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        <description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz frequently speaks to the media about Australian law and the legal and business issues that affect our clients.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[TV Now, copyright later: why the Federal Court found for Optus]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201202/07/tv_now_copyright_later_why_the_federal_court_found_for_optus.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The issue of copyright in broadcasts is again in the headlines, with the recent decision over Optus' TV Now service (Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v National Rugby League Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 34).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[No breach of trade mark licence agreement]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201201/17/no_breach_of_trade_mark_licence_agreement.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has overturned a finding that there had been a breach of a trade mark licence agreement between two formerly associated companies.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Enforcing restraint of trade clauses for executives]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201201/17/enforcing_restraint_of_trade_clauses_for_executives.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Two recent decisions of the NSW Supreme Court have further illuminated the court's approach to enforcing post-employment restraints.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[No emissions deal in Durban]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/09/no_emissions_deal_in_durban.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On Monday the UK's Met Office Hadley Centre published the results of a major new scientific assessment of climate change.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Attempted inter-positioning of company fails]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/30/attempted_inter-positioning_of_company_fails.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Federal Court has found an employer who moved employees from one internal company to another to avoid employee entitlements guilty of sham contracting.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Survey evidence in trade mark cases - Is it any use?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/29/survey_evidence_in_trade_mark_cases-is_it_any_use.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[adidas brought an application under section 120 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) seeking a declaration that Pacific Brands had infringed its three-stripe trade mark by supplying certain footwear which also displayed decorative stripes.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[In praise of takeover tweakery]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/15/in_praise_of_takeover_tweakery.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australian Takeovers Panel president Kathleen Farrell must have been quietly pleased to read the recent news from England.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Watchdogs bite as corporate scandals rise]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/15/watchdogs_bite_as_corporate_scandals_rise.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Corporate ethics and practices are increasingly in the sights of regulators as a growing number of scandals prompt action.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Avoiding one size fits all]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/15/avoiding_one_size_fits_all.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Federal Attorney-General has announced that the Government will introduce the Civil Dispute Resolution Bill to implement recommendations made by the National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council (NADRAC) by requiring prospective litigants to take genuine steps to attempt to resolve their disputes before commencing proceedings in federal courts.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cartel penalties go beyond borders]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/15/cartel_penalties_go_beyond_borders.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[New laws making cartel conduct a criminal offence in Australia have been the focus of significant media attention over the past few months.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Possible private sector pain offers public sector gain]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/15/possible_private_sector_pain_offers_public_sector_gain.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There simply isn't enough money available from the public purse to build the infrastructure necessary to sustain Australia's economic well being.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Truth in takeovers: walking a wobbly line]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/14/truth_in_takeovers_walking_a_wobbly_line.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A controversial case currently playing out before the UK Takeover Panel has reignited debate about a key takeovers rule in Australia - and the need for a regulatory solution in the interests of market certainty.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New debate needed on merits of PPPs]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/14/new_debate_needed_on_merits_of_ppps.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Since their debut in Australia, public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been the subject of heated debate - and plenty of criticism. They have been variously described as "shonky", costly, a cash cow for the greedy private sector, and as a way for governments to move debt off their books.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lawyers urge caution on bid conditions]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/14/lawyers_urge_caution_on_bid_conditions.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[GFC2? Dead cat bounce? Or just The End Of The World As We Know It?]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/14/pro_bono_deserves_more_than_lip_service.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Pro bono deserves more than lip service]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/14/pro_bono_deserves_more_than_lip_service.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The national survey of pro bono legal work by solicitors released by the National Pro Bono Resource Centre last week contains important messages for management at larger commercial firms about what is required to build a genuine pro bono culture with employed solicitors.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/07/whistleblower_bounties_a_novel_financial_reform.