Policy and Regulation

The Victorian Bar has hit back at media reporting around the management of commercial litigation by Australian courts which singled out judges of the Supreme Court, saying “statistics never tell the whole story”.

Under proposed reforms to NSW tenancy laws, businesses that publish misleading photographs of rental penalties will face penalties of up to $22,000 and face new requirements for securing renters' personal data.

The ACCC has concluded its five year inquiry into digital platforms, identifying risks to competition posed by AI and cloud computing and again calling for significant regulation to counter “harmful” practices by the likes of Google and Facebook.

A new statutory tort targeting serious invasions of privacy came into effect on Tuesday, raising new risks for companies, including publishers.

The corporate regulator has announced a two-year trial for new rules that will streamline the public offering process “to deliver more IPOs” amid a dip in floats. 

X Corp has brought proceedings against the eSafety commissioner arguing it is not covered under a new online safety standard, which allows the regulator to issue fines without a notice.

King & Wood Mallesons has made a key hire, luring a competition pro who worked on the ACCC's merger reform team just months before a new mandatory merger review framework is set to take effect.

A survey of Property Council of Australia members has found optimism in the industry has improved, but concerns about housing supply remained a concern.

The Bob Brown Foundation has launched a legal challenge in the Federal Court against legislation that exempts industrial salmon farms from a key environmental law.