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25 Sep 2020
Text Posts, Tweets and Shares - Can Sub Judice Contempt Keep Up with Social Media?
Never has it been easier to share and comment on news articles on social media – anyone can post about a newsworthy event and express their opinion for public engagement.
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23 Sep 2020
Class Actions and Examinations
In ACN 004 410 833 Ltd (formerly Arrium Limited) (in liq) v Michael Thomas Walton [2020] NSWCA 157, the NSW Court of Appeal clarified the scope of examination and production orders for investigative purposes in a potential shareholder class actions.
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23 Sep 2020
Adverse Possession: The Legalised Stealing of Land is in the Public Interest
The English law has long recognised the unauthorised taking of someone else’s land by adverse possession.
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18 Sep 2020
The UK Business Interruption Insurance Test Case
On 15 September 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) High Court handed down its decision in the COVID-19 Business Interruption insurance test case
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18 Sep 2020
The Cyber Threat: Is Australia ready?
Earlier this year, more than 180,000 New South Wales residents were caught up in a major cyber security breach after a state government department was compromised.
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16 Sep 2020
Director identification numbers
On 22 June 2020, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2020 received royal assent introducing a requirement that all Australian directors obtain and hold a unique Director Identification Number (DIN), issued and administered by the Australian Securities and In ...
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15 Sep 2020
Cyber Failures in the Spotlight
Failing to have appropriate risk compliance systems to guard against potential cybersecurity breaches may amount to a contravention of an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) holder’s obligations under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
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31 Jul 2020
Insurance of the ‘Situation’?
Oceanview Developments Pty Ltd trading as Darwin River Tavern & Darwin River Supermarket (Oceanview) v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd trading as Territory Insurance Office [2020] FCA 852 (19 June 2020).
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27 Jul 2020
High Court case on identity - who is at fault?
Before the High Court of Australia was a Plaintiff who was involved in a head on motor vehicle collision that rendered him partially tetraplegic.
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27 Jul 2020
Class Closure Orders: The Story So Far…
In class actions, the “class” or group member definition is often limited to include persons who have registered for the class action, who have retained a law firm or who have signed litigation funding agreements.
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