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Whistleblower bounties a novel financial reform]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/07/whistleblower_bounties_a_novel_financial_reform.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On 21 July 2010, President Obama signed into United States law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tablet patent wars down under - Apple wins interlocutory injunction and round one against Samsung]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/03/tablet_patent_wars_down_under-apple_wins_interlocutory_injunction_and_round_one_against_samsung.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In the first Australian round of Apple's global patent war against Android tablets and smartphones, the Federal Court of Australia in Apple Inc v Samsung Electronics Co Ltd [2011] FCA 1164 granted Apple an interlocutory (preliminary) injunction preventing Samsung from launching its Galaxy Tab 10.1 onto the Australian market.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Any port in a storm: Australian Government reviews safe harbour laws]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201110/17/any_port_in_a_storm_australian_government_reviews_safe_harbour_laws.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A new consultation paper, Revising the scope of the copyright 'safe harbour scheme', proposes remedying a gap in the safe harbour provisions of the Copyright Act.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Litigation funding in policy vacuum]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201110/14/litigation_funding_in_policy_vacuum.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Love 'em or loathe 'em, professional litigation funders are here to stay.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New Premier addresses State's infrastructure challenges]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201110/13/new_premier_addresses_states_infrastructure_challenges.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Six months ago Australia's most populated state, New South Wales, witnessed a change of Government and with it a fresh approach to the coordination of investment into public infrastructure.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Changes in new harmonised OH&S laws by 1 January 2012]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/29/changes_in_new_harmonised_ohs_laws_by_1_january_2012.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) harmonisation laws are to be implemented by 1 January 2012, a mere three months away.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/26/convergence_review_moves_ahead_with_five_new_discussion_papers.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Convergence Review moves ahead with five new discussion papers]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/26/convergence_review_moves_ahead_with_five_new_discussion_papers.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Convergence Review is seeking the public's views on five new discussion papers to help guide its deliberations of the future shape of Australia's media and communications sectors, with comments due by 28 October 2011.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/14/media_codes_and_tech_advances_government_releases_more_details_of_its_independent_media_inquiry.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Media codes and tech advances: Government releases more details of its independent media inquiry]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/14/media_codes_and_tech_advances_government_releases_more_details_of_its_independent_media_inquiry.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Having announced that it will commission an independent media review, the Australian Government has today released the terms of reference for it, and that it will have some overlap with the Convergence Review that is also underway.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/13/how_well_does_the_interactive_gambling_act_work_asks_new_review.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[How well does the Interactive Gambling Act work, asks new review]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/13/how_well_does_the_interactive_gambling_act_work_asks_new_review.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia's interactive gambling laws are under review, with the release of the discussion paper Review of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Omitting an intended upper financial limit in an expert determination clause leads to uncertainty]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/13/omitting_an_intended_upper_financial_limit_in_an_expert_determination_clause_leads_to_uncertainty.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Contractual parties adopting expert determination of disputes to a defined financial limit may regret omitting that specified limit from their dispute resolution clause.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mandatory reporting under the ACL triggers recalls, says ACCC]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/13/mandatory_reporting_under_the_acl_triggers_recalls_says_accc.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The ACCC has released figures on the new mandatory reporting requirements of the Australian Consumer Law.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/08/infringement_notices_for_more_telecommunications_offences-and_higher_penalties_too.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Infringement notices for more telecommunications offences - and higher penalties too]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/08/infringement_notices_for_more_telecommunications_offences-and_higher_penalties_too.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Telecommunications providers could face higher penalties for breaching their performance benchmarks, if proposals in a new consultation paper are adopted.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[High Court says there's no double insurance if there's no common burden]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/06/high_court_says_theres_no_double_insurance_if_theres_no_common_burden.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[You make a deal which requires you to indemnify the other party, so you take out insurance. Now there are two insurance policies to cover one loss - or are there?]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/06/renewables_a_big_winner_but_more_needed_on_energy_efficiency_and_carbon_capture_and_storage.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Renewables a big winner, but more needed on energy efficiency and carbon capture and storage]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/06/renewables_a_big_winner_but_more_needed_on_energy_efficiency_and_carbon_capture_and_storage.