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The bill will impose new requirements to notify the Commissioner and affected individuals of any 'serious data breach'.

An employee can allege that it is an implied term of the contract that the employer will act with due regard for the purposes of the contract and not act capriciously or unfairly. Now a landmark case has found an obligation on an employer to set reasonable targets and reasonably assess the amount of bonus.

Climate change impacts must be considered when deciding development applications for development in the coastal zone.

The advertising industry in China has grown rapidly over the past decade.

Discusses the impact of the PPSA in taking over personal securities.

Australian companies doing business abroad should recognise the risk to local assets that a foreign judgment may present.

The article shows how the Bullying Code is pushing the boundaries of work health and safety law into white collar work.

A significant penalty figure, imposed by the Federal Court in its recent judgment in the long-running matter of ACCC v Baxter Healthcare Pty Limited [2010] FCA 929, sends a clear warning to all businesses undertaking procurement activities to be observant of the anti-competitive provisions in the Trade Practices Act 1974 (TPA).

The introduction of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), associated regulations and a new industry-specific Award will result in significant changes to the labour arrangements of Australian ships and foreign ships operating within Australian waters. Specifically, Australian workplace relations laws will extend their coverage to include all vessels except for those foreign crewed ships which only intermittently operate in Australia.

With the pushing back of the CPRS to 2013, Australia will rely on the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme and the Federal Government's proposed Renewable Energy Future Fund to drive investment and R&D in renewable energy projects.

A summary of the legal services we offer.

The ASX has released draft proposals to enhance the capital raising environment for mid/small cap companies.

A penalty is a term that is a punishment; it goes beyond an obligation to compensate for the actual loss suffered.

Joseph Turzi, a partner with DLA Piper in the United States has been practising labour law for approximately 20 years. With the introduction of good faith bargaining to Australia through the Fair Work Act we spoke to Joe about the way in which good faith bargaining operates in the United States law to provide guidance as to what it might mean in Australia.

The UK Office of Fair Trading has completed its initial investigation of the partial merger and decided there are enough competition concerns to refer the merger to the Competition Commission for a detailed inquiry lasting up to five and a half months.

In Fitzsimmons and Comcare [2008] AATA 919, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Tribunal) rejected Mr Fitzsimmons’s application to reinstate his claim on the basis that it was ‘dismissed in error’ under section 42A(10) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (AAT Act).

The concept of 'operational control' under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (Cth) (NGER) is causing headaches for businesses, particularly when there are third party managers or operators of facilities, and when contractors and subcontractors are present at a facility.