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Jobs and Skills Summit 2022 – What employers need to know
As promised in its election campaign, the Albanese Government held its Jobs and Skills Summit at Parliament House
FMCG Express | September 2022 Edition
In the latest edition of FMCG Express, Partner Breanna Davies and the Gadens team bring you the latest
Rising and falling in 2022 – Contractual responses to cost increases in construction contracts
A lot has happened in 2022 to keep the construction sector on its toes. An ongoing pandemic, floods
The Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2022 Released Yesterday!
Yesterday, the Federal Government introduced the Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2022 (Cth). The Bill reintroduces the Financial Accountability
Corruption and Integrity Update – Updates from the ALRC, Legal Affairs and Safety Committee, as well as Carne v CCC
This month’s edition of the Corruption and Integrity Update considers the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) report, Without
Deadline to apply for Priority Status for .au direct domain names is approaching
You may be aware that the deadline to apply for Priority Status for ‘.au’ direct domain names for
Criminal charges for Victorian long service leave underpayments
This month, the Wage Inspectorate Victoria (WIV) has flexed its muscle by commencing criminal proceedings against subsidiaries of
Significant increases to Competition and Consumer Law penalties proposed
Last Friday afternoon, Treasury released exposure draft legislation proposing significant increases to the maximum penalties that apply to
Did Google get off lightly? ACCC v Google and ACL penalty regime changes
The Federal Court has handed down its penalty decision in Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Google LLC
Australian Carbon Credit Units: Financiers tap into carbon farming and development projects
With the emergence of a thriving carbon credit market in Australia, the banking and finance industry has seen
Cross border insolvencies – Federal Court makes life easier for liquidators and creditors of New Zealand construction company
In Kellow, Re Advanced Building & Construction Ltd (In Liq) v Advanced Building & Construction Ltd (In Liq)
Federal Court takes aim at expert’s ‘independent’ evidence: When lawyers can taint an expert’s report
The case of New Aim Pty Ltd v Leung [2022] FCA 722 concerned a dispute between an e-commerce
