Law
The US Federal Trade Commission has banned non-compete clauses, and in Australia the federal government is reviewing their use. Are changes coming for Australian employees and competition law?
Jim Chalmers' federal budget seeks to balance a longer-term economic vision with the more politically pressing need to address cost of living pressures. The Capital Brief team dissects what it means for the different sectors in Australia's new economy.
With a multi-billion dollar US backer, corporate Australia has watched Pogust Goodhead's arrival with interest, if not fear. Its head of Australia Amie Crichton says it's "time to level a massively uneven playing field" between individuals and industry.
Already under pressure from proposed regulation, the BNPL sector must now factor in a review of credit reporting requirements by another federal body.
Judge says eSafety failed to establish global removal of stabbing video on X was a 'reasonable step'
Beefed up legal teams for X Corp and the eSafety regulator appeared in court today for a first hint at the showdown to come in the online safety lawsuit, testing the extent of the eSafety Commissioner's enforcement powers.
The government's pre-budget merger and foreign investment updates weren't necessarily designed to work together, but lawyers say they could help speed up deal approvals.
With its $120 million settlement with Qantas, Gina Cass-Gottlieb's ACCC has avoided a drawn out lawsuit, secured a payout for consumers and, she says, set a new industry standard for flight cancellations.
KWM, one of Australia's biggest law firms, is leaning heavily into AI and legal tech, with the firm's junior lawyers playing a key role in helping their more senior colleagues learn the ropes.
ASIC chair Joe Longo warned fund managers remained responsible for decisions they outsource to other managers while building their ESG funds.
When it comes to legal action against global tech companies, just how long is the arm of the law? That’s the question facing legal teams on both sides of the eSafety Commissioner’s legal battle against X.
Google vice president Paul Gennai has rejected suggestions that the Play Store operator controls the Android ecosystem.
The Albanese government says the constitutionality of every new spending proposal is assessed under budget rules.
X Corp's legal battle with Australia's online safety regulator thrusts Thomson Geer partner Justin Quill back in the national spotlight, in short order after successfully defending Network Ten in the Lehrmann defamation trial.
Billionaire Elon Musk has become entangled in a feud with Australia's online safety regulator — and the prime minister — just as his biggest company Tesla faces urgent challenges.
In the eight years since its inception, Australia's online safety regulator has never pursued a legal battle quite like the one now playing out against Elon Musk’s X. What follows will be an examination of the commissioner's authority, with ramifications for online publishers.
Litera says its new AI tool can crunch hours worth of research for deal negotiations into mere minutes. It could also help lawyers produce more deal information for the competition regulator under the government's planned merger law changes.
Senators also said flaws in existing corporate and consumer laws meant they failed to prevent consumers from buying products based on questionable sustainability claims.
A new probe from ASIC — and a recent win in the Federal Court — show how the emboldened regulator is taking on the financial services industry.
