A weekly summary of the critical judgments, legislation, press releases and news items relevant to the health industry.

The amendments will provide authority to support government spending potentially at risk after the Williams decision.

The incidence of two major related loss events in a short period has raised complex insurance coverage issues.

Fewer aftershocks has given insurers and builders confidence to move ahead with settlement of claims by reinstatement.

Due to changes introduced by the NSW Government, an anticipated surge in workers compensation premiums has been avoided.

Now is the time for brand owners to ensure that they fully understand the impact of the new trade mark amendments.

This case concerned whether a valid patent could be granted for a claim that covered naturally occurring DNA or RNA.

The Law defines the legal status and authority of the "Russia-2018 Organisational Committee ("Committee").

Organisations must ensure that new opportunities arising from social media tools are not paid for at their expense.

Discusses changes brought about by the QLD Budget that affect buying and selling property.

The CAA is now assessing the Australian impact of the recent UK agreements with two airlines on the market power test.

Christchurch earthquakes and resulting insurance issues. Leases terminated damage.

An insurer should be granted relief from stay where the proceeds of the policy are clearly not property of the estate.

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Where a lender obtains judgment against a debtor the normal rule is that contractual rights merge in the judgment and from that time the right to contractual interest ends and the statutory rate of interest applies to the judgment amount.

The High Court, in Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia v Word Investments Limited [2008] HCA 55, has upheld a decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia that found a charitable organisation can conduct non-inherently charitable activities so long as the clear and exclusive purpose is to raise funds to deploy in ways that are charitable.

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The new Guide will assist Australian businesses to interpret the Privacy Act to protect personal information they hold.

On 1 February 2013, the first ever national standard on personal data privacy protection came into force in China.

Those with a keen interest in the fate of Australia's innovation patent will recall its last minute reprieve, when legislation abolishing the innovation patent was removed from the Intellectual