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More changes underway for Family Law
By Rachell Davey, Special Counsel The Attorney-General has recently announced sweeping and significant changes to the system of family law throughout Australia. Although presently devoid of any...
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3.5% increase to the minimum wage from 1 July 2018
By Lisa Anaf, Partner and Sarah Saliba, Lawyer The Fair Work Commission has delivered its decision with respect to the 2017/2018 annual wage review. Following its review, the Commission has decided to...
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Containers Overboard! How can I Efficiently Protect my Rights – MV “YM...
By Maurice Lynch, Senior Associate, and Tom Mangan, Law Graduate In the age of mega container ships capable of carrying thousands of containers, the potential for incidents affecting large numbers of...
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Biosimilars – First interlocutory injunction in Australia
For the first time in Australia, an originator of a biologic therapy, Roche, has been granted interim relief in the Federal Court restraining Sandoz from launching a biosimilar on the basis that such...
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Finders, but not keepers – Understanding the intersection of insolvency law...
By Helen Suke, Partner, and Rachell Davey, Special Counsel Money and love often go hand in hand. When the former disappears, the latter sometimes follows. The intersection between family law and...
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The What’s What of the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Reforms
21 June 2018 Media coverage of the advertising reforms for therapeutic goods appears to have precipitated strong reaction to the enhanced sanctions and penalties which have been introduced to manage...
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A New Code for Therapeutic Goods Advertising
Several reforms to the advertising framework for therapeutic goods have commenced. Among these, a new Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code has been introduced. The new Code seeks to simplify the minimum...
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Infrastructure Contributions Plans: let’s use them properly
By David Passarella, Partner, and Hannah Wilson, Lawyer. The PLC Act On 2 July 2018, the Planning and Environment Amendment (Public Land Contributions) Act 2018 (PLC Act) came into operation. The PLC...
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No more automatic right to terminate for insolvency
By Andrew Wallis, (Partner), Andrew Chegwidden, (Senior Associate), and Marcelle Chester, (Lawyer). How new insolvency reforms will affect your construction contracts The Federal Government’s...
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New ‘low rise medium density housing’ planning regime a double-edged sword
By Aaron Gadiel, Partner Today (6 July 2018) marks the first day of the new ‘low rise medium density housing’ planning regime in NSW. The aim of the new regime is to allow one to two storey dual...
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The Interpretation of Financial Agreements
By Special Counsel, Rachell Davey, and Seasonal Law Clerk, Rebecca Brun A recent case in the Family Court has again highlighted the need for expert care to be taken when drafting Financial Agreements....
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Blink and you’ll miss it: Upzoning reversed after only seven days
By Aaron Gadiel, Partner On 6 July 2018 the NSW Government made small residential apartment buildings permissible with consent in some parts of the Liverpool and Penrith local government areas. The...
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New laws for autologous human cell and tissue products
On 1 July 2018, changes to the regulation of human cells and tissues were introduced which affect several biologicals[1] and blood products, especially those intended for autologous application – many...
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Australian Business with the EU – does the General Data Protection Regulation...
By Louise Cantrill, Partner The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2018, and it has a long reach. Many Australian businesses may think they are not...
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MOving Ahead July 2018
By Luke Hooper, Special Counsel Welcome to the July edition of MOving Ahead! This publication is filled with legal and regulatory developments designed to help super fund trustees meet the challenge of...
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Hanhwa successful in defending interlocutory application by Directed
By Phoebe Pitt, Senior Associate and James Tobin, Partner Mills Oakley has recently acted for Hanhwa Aus Pty Limited and a number of related parties (collectively, Hanhwa) in successfully resisting an...
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Sutherland v Globe Real Estate: What You Need to Know
By John Turnbull, Partner and Isobel Feben, Lawyer Many of you will now have seen the newspaper articles and internet feeds regarding Mrs Sutherland and her dispute with Globe Real Estate (“Globe”). In...
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New laws on corporate responsibility – Modern Slavery Legislation
By Luke Geary, Partner In 2017, the Australian Parliament launched an inquiry into domestic modern day slavery practices. Modern slavery is an umbrella term given to modern day occurrences of human...
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RSL NSW: What governance lessons can be learned?
By Andrew Egri, Associate Earlier this year, the NSW State Government released the Report of the Inquiry under the Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 (NSW) led by former Supreme Court Patricia Bergin. The...
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National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse
By Luke Geary, Partner The Scheme On 1 July 2018, the Australian Government’s National Redress Scheme came into force in Australia. The Scheme provides support to survivors of institutionalised child...
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