In 2016, the Victorian government introduced the Health Complaints Act 2016 (Vic) (the Act) which launched a new framework for…
Insights Types: Commercial Insight
INSIGHT: Make privacy a priority, today and every day
Currently, 85% of all Australians have a clear understanding of why they should protect personal information, yet 49% don’t know…
INSIGHT: The dos and don’ts of COVID-19 vaccine promotion
The roll-out of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has begun. Generally, the advertising of vaccines to consumers is prohibited…
INSIGHT: Dangers in negotiating commercial agreements
Commercial agreements vary in complexity, the length of time parties are involved in negotiations, and importantly, in the level of…
INSIGHT: The importance of an up to date and relevant shareholders’ agreement
A shareholders’ agreement is a contract between a company’s shareholders (sometimes the company itself is also a party), setting out…
INSIGHT: New disclosure obligations in New South Wales require increased transparency with consumers
From 1 January 2021, New South Wales Fair Trading is proposing to enforce new disclosure obligations (which were first introduced…
INSIGHT: Do your staff members understand their obligations regarding the handling and storage of personal information?
A recent decision of the Australian Information and Privacy Commissioner, Commissioner Falk, highlights the importance of staff training on the…
INSIGHT: Privacy and External Dispute Resolution schemes: Limitations for healthcare credit providers
One of the intentions of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) is to enable an effective credit reporting system…
INSIGHT: Unfair Dismissal claims under fixed term contracts
In order to be eligible to bring an Unfair Dismissal claim against an employer, an employee must, among other things,…
INSIGHT: Increased Powers of the Fair Work Ombudsman – Is your Business Vulnerable?
New legislation has recently been introduced which was sparked by the discovery of a number of large organisations found to…
INSIGHT: Nurofen Specific Pain claims: Federal Court finds misleading conduct
In December last year the Federal Court ruled that Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Ltd (RB) engaged in misleading conduct in…