Federal Court backs payment services suspension over compliance concerns

Court found the client's case weak and its damages undertaking inadequate

Pearce IP’s new trade mark expert Sarah Ramsey-Caudle on why she was drawn to brand protection

She also explains the importance of understanding a client's work in her practice

Legislative reform to punish companies failing to prevent modern slavery in supply chains

Modern Slavery Act amendments were applauded by International Justice Mission, Australian Unions

Rebel Wilson emerges victorious in defamation bout against Charlotte MacInnes

Judge Elizabeth Raper found MacInnes had altered her account of an incident involving a producer

Australia lists consumer protection and a digital duty of care as AI safety priorities

Other considerations are privacy, workplace safety, automated decision-making framework

Victoria Supreme Court sets legal costs at 33 percent in group proceeding against betting service

Plaintiff filed suit on behalf of those who placed bets via website and app

Federal Court awards law firm indemnity costs relating to man’s attempt to cancel bankruptcy notice

Judge notes he unreasonably rejected firm’s two offers to compromise

Federal Court backs Evolution Mining in tax consolidation timing dispute

The choice to cancel $31 million in transferred losses had to be made in the joining year

Ex-attorney-general pushes for hate speech law reinstatement

Mark Dreyfus wants Australians to be granted the right to take big tech to court over social media

PROFILES

She also explains the importance of understanding a client's work in her practice

A couple of decades ago, the construction partner viewed the role as a thankless job

The sustainability and social impact partner also talks wanting to help the sector adopt tech

The partner also touches on the growing complexity of Australian and international tax regimes

INTERNATIONAL

Trump activates 1930 law to justify 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods

S.338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 allows significant duties to be imposed on discrimination grounds

Trump activates 1930 law to justify 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods
California judge imposes two-week freeze on Paramount-Warner deal

The temporary restraining order period could be lengthened to 28 days

California judge imposes two-week freeze on Paramount-Warner deal
Boston judge rejects US administration’s use of agency priorities clause in funding cuts

Clause has been used to limit spending in crime prevention, food security, and scientific research

Boston judge rejects US administration’s use of agency priorities clause in funding cuts
UK lady chief justice calls out attorney general over press release flub

Crown Prosecution Service’s press statement following a ruling contained significant factual errors

UK lady chief justice calls out attorney general over press release flub
Paramount’s pickup of Warner Bros faces major legal setback as 12 US states, WGA file challenges

The separate lawsuits raised concerns about antitrust law breaches and barriers to competition

Paramount’s pickup of Warner Bros faces major legal setback as 12 US states, WGA file challenges

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