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Nick Thomas looks at the up side of the Clean Energy Future - it's good news for renewables, but what about energy efficiency and carbon capture and storage?]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/05/australias_innovation_patent_system_under_review.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Australia's innovation patent system under review]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/05/australias_innovation_patent_system_under_review.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Ten years after its introduction, Australia's unique innovation patent system is under review. On 17 August, the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) published an issues paper, "Review of the Innovation Patent System". The closing date for submissions is 14 October 2011.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/05/key_employment_contract_clauses_prove_their_utility_entire_understanding_and_no_reliance.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Key employment contract clauses prove their utility: "Entire understanding" and "no reliance"]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/05/key_employment_contract_clauses_prove_their_utility_entire_understanding_and_no_reliance.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The recent Federal Court decision in Haros v Linfox [2011] FCA 699 has dismissed a claim by a former executive that the business Linfox had misled him during the recruitment process both in the nature of his role with the company and the security of his employment.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Plunger wars: Latest decision bodes well for Bodum]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/01/plunger_wars_latest_decision_bodes_well_for_bodum.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Since the famous decision of the High Court of Australia in Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 191 in 1982, it has been commonly accepted that a rival trader can copy someone else's product with impunity (unless the product is protected by statutory intellectual property rights, such as a registered design), provided that the look-alike product is marked with the rival trader's brand. The recent decision of the Full Federal Court in Peter Bodum A/S & Ors v DKSH Australia Pty Ltd [2011] FCAFC 98 casts some doubt on whether that is a correct reading of the High Court's decision.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Betbox successfully challenges Victorian gambling legislation - where to now for retail exclusivity?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/24/betbox_successfully_challenges_victorian_gambling_legislation-where_to_now_for_retail_exclusivity.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Victorian gambling legislation that operates to ban online betting kiosks such as Betbox was overturned by the Federal Court yesterday, opening the door to further challenges to similar laws in other States and Territories.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Copyright makes headlines in the UK]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/16/copyright_makes_headlines_in_the_uk.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The UK Court of Appeal has held that the unlicensed receipt and use of headlines or extracts of online news articles, communicated to users by media monitoring companies, will constitute an infringement of the article publisher's copyright (Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd v Meltwater Holding BV [2011] EWCA Civ 890).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Can a Chairman vote undirected proxies on the remuneration report?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/10/can_a_chairman_vote_undirected_proxies_on_the_remuneration_report.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Section 250BD of the Corporations Act says that a chairman can vote undirected proxies on the remuneration report but section 250R appears to say that he cannot.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Genuine steps in the right direction? The Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/03/genuine_steps_in_the_right_direction_the_civil_dispute_resolution_act_2011.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Under the Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011, litigants will have to provide a statement of the (genuine) steps taken to resolve the dispute prior to filing proceedings.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[HR manager accountable for breaches of employment laws]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/03/hr_manager_accountable_for_breaches_of_employment_laws.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In a recent Federal Magistrates Court decision, a Human Resources manager was found liable for breaches of employment laws regarding non-payment of wages and engaging in a "sham contract" arrangement.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/02/federal_court_rules_on_copyright_in_pharmaceutical_product_information_documents.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Federal Court rules on copyright in pharmaceutical product information documents]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/02/federal_court_rules_on_copyright_in_pharmaceutical_product_information_documents.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In the recent case between Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd and Apotex Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 846, the Federal Court of Australia addressed for the first time the issues of copyright subsistence and infringement in relation to product information documents (PI) for pharmaceutical products.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/26/examination_of_an_officer_as_to_the_sufficiency_of_a_companys_compliance_with_a_subpoena.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Examination of an officer as to the sufficiency of a company's compliance with a subpoena]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/26/examination_of_an_officer_as_to_the_sufficiency_of_a_companys_compliance_with_a_subpoena.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In a recent dispute concerning a company's compliance with a subpoena, the Supreme Court of NSW considered the operation of the seldom used section 68 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/14/clayton_utz_partners_publish_tax_and_insolvency_3rd_edition.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz partners publish Tax and Insolvency 3rd edition]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/14/clayton_utz_partners_publish_tax_and_insolvency_3rd_edition.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[When a company is either restructuring, insolvent or under some form of administration, taxation is a major issue. Tax & Insolvency (3rd ed.) is a practical guide to the often complex issues tax professionals and lawyers face when advising companies in this situation.