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Set-off allows one party to apply a debt owed to it by its counterparty to discharge all or part of a debt that it owes to that counterparty. Parties to…
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2018 State of Corporate Law Departments Report [Report]
Today’s modern corporate law department has taken a more proactive position within its organisation, seeking not to be seen (as it too often was in the past) as a cost…
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Submitting Evidence to the Royal Commission: Volunteer at Your Peril!
Volunteering is generally a laudable exercise to be encouraged. But when it comes to the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (the Royal Commission),…
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The Top 9 Tips to Get the Most out of Your First Legal Hackathon Experience
A legal hackathon is a relatively new concept that seeks to apply the tendency towards creative disruption, common among the technology start-up scene today, to the legal industry. Over the…
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Data Incidents and the Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme [Toolkit]
As Australian businesses embrace technology, the volume of data, particularly personal information, held by these organisations is growing exponentially. Regulators are now focused on what happens when a data breach…
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Shareholder Activism: Are Your Clients Prepared?
Although shareholder activism in Australia has undoubtedly grown in recent years, 2017 was particularly interesting in that a number of high-profile ASX-listed companies (Woolworths, Origin Energy and BHP to name…
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The Royal Commission: Beware its Teeth
As news breaks of the banking and financial services industry deceiving customers and regulators, we chat to Dr Tom Middleton, author of ASIC Corporate Investigations and Hearings, about the powers…
Read moreThe Evolution of Competition Law in Australia [Infographic]
Major reform to Australian competition law came into effect on 6 November 2017. The Competition Policy Review legislation contains a broad range of amendments to the Competition and Consumer Act…
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Intimate Family Violence and the Abolition of Defensive Homicide
In 2014, Victoria abolished the offence of defensive homicide following a “widely held perception that it was being abused by violent men”. Despite having been abolished, defensive homicide made appearances…
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How Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies are Set to Challenge and Change Law Firms
The 2017 Bitcoin boom means most lawyers have at least heard of this popular cryptocurrency. However, few understand how Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies really work, how they are used and…
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