The Aristocrat decision may ease the road to patentability for certain CIIs (eg., potentially inventions that involve the use of generative AI to interact with a user), such inventions will still need ...

The Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix is a snapshot of need-to-know news on a range of ESD issues nationally. This edition focuses on the latest in national environment protection ...

Companies considering an IPO should engage legal counsel early in the process to confirm eligibility to participate in the ASX and ASIC fast track processes, ensure pathfinders are properly prepared ...

The defence, which the Full Court described as "barely arguable", was that ordinary consumers would assume that the advertisements involved "puffery", and that the "60 months free" could not be taken ...

The CCA’s final advice revised its earlier 65-75% range recommendation to 62-70% which requires roughly halving Australia's current emissions in the next decade, and a per capita decline of 76-81% ...

There is no "five year requirement" for the section 58 statements that need to be filed with exploration licence applications, following the important and awaited decision in Richmond v Warden Thomas ...

ASIC’s final report is a clear call to action for Australia’s private credit sector. Boards and managers must move decisively to address the regulator’s concerns, or risk facing enforcement action as ...

The Australian Treasury has released its quarterly report on foreign investment for 1 October to 31 December 2024 (Q2 2024/25), offering insights into foreign investment activity in Australia, ...

Clayton Utz has advised Optus on an agreement for the sale and licence-back of around 340 mobile tower and rooftop sites to leading Australian digital infrastructure operator Waveconn. The transaction ...

The Federal Court of Australia has today struck down the use of contractual annualised salary arrangements, which are used to "set-off" or absorb entitlements owing under an industrial instrument ...

ASIC's message is unambiguous: investment due diligence and compliance oversight are no longer back-office exercises but core fiduciary and operational functions. Recent regulatory action highlights ...

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