Litigation is expensive and time consuming, and is sometimes pursued by parties who lack the resources or inclination to pay the other side’s costs if they lose. A respondent will commonly make an application for security…
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2017 ACCC Enforcement Priorities: Onwards and Upwards with Penalties
On 24 February the Chairman of the ACCC launched its 2017 Compliance and Enforcement Policy which identifies the industries and issues it will focus on in the year ahead. Enforcement…
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Data Breach Incidents [Toolkit]
Businesses in Australia are rapidly adopting new technologies to interact with their suppliers, customers and workforce. The amount of data collected is growing exponentially. The legal and reputational risks associated with suffering a data breach incident are…
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Electronic Discovery in Court Proceedings: Friend or Foe?
The disclosure of all relevant documents has traditionally been treated as a right of the parties to the litigation, but Australian courts have increasingly placed limits on that right. The…
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7 Landmark Cases of 2016
It was another good year for high profile cases reported in the media in 2016. The seven landmark cases chosen below range from cases with important legal ramifications, to some…
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Challenging a Medical Certificate [Practice Note]
This Practical Law Australia Employment practice note examines when employers can challenge the sufficiency of a medical certificate, including fraudulent, backdated or potentially inaccurate medical certificates. Table of contents: Usual requirements…
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Flight Centre’s High Court Loss: Lessons for Principals, Agents and Consumers
When Flight Centre, Australia’s largest travel agent, tried to protect its revenue from the sale of airline tickets for Singapore Airlines, MAS and Emirates, it could not have imagined that…
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Sexual Harassment [Practice Note]
This Practical Law Australia Employment Law practice note examines sexual harassment in employment under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) which protects individuals from sex discrimination and sexual harassment. Table of…
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Why Traditional Legal Terms are Costing Your Business [Whitepaper]
Writing short contracts in simple terms saves work for all the users, improves sales and customer relations, and saves money for the business. For general counsel, these benefits are strong incentives…
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Post-Employment Obligations [Toolkit]
Employment law in Australia is a dynamic and often contentious legal area governed by a web of interrelated federal, state and common laws. Restraint of trade is an increasingly significant employment law topic as employers turn to…
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