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/13/clayton_utzs_andrew_sommer_contributes_to_gst_in_australia-looking_forward_from_the_first_decade.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz's Andrew Sommer contributes to GST in Australia - Looking Forward from the First Decade]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/13/clayton_utzs_andrew_sommer_contributes_to_gst_in_australia-looking_forward_from_the_first_decade.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[After a decade of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), what has its impact been, and does the law need to change?]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/08/two-limbed_test_distinguishes_employees_from_contractors.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Two-limbed test distinguishes employees from contractors]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/08/two-limbed_test_distinguishes_employees_from_contractors.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Called on to settle the distinction between an employee and an independent contractor, the Federal Court has relied on a "totality approach" that looks beyond the contractual description.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/08/risky_business_misleading_statements_and_social_media-a_dangerous_mix.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Risky business? Misleading statements and social media - a dangerous mix]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/08/risky_business_misleading_statements_and_social_media-a_dangerous_mix.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Businesses must ensure the accuracy of statements posted on their social media sites, including those posted by third parties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/08/everything_that_rises_must_converge_the_convergence_review_seeks_views_on_emerging_issues.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Everything that rises must converge: The Convergence Review seeks views on emerging issues]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/08/everything_that_rises_must_converge_the_convergence_review_seeks_views_on_emerging_issues.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Australian Government's Convergence Review has released a consultation paper, Emerging Issues, which summarises some of the information received throughout the last few months of consultation.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/28/truth_in_takeovers_walking_a_wobbly_line.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Truth in takeovers: walking a wobbly line]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/28/truth_in_takeovers_walking_a_wobbly_line.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A controversial case currently playing out before the UK Takeover Panel has reignited debate about a key takeovers rule in Australia - and the need for a regulatory solution in the interests of market certainty.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/23/yeswe-cann-icann_opens_the_domain_name_floodgates.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[yeswe.cann - ICANN opens the domain name floodgates]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/23/yeswe-cann-icann_opens_the_domain_name_floodgates.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the entity responsible for the management of top-level domains, has approved a groundbreaking plan to dramatically increase the number of domain name suffixes that are available.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/21/getting_ready_for_australian_consumer_law_changes_to_product_warranties_against_defects.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Getting ready for Australian Consumer Law changes to product warranties against defects]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/21/getting_ready_for_australian_consumer_law_changes_to_product_warranties_against_defects.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[From 1 January 2012, any warranties against defects in any consumer products sold in Australia will need to comply with the mandatory requirements in the new ACL - the Australian Consumer Law and the Trade Practices (Australian Consumer Law) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 1).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/21/colour_trade_marks.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Colour trade marks]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/21/colour_trade_marks.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Ordinary experience, history and literature all tell us that colours operate as powerful stimulants of memory, identification and loyalty.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/16/court_sends_strong_message_on_adverse_action_protections_in_the_fair_work_act_2009.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Court sends strong message on adverse action protections in the Fair Work Act 2009]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/16/court_sends_strong_message_on_adverse_action_protections_in_the_fair_work_act_2009.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A recent decision in the Federal Court has sent a solid message to employers that employees have a right to raise concerns about their pay rates and entitlements without the fear of being sacked or victimised.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/30/insolvent_unit_trusts_in_australia.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Insolvent unit trusts in Australia]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/30/insolvent_unit_trusts_in_australia.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Australian unit trust industry recently experienced financial difficulties. The formal legal process of handling those difficulties has revealed gaps in the Australian regulatory map.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/30/insolvent_managed_investment_schemes_uncertainty_and_conflicts.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Insolvent managed investment schemes: uncertainty and conflicts]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/30/insolvent_managed_investment_schemes_uncertainty_and_conflicts.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Few now remember that Chapter 5C of the Corporations Act can trace its origins to the afternoon of 23 July 1991. For the past year, the unlisted property trust industry had been in meltdown.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/30/let_the_private_sector_improve_sydney_ferry_services.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Let the private sector improve Sydney ferry services]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/30/let_the_private_sector_improve_sydney_ferry_services.