The Albanese government believes a strong and independent media is vital to democracy and holding governments to account.

The Privacy Act has been amended to increase the monetary penalties for serious privacy breaches.

In early February, the Turkish Competition Board decided to launch an investigation against Philips Turkey to determine whether the company has engaged in behaviours or decisions resulting in the prevention, distortion or restriction of competition, ...

The conditional clearance was issued by MOFCOM almost 11 months after Marubeni's first submission of the notification.

Readers familiar with South Africa’s associated ship arrest provisions will recall that in terms of sections 3(6) and (7) of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act No. 105 of 1983, a ship may be arrested to enforce the claim or to obtain security for it.

The NACC aims to be an independent body to investigate "serious" or "systemic" corrupt conduct by Commonwealth officials.

The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Intentional Child Abduction covers international parental child abduction.

Construction, Forestry & Maritime Employees Union has had its construction arm forced into administration, effective immediately.

Australian Taxation Office whistleblower Richard Boyle pleaded guilty to four criminal offences on Tuesday, 27 May 2025.

The Amendment Act introduces a number of key changes to the Privacy Act, Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 (Cth) and Australian Communications...

On September 30, 2014, the Southern District of New York reconsidered the Commodities Exchange Act and Sherman Act claims brought against Louis Dreyfus Commodities B.V. and its affiliates.

The new legislative amendments broaden the reach of laws fighting money laundering and covert financing of terrorism.

His lawyer claims that he has been treated in a similar manner to prisoners detained on terrorism charges.

A common procedural argument that arises in relation to arbitration is the staying of litigation proceedings commenced by a plaintiff in breach of a valid arbitration agreement.

There are different ways of ensuring that the salvage reward can be determined after the salvage.

Since the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre in Israel one year ago on Monday, there have been transformations and lessons to be learned in areas that stretch well beyond the conflict itself.

Charterers Louis Dreyfus Commodities Suisse SA had chartered the MTM HONG KONG from MT Maritime Management BV to carry a cargo from South America to the Gibraltar-Rotterdam area.

In a February 2018 article, my colleague Kathleen Dreyfus Bardunias encouraged retirement plan sponsors to implement annual "operational checkups" in order to ensure their plans...

Doxxing involves the publishing of personal identifiable details of an individual not already in the public domain.

This newsletter includes recent media releases, reports and cases relating to property and projects in Australia.