Insights for June 2020

02/06/2020 - WA Tenancy Code of Conduct brings temporary rent relief for small business tenants 10/06/2020 - Law Business Research Insurance Reinsurance - 2020 11/06/2020 - ASIC v Bendigo and Adelaide Bank – Unfair contract terms regime for financial services and beyond 11/06/2020 - Double dipping, classifying casuals and the challenges presented by WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato 11/06/2020 - Industrial Manslaughter laws (and other changes) in the Queensland mining & resources sector 11/06/2020 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 54 11/06/2020 - Procurement of public construction works and services in Victoria in response to COVID-19 11/06/2020 - Real estate: 5 Minute Fix 10 11/06/2020 - Reframing remediation – National Remediation Framework launched 11/06/2020 - Rokt on the ropes – Full Federal Court says computer-implemented invention is not patentable 11/06/2020 - Significant Australian foreign investment reforms announced 19/06/2020 - Contingency fees now available for class actions in the Victorian Supreme Court, so expect more class actions 22/06/2020 - Australia's cyber attack by state actors: what you should do now 25/06/2020 - Administrative law updater: Of knights and dames: Letters from Australian Prime Ministers to the Queen 25/06/2020 - Administrative law updater: The Palace Letters released 25/06/2020 - Appearing in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal during COVID-19 25/06/2020 - ASIC issues warning to investment funds regarding advertising and disclosure 25/06/2020 - Government services 5 Minute Fix 04 25/06/2020 - Innovations and Australia’s patent system – what lies ahead? 25/06/2020 - Landmark EU General Court ruling on Hutchinson-Telefónica UK merger reframes the threshold for proving competitive harm 25/06/2020 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 55 25/06/2020 - New Productivity Commission inquiry into the National Water Initiative 25/06/2020 - Samuel independent review of the EPBC Act: where are we at? 25/06/2020 - The race for the COVID-19 vaccine and patents: Do we need a temporary lockdown? 25/06/2020 - The WA Government's move to national consistency on security of payment takes another step with new exposure draft Bill 29/06/2020 - Queensland mining & resources changes come into effect from 1 July 2020