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The commitment of the new NSW Liberal Government to involve the private sector in the operation, maintenance and leasing of the Sydney ferry fleet is good public policy.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/30/time_to_rethink_infrastructure_approach.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Time to rethink infrastructure approach]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/30/time_to_rethink_infrastructure_approach.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia's infrastructure backlog is well-documented. According to recent media reports, The Business Council of Australia and Infrastructure Partnerships Australia estimate Australia's current infrastructure deficit at anywhere between $450 and $700 billion.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/23/who_owns_this_ip_independent_contractors_vs_employees_in_ip_ownership_disputes.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Who owns this IP? Independent contractors vs employees in IP ownership disputes]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/23/who_owns_this_ip_independent_contractors_vs_employees_in_ip_ownership_disputes.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Generally in the workplace context, any intellectual property (IP) created by an employee in the course of their employment is, in the normal course, owned by the employer.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/20/retention_of_title_as_a_defence_to_an_unfair_preference_claim.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Retention of title as a defence to an unfair preference claim]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/20/retention_of_title_as_a_defence_to_an_unfair_preference_claim.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In the recent case of Dwyer & Ors and Davies & Ors v Chicago Boot Co Pty Ltd [2011] SASC 27, Chicago Boot claimed that certain payments made to it by two insolvent companies were not unfair preference payments, because of, amongst other defences, the purported application of a retention of title clause in relation to the supply of goods by Chicago Boot.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/20/the_abc_of_a_successful_corporate_rescue_lessons_from_the_court_receivership_of_abc2_group_pty_ltd.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[The ABC of a successful corporate rescue: Lessons from the Court receivership of ABC2 Group Pty Ltd]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/20/the_abc_of_a_successful_corporate_rescue_lessons_from_the_court_receivership_of_abc2_group_pty_ltd.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In insolvency circles, the word "success" is definitely a relative term. Often it only means that a complete meltdown of the company's business has been averted, or that employees have at least received their statutory entitlements on their way out the door.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/20/when_is_an_isp_liable_for_its_users_copyright_infringements.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[When is an ISP liable for its users' copyright infringements?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/20/when_is_an_isp_liable_for_its_users_copyright_infringements.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[If the customers of an internet service provider (ISP) infringe copyright and the ISP does not take steps to stop it occurring, is it liable for copyright infringement?]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/17/preparing_for_a_carbon_price_legal_issues.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Preparing for a carbon price: legal issues]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/17/preparing_for_a_carbon_price_legal_issues.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A carbon price is looming but is by no means a certainty. What steps from a legal point of view can be taken to protect where possible against the introduction of a carbon price without constraining activities or documents should a carbon price not eventuate?]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/16/removal_of_a_trade_mark_for_non-use_and_the_courts_discretion.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Removal of a trade mark for non-use and the court's discretion]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/16/removal_of_a_trade_mark_for_non-use_and_the_courts_discretion.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Austin Nichols, the owner of WILD TURKEY for bourbon and other alcoholic drinks, unsuccessfully sought removal of Lodestar's WILD GEESE registration for beverages in classes 32 & 33. Austin appealed from the Registrar of Trade Marks to the Federal Court of Australia, which considered three issues (Austin, Nichols & Co Inc v Lodestar Anstalt [2011] FCA 39).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/06/australian_government_reveals_latest_legislative_priorities_for_telecommunications_and_media.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Australian Government reveals latest legislative priorities for telecommunications and media]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/06/australian_government_reveals_latest_legislative_priorities_for_telecommunications_and_media.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister has released the list of legislation proposed for introduction in the Winter sittings of Federal Parliament, starting Tuesday 10 May.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/29/1_bligh_st_clayton_utzs_new_energy-efficient_sydney_home.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[1 Bligh St: Clayton Utz's new energy-efficient Sydney home]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/29/1_bligh_st_clayton_utzs_new_energy-efficient_sydney_home.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There's a greater awareness that a move into energy-efficient buildings can neatly combine several interests of a business - the financial, the human, and the community.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/29/discretions_and_bonus_schemes_can_a_discretion_ever_be_absolute.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Discretions and bonus schemes: Can a discretion ever be absolute?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/29/discretions_and_bonus_schemes_can_a_discretion_ever_be_absolute.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Employment law practitioners are often faced with clients seeking advice about the drafting of bonus schemes and the possibility of successfully bringing legal proceedings for unpaid bonuses.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/18/googles_autocomplete_is_defamatory_in_italy-could_it_happen_in_australia.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Google's autocomplete is defamatory in Italy - could it happen in Australia?