Key reforms to the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) ( EP Act) that were introduced into the WA Parliament in August have now entered into force. The reforms, which allow for “parallel processing ...

Whether you’re a small or large business, it’s important to understand that cyber incident response is a long process that takes time and effort to perfect and fine-tune. Cyber incident response can ...

ASIC announces its enforcement priorities annually to indicate where it will direct its resources and expertise in the coming year. On 14 November 2024, ASIC published its enforcement priorities for ...

In the recent decision of ASIC v HCF Insurance Company Pty Limited [2024] FCA 1240 (ASIC v HCF), Justice Jackman found that a term in a contract of insurance was “liable to mislead the public” ...

Clayton Utz has advised Evolution Rail consortium – comprising Plenary Group, Partners Group, Downer and CRRC Changchun – on a $1.2 billion refinancing of its High Capacity Metro Trains project. The ...

Recent developments continue to highlight the complexity of administrative law principles and the liability issues relating to administrative decision-making. This workshop examines the administrative ...

As a major IT transaction of national and industry significance, the A$1 billion contract between the Australian Commonwealth Department of Defence and Telstra required careful consideration of legal ...

Training on organisational data is another risk to be aware of. Suppliers may want to use client data to improve their AI systems. Organisations need to assess whether this is appropriate based on the ...

The mere availability of a right to sue by companies in liquidation does not have a sufficient connection with the carrying on of a joint business to satisfy the gateway requirement for making a ...

The Australian Consumer Law is a principles-based law that applies economy-wide across Australia and to date has proved flexible enough to apply to emerging technologies such as apps and social media.

A recent Queensland Supreme Court decision provides useful guidance as to when withholding consent to change in control may be “unreasonable”. Contracts often require consent before a change of ...