The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner ( OAIC) has issued a clear warning: the New Year will begin with a “compliance sweep” of privacy policies. Businesses that collect personal ...

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 significant Federal law reforms ...

The Australian Government has now released Draft Guidance on how the Community Benefit Principles are to be applied to Future Made in Australia supports, with public feedback due by 2 February 2026.

In a dramatic change to Australian patent law, Australia's Full Federal Court has just held that patents for pharmaceutical formulations are not eligible for patent term extensions (PTE): Otsuka ...

Multiple changes to the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, agreed to with the Greens, have allowed the Federal Government's package of seven Bills to pass Senate this evening. Although detailed ...

COP30 wrapped up with a mixed bag of outcomes, leaving no constituency satisfied with the final result: While some progress was made on the Just Transition and Adaptation Finance, there was a ...

COP30 is expected to set the direction for global climate policy and markets over the next decade, presenting both significant challenges and new opportunities for Australian businesses in the face of ...

The State Development Bill 2025 introduces mechanisms that could reduce inefficiency and delays in the WA approvals framework for projects of strategic or economic significance. However, the ...

The TerraCom case is a landmark decision with implications for directors, companies, and regulators, particularly in the emerging area of whistleblower rights and protections. ASIC's prosecution of ...

Material adverse change or effect (MAC) clauses are a common feature in M&A transactions, especially in the public M&A space. These clauses are intended to protect buyers by allowing them to walk away ...

Industrial relations in the construction sector are set for a major overhaul, with the High Court of Australia unanimously upholding the validity of the Federal Government's legislation which placed ...

Clayton Utz has advised Greenlit Brands on the sale of its furniture chain Freedom Furniture to Quadrant Private Equity owned Amart Furniture. The acquisition sees the two companies merge into a ...