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/18/googles_autocomplete_is_defamatory_in_italy-could_it_happen_in_australia.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An Italian court, the Tribunale Ordinario di Milano, has found Google liable for defamation because its autocomplete suggestions paired the plaintiff's name with defamatory key words, raising the question of whether such a case could succeed here in Australia.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/11/senate_committee_suggests_new_laws_to_protect_australians_online_privacy.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Senate Committee suggests new laws to protect Australians' online privacy]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/11/senate_committee_suggests_new_laws_to_protect_australians_online_privacy.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Senate Environment and Communications References Committee has released its report on "The adequacy of protections for the privacy of Australians online". If adopted, its recommendations would mean businesses here and overseas would need to change their online privacy, information and advertising practices.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/04/the_carbon_farming_initiative_bills_introduced_into_parliament.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[The Carbon Farming Initiative bills introduced into Parliament]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/04/the_carbon_farming_initiative_bills_introduced_into_parliament.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Carbon Farming Initiative will soon turn from promise to reality if three new bills are passed.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/04/men_at_works_copyright_appeal_over_kookaburra_doesnt_work_so_well_in_full_federal_court.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Men At Work's copyright appeal over Kookaburra doesn't work so well in Full Federal Court]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/04/men_at_works_copyright_appeal_over_kookaburra_doesnt_work_so_well_in_full_federal_court.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Men At Work and EMI have lost once again in the copyright dispute over "Down under" and "Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree" after the Full Federal Court dismissed their appeal against a finding of copyright infringement (EMI Songs Australia Pty Limited v Larrikin Music Publishing Pty Limited [2011] FCAFC 47 ).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/31/nbn_bills_passed-with_some_changes.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[NBN Bills passed - with some changes]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/31/nbn_bills_passed-with_some_changes.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On 25 March 2011, four months to the day since their introduction into the House of Representatives, the National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010 and Telecommunications Legislation Amendments (National Broadband Network Measures - Access Arrangements) Bill 2011 were passed by the Senate in amended forms.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/25/traps_in_professional_privilege.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Traps in professional privilege]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/25/traps_in_professional_privilege.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The litigation environment for Australian businesses has never been more fraught. Media reports appear almost daily of "potential" class actions - like those recently commenced against Nufarm and ABC Learningfor allegedly breaching their continuous disclosure obligations or making misleading or deceptive statements.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/11/persian_fetta_sounds_exotic_but_that_doesnt_make_it_a_trade_mark.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Persian Fetta: Sounds exotic, but that doesn't make it a trade mark]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/11/persian_fetta_sounds_exotic_but_that_doesnt_make_it_a_trade_mark.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Choosing brands and trade marks has always been an important selection, and the decision in Yarra Valley Dairy Pty Ltd v Lemnos Foods Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1367 highlights the importance for Australian businesses in choosing differentiating and distinctive trade marks that are able to distinguish their goods and services from their competitors.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/11/gst_and_property_developments_effective_life_is_not_a_fair_and_reasonable_basis_for_apportionment.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[GST and property developments: Effective life is not a fair and reasonable basis for apportionment]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/11/gst_and_property_developments_effective_life_is_not_a_fair_and_reasonable_basis_for_apportionment.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On 10 March 2011, the AAT handed down a brief decision in which it held that the taxpayer's proposed use of "effective life" as the basis of apportionment was not acceptable as a fair and reasonable apportionment methodology: A Taxpayer v Commissioner of Taxation [2011] AATA 160.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/10/whats_prior_disclosure_of_pharmaceutical_compounds.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[What's prior disclosure of pharmaceutical compounds?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/10/whats_prior_disclosure_of_pharmaceutical_compounds.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Disclosure of compounds in prior art are novelty defeating even in the absence of sufficient information enabling its production]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/24/lessons_from_luxottica_with_gst_courts_will_take_your_deals_as_they_find_them.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Lessons from Luxottica: With GST, courts will take your deals as they find them]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/24/lessons_from_luxottica_with_gst_courts_will_take_your_deals_as_they_find_them.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Full Federal Court's decision in Commissioner of Taxation v Luxottica Retail Australia Pty Ltd [2011] FCAFC 20 (23 February 2011) provides greater certainty for commercial parties in structuring their arrangements and in determining the GST consequences of their transactions.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/24/the_st_kilda_saga_you_can_phone_a_friend_but_can_you_film_him_too.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[The St Kilda saga: you can phone a friend, but can you film him too?