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Federal Government outlines its vision for reforming Australia's privacy law
Further public consultation is required before Privacy Act reform legislation is introduced into Parliament.
Piper Alderman
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Australian treasury digital asset platforms consultation
Treasury released a new policy proposal aimed at regulating & licensing digital asset platforms in Australia.Piper Alderman - Article
Blockchain Bites: EU finally approved MiCA, Mastercard Launches Music Pass NFTs, Nike drops NFT collection, AML/CTF regime set for a shake up
The latest legal, regulatory and project updates in Blockchain and Digital Law.Piper Alderman - Article
Blockchain Bites: EUs new travel rule for crypto transfers; US and Korea to collaborate on Terra/Luna investigations; Grayscale takes SEC to Court over spot bitcoin ETF; SEC Chair confirms BTC a commodity, infers ETH a security
Various articles about the blockchain industry.Piper Alderman - Article
Blockchain Bites: Shaping the future: Abu Dhabi and Dubai compete to ride tokenisation wave; Fly me to the moon: Emirates to integrate crypto payments; Welcome to the meme economy: Pump pumps, Pepe hops and Binance apes in
The latest legal, regulatory and project updates in Blockchain and Digital Law.Piper Alderman - Article
Navigating the Australian Token Mapping Consultation Paper
The Paper is intended to assist regulators and policy-makers in formulating regulation for the crypto-asset industry.Piper Alderman - Article
Tougher consequences for businesses: Higher penalties, a ban on unfair contract terms and crackdown by the ACCC on misleading practices
Recent key events in the competition and consumer law space in Australia in 2022.Piper Alderman - Article
Employment Law in Motion: Updates and Insights
Significant shifts in employment law towards increasing employee rights and adding to specific safety requirements.Piper Alderman - Article
Safety-net Changes For Degree-qualified Workers: When Something You Didn't Know About Can Hurt You
Fair Work Commission to take into account the need to achieve gender equality in the workplace and eliminating gender-based undervaluation.Piper Alderman - Article
From Chemicals To Courtrooms: Tracking The Expanding Landscape Of PFAS Litigation
PFAS contamination litigation is evolving through distinct waves, from environmental property damage claims to consumer-manufacturer disputes and emerging personal injury actions. As scientific evidence mounts and regulatory scrutiny intensifies, Australian courts face a potential flood of claims mirroring the billions in settlements already paid in the United States, with manufacturers, governments, and corporations throughout the supply chain confronting unprecedented legal exposure.Piper Alderman - Article
Mandatory climate related reporting in Australia
Proposal for standardised requirements for mandatory disclosure of climate-related financial risks & opportunities for large businesses.Piper Alderman - Article
Is it Obvious? Sandoz v Bayer and a Patent's Inventive Step
Clarifies the test for obviousness in relation to the development of pharmaceutical drugs.Piper Alderman - Article
Crackdown on keyboard warriors? – the Government consults in response to Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Voller (2021) 392 ALR 540
Owners of social media pages would be liable, as publisher, for defamatory comments made on their public Facebook pages.Piper Alderman - Article
ATO crypto guidance draws attention to need for legislative clarity
Crypto assets are a digital representation of value that you can transfer, store, or trade electronically.Piper Alderman - Article
Blockchain Bites: RBA and DFCRC announce use cases for tokenised asset settlement project; Trace and trap: VicPolice secure convictions in crypto laundering bust; Software developers' liability on trial as Tornado Cash prosecution continues
The latest legal, regulatory and project updates in Blockchain and Digital Law.Piper Alderman - Article
Blockchain Bites: Tokenization of Carbon Markets – more than just a token movement to net zero; Bhutan goes over the top pioneering Crypto Tourism Payment System; and Line your wallets: US bill targets crypto corruption.
Articles relating to the financial technology industry.Piper Alderman - Article
Blockchain Bites: US Federal Reserve withdraws anti-crypto guidance, AUSTRAC launches blitz on dormant DCE's, UK publishes draft crypto legislation and Australia trials blockchain-based age verification
Articles relating to the financial technology industry.Piper Alderman - Article
Unconscionable Conduct – Optus agrees to $100m penalty
Commission-based remuneration is a practice the ACCC recommends avoiding in the ACCC's best practice recommendations.Piper Alderman - Article
Moral Rights and Films – McCallum v Projector Films Pty Ltd
For authors, being aware of the moral rights to proper attribution and not to be falsely attributed is important to avoid unnecessary potential disputes with parties using their work.Piper Alderman - Article
Blockchain Bites: Robinhood's AI and crypto push: the future of finance? CME and Google Cloud pilot tokenised markets, Canadian regulator bets against Polymarket with settlement of enforcement proceedings
The latest legal, regulatory and project updates in Blockchain and Digital Law.Piper Alderman
