ArticleHeat goes up in the Australian Trade Remedies kitchenMeasures are being taken to assist industries who seek trade remedies whether by anti-dumping or countervailing duties.AustraliaInternational LawHunt & Hunt
ArticleLost In Translation – Issues In US/Australian ContractsConsidering the US is a common law jurisdiction, and English is the native language, it is interesting to note how different US law and practice, including contracts law, can be from ours. The languages of these two jurisdictions, are still very different, and likely to remain so.AustraliaInternational LawHunt & Hunt
ArticleThrough the looking glass – notes on privacyDiscussion on privacy related complaints released by Australian Information CommissionerAustraliaPrivacyHunt & Hunt
ArticleContracts: architect liable for building cost blow outUse caution when relaying contractor information to clients. AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHunt & Hunt
ArticleOncor's Corporate Structure Raises Questions for RegulatorsAs we discussed in our January 22, 2016 post, Oncor (Texas' largest electric utility) is the subject of an acquisition effort by Hunt Consolidated Inc. in a proceeding before the Public Utilities Commission of Texas.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesLewis Roca
ArticleSelf-Disclosure And The FCA Statute Of LimitationsMost practitioners are aware that the statute of limitations under the False Claims Act (FCA) is six years after the date on which the violation is committed. 31 U.S.C. § 3731(b)(1). United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesHolland & Knight
ArticleUnicorns: Prized Game For Investors On The HuntTraditional hotel chains require heavy capital investment of all kinds, especially human capital. LuxembourgFinance and BankingAtoz Tax Advisers
ArticleTexas Federal Court Gives Freight Brokers More Ammunition To Seek Dismissal Of Negligent Hiring ClaimsHouston, Tex. (May 24, 2024) - This week, in a helpful ruling for transportation brokers, the Eastern District of Texas opined that state law tort claims against brokers...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
ArticleCalifornia State Court Holds That Equipment That Lacks Present Capacity To Use Random Or Sequential Number Generator Is Not An ATDSA few weeks ago we wrote about Hunt v. 21st Mortgage Corp., 2013 WL 5230061 (N.D. Ala. Sept. 17, 2013), in which the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama took a narrow view of what qualifies as an automatic telephone dialing system ("ATDS") under the TCPA. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentDrinker Biddle & Reath LLP
ArticleAre you getting your workplace investigations right?Employers must understand how a workplace investigation is conducted and have robust policies and procedures in place.AustraliaEmployment and HRHunt & Hunt
ArticleLiving away from home benefit reforms: are you and your employees prepared for the changes?Under proposed changes, LAFH allowances will generally be treated as assessable income of employees.AustraliaEmployment and HRHunt & Hunt
ArticleSmart v Westpac Banking Corporation & Ors [2011] FCA 829 (26 July 2011) - the ramifications of not being a party to the insurance contractA Westpac employee's insurance claim has been rejected as he was not a party to the contract. AustraliaInsuranceHunt & Hunt
ArticleBranding bands: why trade marking is crucial to commercial success in the music and entertainment industryThe original Material Girl has a big problem: when her daughter Lourdes decided that her future lay in fashion, not entertainment, and just two weeks after Madonna launched a global fashion label using her old nickname, she found herself on the wrong end of a lawsuit.AustraliaIntellectual PropertyHunt & Hunt
ArticleEnsuring That You Receive Your Gift: Lessons From The Hirst Estate DecisionThis case highlights some of the problems that can arise when an institution that is the subject of a gift is misdescribed in a will. To avoid these pitfalls, your institution should take steps to ensure that any gift made to you is valid. AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHunt & Hunt
ArticleThrough the Looking Glass: Notes on PrivacyThe Federal Privacy Commissioner has released several further case notes this month dealing with complaints received by the Commissioner and other investigations concerning private organisations and government agenciesAustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHunt & Hunt
ArticleNSW Court decision settles apartment size approval concernsThis decision marks the end of any remaining speculation about apartment sizes to be applied in conjunction with SEPP 65.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHunt & Hunt
ArticleSale of land email exchange forms binding contract of saleTerms of proposed agreements for the sale of land communicated via email can unexpectedly become enforceable agreements.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHunt & Hunt
ArticleNew US food controls create additional issues for Australian food exportersAbout one in six Americans get ill, 128,000 are hospitalised and 3,000 die each year from food borne diseases.AustraliaInternational LawHunt & Hunt
ArticleAmendments to Community and Strata Titles legislation in South AustraliaThe Act provides further protection for consumers who buy into or own units in strata and community titled developments.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHunt & Hunt