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/24/the_st_kilda_saga_you_can_phone_a_friend_but_can_you_film_him_too.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Why would Victoria Police arrest a teenager who's shared film of a friend? The latest stage in the St Kilda nude photos story raises the question of how much - and what - we can record of our life and the people in it.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Federal Government's 2011 legislative plans for intellectual property]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/08/federal_governments_2011_legislative_plans_for_intellectual_property.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister has released the list of legislation proposed for introduction in the Autumn sittings of Federal Parliament, starting Tuesday 8 February.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Federal Government's 2011 legislative plans for telecommunications]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/07/federal_governments_2011_legislative_plans_for_telecommunications.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister has released the list of legislation proposed for introduction in the Autumn sittings of Federal Parliament, starting Tuesday 8 February.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Price signalling reforms might not solve the problem]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/07/price_signalling_reforms_might_not_solve_the_problem.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Last year the Government released draft legislation on price signalling prohibitions, the Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No.1) 2011, to introduce quite strict laws prohibiting the practice of price signalling between competitors.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Floods and insurance - Q&A with Fred Hawke, head of Insurance at Clayton Utz]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/03/floods_and_insurance-qa_with_fred_hawke_head_of_insurance_at_clayton_utz.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Fred Hawke from our Insurance & Risk group answers some basic questions about floods and insurance]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Queensland office back open for business]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201101/28/queensland_office_back_open_for_business.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[We hope all of our Queensland clients, community partners and their loved ones are safe and well after the challenges of the past two weeks.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201101/17/copyright_in_medical_records_where_is_the_independent_intellectual_effort.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Copyright in medical records: where is the "independent intellectual effort"?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201101/17/copyright_in_medical_records_where_is_the_independent_intellectual_effort.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australian courts have been emphasising the importance of "independent intellectual effort" in copyright cases recently, and Primary Health Care Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2010] FCA 419 is another in this trend.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Overview of Basel III - minimum capital requirements and global liquidity standards]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201101/17/overview_of_basel_iii-minimum_capital_requirements_and_global_liquidity_standards.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Under Basel III the total capital a bank is required to hold is 8.0% of its risk-weighted assets. Total capital is divided into two broad categories: Tier I capital and Tier II capital.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Queensland floods - Brisbane office update]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201101/12/queensland_floods-brisbane_office_update.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[We have closed our Brisbane office in response to flooding in the Brisbane CBD. As a result we have had to shutdown the IT systems for our Brisbane office.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz client Uniloc wins patent infringement case against Microsoft]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201101/07/clayton_utz_client_uniloc_wins_patent_infringement_case_against_microsoft.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz client Uniloc's claims of patent infringement against Microsoft have recently been upheld by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), vindicating Uniloc's struggles against the software giant.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cascading restraint clauses valid and enforceable]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201101/04/cascading_restraint_clauses_valid_and_enforceable.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The important decision of Justice Hammerschlag in OAMPS Insurance Brokers Ltd v Hanna [2010] NSWSC 781 upheld the validity of a clause which provided for different periods and distances of restraint of trade.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[St Kilda nude photo social media scandal leads to social media court process]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/24/st_kilda_nude_photo_social_media_scandal_leads_to_social_media_court_process.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[It's perhaps unsurprising that the St Kilda nude-photo saga, a scandal that has been playing out on Facebook, should lead to legal proceedings played out in part also on social media.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The importance of being specific: IP ownership in employee contracts]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/23/the_importance_of_being_specific_ip_ownership_in_employee_contracts.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In general, an employer is taken to own any intellectual property (IP) that is created by an employee in the course of their employment. The recent case of Courier Pete Pty Ltd v Metroll Queensland Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 735 highlights the importance of ensuring that this is clearly stated in the employee's contract.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[First step in anti-siphoning reforms - interim anti-siphoning list made]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/23/first_step_in_anti-siphoning_reforms-interim_anti-siphoning_list_made.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An interim anti-siphoning list has been made by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, which will be in force from 1 January 2011.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spectrum licence reissue reforms to the Radiocommunications Act 1992 passed]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/22/spectrum_licence_reissue_reforms_to_the_radiocommunications_act_1992_passed.