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Matthew Townsend
It is relatively unusual for large development applications to simultaneously seek both planning approval and the modification or removal of a restrictive covenant. This is particularly so for covenants created prior to 25 June 1991 where section 60(5) of the … Continue reading →
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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Terceiro)
ACCC Video Case Note summarising the background to the High Court of Australia decision in Port of Newcastle Operations Pty Limited v Glencore Coal Assets Australia Pty Ltd concerning Part IIIA of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
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Lorie Lambert
Italian transposition of the Copyright Directive (as defined below) introduces some interesting additions within the free uses regulation, but it might not represent the relevant breakthrough for the press industry that its minor players, as well as the EU legislator, wished for.
BACKGROUND
On 26 March 2019, the European
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For the first time a journalist is allowed to record in the Thomas Embling Hospital, Melbourne’s Forensic healthcare facility. Meet therapists, the psychiatrist in charge and some of the patients who have committed a serious crime but are deemed not responsible for their actions due to mental illness.
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For the first time a journalist is allowed to record in the Thomas Embling Hospital, Melbourne’s Forensic healthcare facility. Meet therapists, the psychiatrist in charge and some of the patients who have committed a serious crime but are deemed not responsible for their actions due to mental illness.
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Stephen Page
In this video, Accredited Family Law Specialist and Page Provan Director Stephen Page discusses surrogacy and its legal situations in South Korea.
Transcript
G’day. [It’s] Stephen Page from Page Provan Family and Fertility Lawyers. Today I’m talking about surrogacy in South Korea. I’ve
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Liz Bodey
France is widely known for its author-centric intellectual property right (IPR) framework: except for a limited number of very specific situations, all IPR must be expressly assigned and there is no “work for hire” doctrine.
This situation is changing, further to Decree n°2021-1658 dated 15 December 2021, replicating the
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Liz Bodey
On 23 December 2021, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”) instituted inter partes review (IPR) of U.S. Patent No. 7,725,759 B2 (“the ’759 patent”). See OpenSky Indus., LLC v. VLSI Tech. LLC IPR2021-01064, Paper 17 (Dec. 23, 2021). Petitioner OpenSky Industries, LLC (“OpenSky”) relied on expert declarations
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Stephen Page
In this video, Accredited Family Law Specialist and Page Provan Director Stephen Page weighs down the pros and cons of going to Russia for surrogacy.
Transcript
G’day. Steven Page from Page Provan Family and Fertility Lawyers. Today I’m talking about surrogacy for Australians
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Stephen Warne
People mainly governed by twits By February 2021 (when Australia’s vaccine roll-out commenced), half a million Americans had died from COVID. That was already more than had died in the world wars and the Vietnam War combined. In one week in September, more Floridians died from COVID than all the
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Matthew Townsend
A case decided by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) earlier this year demonstrates the difficulties involved in removing an easement over the objections of the party with the benefit of the easement. The case was Wheelhouse v Maribyrnong … Continue reading →
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Stephen Page
In this video, Accredited Family Law Specialist and Page Provan Director Stephen Page delves into the different surrogacy agencies available and which one is the best for you.
Transcript
G’day. I’m. Stephen Page from Page Provan Family and Fertility Lawyers. And you may
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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Terceiro)
An outline of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s proposed changes to Australian merger laws as announced by Chairman Rod Sims in August 2021, including a discussion of the likely prospects of the various reforms being accepted by the Australian Government.
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Stephen Page
In this video, Accredited Family Law Specialist and Page Provan Director Stephen Page provides insight on how to choose the best family lawyer and law firm for you.
Transcript
G’day everyone. [It’s] Stephen Page from Page Provan Family and Fertility Lawyers.
You may
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Stephen Page
In this video, Accredited Family Law Specialist and Page Provan Director Stephen Page talks about different ways of finding a surrogate in Australia and other countries.
Transcript
G’day everyone. It’s Stephen Page from Page Provan Family and Fertility Lawyers. Today I’m talking about
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Stephen Page
In this video, Accredited Family Law Specialist and Page Provan Director Stephen Page talks about the places Australians go to for surrogacy, particularly, the United States.
Transcript
G’day. It’s Stephen Page from Page Provan Family and Fertility Lawyers. Today, I’m talking about two
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Stephen Page
In this video, Accredited Family Law Specialist and Page Provan Director Stephen Page explores the data showing more Australian children born via surrogacy in the United States than in Australia.
Transcript
G’day. [It’s] Stephen Page from Page Provan Family and Fertility Lawyers. Today
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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Terceiro)
A discussion of the recent case Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Colonial First State Investments Limited [2021] FCA 1268 which involved extensive, long running breaches of the ASIC Act by Colonial, a subsidiary of the Commonwealth Bank.
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ABC Radio
If a consumer is injured by a faulty product, they can sue the manufacturer. In Australia, The law of Negligence or Torts forms a fundamental building block of our legal system. As reporter Carly Godden discovers, these laws owe much of their origins to a case from the 1930’s
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Matthew Townsend
It’s long been established that equitable restrictive covenants or restrictive covenants inter partes should be construed in a common sense and non-technical way, with the objective being to ascertain the intention of the parties by reference to the words in … Continue reading →
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Stephen Page
I am delighted that the Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 (Qld) proposes to amend the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1979 (Qld) so that breast milk will no longer be treated as human tissue. This has been a vexing issue for some of our clients for some time now.
