Law
Large Australian companies will be forced to reveal the risks of climate change to their operations under a mandatory reporting regime effective from 1 July. But are they ready?
Newly-launched Omnia Chambers is part of a fresh generation of barristers working to make the New South Wales Bar more reflective of the society it serves by lowering the cost of entry.
The Productivity Commission is urging policymakers to balance the need to manage consent requirements of collecting data while pursuing the potential productivity and economic gains AI has to offer.
At a time of rising concerns about the impact of AI, the Productivity Commission is calling for a light touch approach to regulating the technology in the economy.
It "operates in the edgier areas of the law" and has been at the forefront of key social debates and media campaigns in recent years. Now Marque Lawyers turning is its attention to the "completely terrifying" capabilities of AI.
The news that the government is proposing an increase in sophisticated investor thresholds lit up LinkedIn in a way that Twitter scandals used to. But it increasingly looks as though the media and the ecosystem have run ahead of themselves on the yarn.
National law firm Mills Oakley has kicked off the year appointing three women to national partnerships, while continuing the firm's run of Minter Ellison hires.
Spotify is among the app providers to have hit out at Apple over EU enforced changes to the App Store. Australian developers expect the overhaul to have an impact on these shores.
The ACCC's probe into supermarket pricing is the latest in the long list of reviews into the sector. And it's not clear whether any will lower grocery bills.
The major banks have too much capital and not enough to do with it. They already started buying back shares, and in 2024 the market is expecting more.
Intellectual property lawyers say Australian media companies may be better placed than their US counterparts to succeed in lawsuits over AI - if they decided to go that route.
App developers and consumers suing Apple and Google over allegations of anticompetitive conduct haven't ruled out a settlement eight weeks out from a trial.
Both sides are arguing the other is at risk of breaching consumer laws, which could theoretically expose them to damage claims, or even steep financial penalties.
Ed Husic's newly revealed plan to regulate AI nods to the EU's strategy but also aligns Australia with some of its APAC neighbours.
The oil and gas producer's court win raises the evidentiary bar for cultural heritage cases, but doesn't signal an end to them.
The startup ecosystem is freaking out about the Albanese government’s plans to significantly lift the financial thresholds allowing retail investors to back startups.
Technology startups are recommending caution as the Albanese government prepares to reveal plans to regulate artificial intelligence in the Australian economy.
Both the ACCC and ASIC are poised to seize on reforms making unfair contract terms illegal and giving regulators powers to levy multi-million dollar fines against companies writing them.