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On 26 November reforms to the Radiocommunications Act 1992 (the Radcomms Act) were passed in relation to spectrum licence renewals.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[National Broadband Network - Statement of Expectations and Corporate Plan released]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/21/national_broadband_network-statement_of_expectations_and_corporate_plan_released.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On 20 December 2010, the Government released a Statement of Expectations for NBN Co and its final response to the Implementation Study. The Statement covered key areas of network design and coverage, confirmation of funding arrangements and provision of calls to emergency services.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Convergence Review announced]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/20/convergence_review_announced.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On 14 December, Senator Conroy released draft Terms of Reference for a comprehensive review of Australia's communications and media regulation in light of increasing convergence in media platforms (Convergence Review).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Australia Network contract out for competitive tender]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/14/australia_network_contract_out_for_competitive_tender.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On 23 November 2010, Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd announced that the Federal Government would put a 10 year contract for the Australia Network up for competitive tender.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Not flying but still supplying: forfeited airfares and GST]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/09/not_flying_but_still_supplying_forfeited_airfares_and_gst.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In a decision handed down by the AAT this week, GST was held to still be payable by Qantas on fares (for domestic travel) that are forfeited by passengers who fail to take their booked flight.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A victory for Virgin Blue on fringe benefits tax - but 2kms is still a long way to walk]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/09/a_victory_for_virgin_blue_on_fringe_benefits_tax_but_2kms_is_still_a_long_way_to_walk.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Full Federal Court has unanimously held that car parking provided by Virgin Blue Airlines (VBA) to its employees was not "in the vicinity of" their primary place of employment and was therefore exempt from fringe benefits tax (FBT) (Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2010] FCAFC 137).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement finalised - now to see if Australia ratifies it]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/06/new_anti-counterfeiting_trade_agreement_finalised-now_to_see_if_australia_ratifies_it.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a new international intellectual property agreement on enforcement obligations aimed at countering copyright and trade mark piracy, has been settled.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Employment contracts not terminated by an employee's breach]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201011/30/employment_contracts_not_terminated_by_an_employees_breach.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An employee breaches the employment contract - so that ends the contract, right? Not so fast, says Joe Catanzariti.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Two tiers of television sports under anti-siphoning reforms released by Federal Government]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201011/26/two_tiers_of_television_sports_under_anti-siphoning_reforms_released_by_federal_government.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Federal Government has released details of its new anti-siphoning policy for sports events on television, which will now comprise two tiers of sporting events, with different rules applying to them.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Making your trap count in passing off claims]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201011/22/making_your_trap_count_in_passing_off_claims.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[It is commonplace in litigation involving claims of misleading or deceptive conduct or passing off to rely on evidence obtained by way of "trap" orders or dealings. The recent decision in Nick Scali Limited v Super A-Mart Pty Limited [2010] FCA 1130 highlights that the weight given to such evidence could be diminished where the applicant fails to give timely notice of the trap dealing to the respondent.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Police serve an Intervention Order via Facebook: Social media as the next frontier in legal process?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201011/22/police_serve_an_intervention_order_via_facebook_social_media_as_the_next_frontier_in_legal_process.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In an Australian first, Victoria Police has served an intervention order using Facebook. The offender had harassed his former partner on the social networking site two days after the expiration of an earlier intervention order.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz tax law team contributes to global guide to law of trusts]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201011/17/clayton_utz_tax_law_team_contributes_to_global_guide_to_law_of_trusts.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A useful guide to the use of trusts in 20 important jurisdictions has just been published in a third edition - with input from Clayton Utz.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Court values non-pecuniary aspects of workplace]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201011/05/court_values_non-pecuniary_aspects_of_workplace.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The recent Federal Court decision in Quinn v Overland [2010] FCA 799 highlights the increasing recognition placed by courts on the importance of the non-pecuniary aspects of a workplace to employees.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Discussion paper on Universal Service Policy released]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201010/22/discussion_paper_on_universal_service_policy_released.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today released a discussion paper that aims to obtain feedback concerning the implementation of the Government's universal service policy.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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