes introduced by these versions of the contracts were explained in the previous Alert in December 2021.
The Consultative Council of Australasian Law Reporting (CCALR) has initiated an education campaign on the Australian and New Zealand system of law reporting, with a new briefing paper for students and practitioners.
Sam Ricketson covers highlights from the latest online release of the Law of Intellectual Property: Copyright, Design and Confidential Information service: Review of chapter on Public Access to Protected Material: Free Use Exceptions completed; responsibility for copyright following...
The October Patent Law in Australia online service release covers discussions of the following notable cases: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents (2022) 96 ALJR 837; [2022] HCA 29 and Re GloFish, LLC [2002] APO 52