Insights for July 2024

02/07/2024 - New Affordable Housing Criteria for Queensland: Draft Criteria Released 02/07/2024 - Australian privacy law reform: a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy soon? 02/07/2024 - OAIC takes legal action against Medibank: a wake-up call to prioritise data protection and privacy 04/07/2024 - Spam and telemarketing: the ACMA's expectations and priorities for 2024-25 10/07/2024 - New foreign interference and cyber risk requirements for buying and managing Commonwealth technology 11/07/2024 - Solicitors' CFOmg! – Federal Court has the power to make common fund orders in favour of solicitors (but should it use it)? 11/07/2024 - Arbitration essentials: Selecting an arbitrator and doing your own research on conflicts of interests 11/07/2024 - Artificial intelligence and legal practice: new guidelines for practitioners 11/07/2024 - Statutory price reduction of pharmaceutical items and applying the 12.5% Test 11/07/2024 - Foreign investment into Australia in October-December 2023; trends and implications 18/07/2024 - Financial Accountability Regime: ASIC and APRA issue final rules and information for insurers and superannuation providers 18/07/2024 - The ACCC's 2024-25 Product Safety Priorities: children’s products, online safety, sustainability, emerging technologies and product safety data 18/07/2024 - Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix 127: defect rectification, Infrastructure NSW, contract formation 22/07/2024 - Fair Work Commission to review fixed term clauses in university modern awards 23/07/2024 - Automotive snapshot: proposed changes to the Franchising Code, automotive litigation 24/07/2024 - Stop the clock: the Federal Court finds a clause limiting the time in which a claim may be brought is unfair and void 24/07/2024 - Between a rock and a crypto space: Federal Court will not make commercial decisions for receivers 24/07/2024 - Competition law “not an immovable obstacle” in the move toward a sustainable economy 24/07/2024 - NSW Government Plan for a Nature Positive Future 24/07/2024 - Government releases exposure draft legislation on merger reforms, with impact on future acquisition strategy 30/07/2024 - CrowdStrike outage: will cyber insurance respond?