Commercial & Business Law

Practical Law Commercial, with assistance from Special Counsel, Ooma Khurana at Maddocks, has released four brand new resources on surveillance device and workplace surveillance laws.

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.

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

New South Wales is the first state or territory in Australia to introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme for its public sector agencies following the assent of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Amendment Act 2022 (NSW) on 28 November 2022.

On 27 October 2022, the proposed reforms to the unfair contract terms regime were passed by both Houses of Parliament.

New audit and risk committee resources include best practice template charters, board resolutions and self-evaluation resources for the effective corporate governance of audit and risk committees.

Practical Law Australia In-house has published a new legal update outlining the inquiry into Star Entertainment Group, which presents key lessons for in-house lawyers.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 1.2 “Aboriginal Customary Law”; Bankruptcy 3.4 “Compulsory Bankruptcy”; Bankruptcy 3.18 “Debt Agreements”; Business Organisations 4.5 “Company Reorganisation”; Civil...

With new mandatory cyber incident reporting obligations applying from 8 July 2022, these resources will help you get across the new regime of obligations for owners and operators of critical infrastructure assets.

ESG is a hot topic! To support the fight against climate change, forward- thinking entities and lawyers should consider including climate-aligned clauses in commercial agreements.

Are you a business that uses recipient-created tax invoices (RCTIs)? Practical Law's new standard clause can easily be inserted into goods or services agreements to address the parties' obligations with respect to RCTIs.