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ABC Radio
The Law Report revisits a New South Wales Supreme Court ruling against a retirement village developer that claimed ‘squatters’ rights’, or adverse possession, over a Sydney property. And two court decisions highlight important issues in Britain’s health laws.
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A Sydney ugg boot maker says his 40-year-old business is at risk of bankruptcy following a trademark dispute in the United States courts. And can Australia deport a prison escapee, who surrendered after 30 years on the run, to a country that no longer exists?
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Tasmanian woman Sue Neill-Fraser’s latest appeal has failed to overturn her murder conviction for the death of Bob Chappell, her former partner who disappeared from a yacht moored off Hobart in 2009. Has the appeal shed new light on a case in which a body was never found?
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Despite your best intentions, business relationships can deteriorate for any number of reasons.
So while it’s not a legal requirement to have a formal shareholders’ agreement, every company with more than one shareholder would be well advised to have one.
Read on to find out what a shareholder agreement is
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If you’re like many Victorians, you’ve probably dreamed of owning a pub, whether for commercial or lifestyle reasons.
There are several reasons why it might make more sense to buy an established pub rather than starting one from scratch. You get a business with an existing customer base and can
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It can be easy to see the attraction of selling a tenanted property. You get monthly rent rolling into your bank account right up until the deal goes through – which will likely come in handy paying the mortgage down.
But having tenants in the property can add another level
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ABC Radio
In a precedent-setting case, a New South Wales judge has found self-proclaimed extreme body modification artist Brendan Leigh Russell guilty of female genital mutilation, grievous bodily harm, and manslaughter. Is consent a valid legal defence when cosmetic ‘body modification’ procedures go wrong?
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Matthew Townsend
In approving the modification of a restrictive covenant over the objections of beneficiaries, a senior division of the Tribunal has criticized the processing of the application by the Responsible Authority. Senior Member Martin stated in Berecz v Casey CC [2021] … Continue reading →
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ABC Radio
Should Sydney woman Adriana Rivas, who is accused of being a Pinochet-era intelligence agent, be extradited to Chile over alleged crimes against humanity? The full bench of the Federal Court is set to hear her latest appeal this week. And calls for Australia to investigate allegations of war crimes
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Matthew Townsend
The Supreme Court has approved the use of section 84(1)(a) of the Property Law Act 1958 as a means of cleansing a title of a reference to a restrictive covenant with no further work to do. Practitioners have in the … Continue reading →
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ABC Radio
Australia’s football codes are closely monitoring a class action brought by former rugby league players in Britain who allege the sport’s governing body failed to protect them from the risks of brain damage. And are judges best placed to decide when to recuse themselves from a court case?
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Britain’s High Court is set to hear the United States government’s appeal against a ruling blocking the extradition of Julian Assange on mental health grounds. And warnings that US attempts to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder for publishing classified government documents could have devastating implications for press freedom.
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A long-running unfair dismissal case involving Queensland university professor Peter Ridd has sparked intense debate around questions of academic freedom. Also in the program: the High Court has quashed a legal challenge by mining magnate-turned-politician Clive Palmer against laws designed to ban his company from suing the West Australian
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It’s not uncommon for customers to skip or gloss over a company’s terms and conditions. So you may think: “If customers don’t bother reading the fine print, why should I bother creating them?”
Well, there are good reasons not to overlook or minimise the importance of a detailed set
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It’s natural to assume that since you own your property, you can do what you like with it – subject to planning, of course. But this might not necessarily be the case, particularly if there’s a restrictive covenant hiding in the small print of your certificate of title.
What’s a restrictive
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Australian businesses that sell liquor have to follow a strict set of regulations. These rules are in place for a reason – to keep patrons and staff safe. Should you not comply, you could face stiff fines or lose your licence.
To avoid this, make sure you adhere to the
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ABC Radio
Should judges have social contact with lawyers who appear before them in court? The Australian Law Reform Commission is conducting an inquiry into judicial impartiality. Also, is there an obligation on prosecutors to provide defence lawyers with all the raw data downloaded from a confiscated mobile phone?
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ABC Radio
The New South Wales Supreme Court has ruled against a retirement village developer claiming ‘squatters’ rights’, or adverse possession, over a Sydney property. And two court decisions highlight important issues in UK health law: the legality of severe disability as a reason for late-term abortions and access to puberty-suppressing
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Your building contract is an important document that you shouldn’t sign blindly. Doing so could lead to messy legal wrangles and costly project delays.
But what should you look out for in a building contract?
Here are three common questions that come up with regards to building contracts. Make sure
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As the saying goes, if something looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck … then it probably is a duck.
So even if your worker signs a contractor agreement, they may still be considered an employee under Australian law.
That’s why it’s critical for
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Buying a hospitality business can be a risky venture if you don’t have all the facts or miss a crucial piece of information.
To minimise the risk, it’s important to do your due diligence. Here are five issues you need to resolve buying a hospitality business.
Has the
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ABC Radio
Britain seeks to overhaul immigration laws as asylum seekers and migrants continue to arrive across the English Channel from France. How to investigate human rights violations when on-the-ground access becomes impossible? And, the dangers facing human rights investigators in Afghanistan. Guests: Madeline Gleeson, Senior Research Fellow, Andrew & Renata