During Privacy Awareness Week (24 – 30 August 2008), the Privacy Commissioner released Privacy Sector Information Sheet 26 – Interaction between the Privacy Act and the Spam Act. The Guide is designed to assist organisations who engage in electronic marketing to understand their obligations under the Privacy Act and the Spam Act.

The credit crunch has been with us for a while now, and the lack of easy credit is starting to bite. Why is this relevant to TMT News? And how might this affect you as an acquirer of technology services?

It is common practice for contracts to include a right for a party to terminate the contract if the other party breaches the contract and fails to remedy that breach within a specified time.

Nine Networks Australia Pty Limited (Nine) in the course of its business creates a series of schedules, which sets out the programs that Nine will broadcast in any given week (Nine Schedule).

This article summarises three recent cases that came before the Privacy Commissioner late last year and recent news from the Office of Privacy Commissioner.

In an important decision for companies and their directors, the Court of Appeal has held that Mr Nicholas Whitlam, former NRMA President, was not entitled to an indemnity for his costs in defending the defamation proceedings he commenced against 2GB and Channel Nine in 2002.

This is the second in a series about implications of the continuing euro-crisis for different types of NZ businesses.

As part of the wider examination of Australia's national innovation system, the Federal Government commissioned a review of the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Program.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released final prudential standards and guidance on risk management and business continuity management for the life insurance industry, including friendly societies.

Over the past few years there has been a notable shift in the way universities and research organisations have approached commercialisation of their intellectual property.

Debt interests issued on or after 7 December 2006 will only qualify for an interest withholding tax exemption where there has been a public offer of: a debenture; non-equity shares that are debt interests; a debt interest that is prescribed by regulation.

China has been a magnet for foreign direct investment (FDI) in recent years, however the investment environment has become somewhat more complex as China’s economy has developed and attitudes to foreign investment have changed.

In June 2007, a majority in the US Supreme Court in Leegin Creative Leather Products v PSKS Inc overturned the per se prohibition on resale price maintenance that had existed since the Court's 1911 decision in Dr Miles.

A trend is emerging where contractors are aggressively pursuing limitations to their liability in larger scale commercial property construction contracts.

There are actually two sets of amending Regulations. To add to the confusion, some of the Regulations came into effect on 15 December 2006, some had retrospective effect back to 27 March 2006, and some (including the all important record keeping amendments) take effect from 27 March 2007.

The Australian Government has released a Policy Paper outlining its likely approach to the greenhouse and energy reporting regulations to be made under the National Greenhouse Energy and Reporting Act 2007.

Contents: Reduced Form Lodging Requirements For Some Companies; Auditor Notifications About AFS Licensees; ASIC Grants Relief To Facilitate On Market Buy Backs By ASX Listed Companies

Over the past few months, the New South Wales Supreme Court has become the battle ground for the first string of defamation claims to be heard under the uniform Defamation Act.