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In a major change to established thinking, the High Court has effectively limited its 1979 decision relating to crown immunity, in deciding that crown immunity does not apply to commercial contracts involving federal, state and territory governments, as far as the corporation contracting with that government is concerned.

After the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement came into effect on 1 January 2005 there was widespread concern from some copyright users and consumer groups about Australia's obligation to introduce stronger protection of technological protection measures (TPMs).

Brief update on recent developments and items of interest in the shipping world

The High Court has handed down its decision in the case of BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd v NCC. The Court had to decide whether two railway lines operated by BHP Billiton in the Pilbara region of Western Australia could be declared under Part IIIA of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (TPA).

Australia's Climate Change Policy – our economy, our environment, our future'

With the implementation of an emissions trading scheme only a few years away, questions are now being asked if a scheme will attract stamp duty or capital gains tax?

In recent years there has been a significant shift from traditional adversarial contracting towards project delivery based on proactive, collaborative relationships.

The Federal Court has found against Mayne Industries Pty Ltd in their trade mark dispute with Advanced Engineering Group Pty Ltd.

It is a misconception that material posted on the internet can be freely copied.

A bill introduced into the New South Wales Parliament will increase significantly the opportunities for homeowners to claim for construction defects under the Home Building Act (Act).

Yesterday, the Federal Court dismissed the first Goldfields' native title claim to be heard by the Federal Court. The Court found that the claimants could not succeed in their native title applications under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (Act).

Education in China is currently in a boom phase, with Chinese universities investing large amounts into the promotion of courses, research and development.

The NSW Court of Appeal recently had to consider the meaning of the term 'all reasonable endeavours'. On 16 August this year, they handed down their decision in an appeal against a 2006 decision of the Supreme Court of NSW.

7 December 2006, the Parliament passed the Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth) (Act). The new Act is the culmination of two public exposure drafts and two Senate Inquiries. The result is a new regime for regulating financial service providers, the gambling industry and bullion dealers that is intended to prevent money laundering (ML) and terrorism financing (TF).

Marking the end of a legislative process that has lasted more than a decade, on 31 August 2007 the National People's Congress passed China's first Antitrust Law to take effect 1 August 2008.

In the recent decision in EK Nominees Pty Ltd v Woolworths Ltd [2006] NSWSC 1172, non-disclosure by Woolworths was held to amount to misleading and deceptive conduct in contravention of s 52 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) (TPA).

A survey conducted in June this year, by Investment Trends Pty Limited, concluded that over 80% of clients would find shorter disclosure documents more appealing.

There have been some significant developments for the Australian anti-money laundering regime in September