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Former High Court justice, Prof William Gummow AC, and postgraduate student Harry Sanderson, have called for more emphasis on authorised law reports in legal education and the practice of law.

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

Commonwealth Statute Annotations: November 2021 Update

New annotations have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on LibertyWorks Inc v Commonwealth [2021] FCAFC 90, under s 60 of the Biosecurity Act 2015

Practical Law Corporate has published three new documents to its extensive suite of takeovers related documents.

The latest editions of the Australian Law Journal and Public Law Review examine the pandemic, plus insights on other current legal topics.

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.