Australian Business Law Review, Vol 51, Part 5

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Terceiro)

ABLR Vol 51, Part 5 is out. This edition features four excellent contributions:

* Australian Cartel Law: Recent Developments – Second Set of Two Sets by Brent Fisse

*Cybersecurity, Data Governance and Directors Fiduciary Duty: An Expanding Obligation – Robert Walters

* Small Business and Legal Needs: Effective Support for Access to Justice by Maree

ACCC Cheat Sheet – November 2023

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Terceiro)

Check out my recent video presentation entitled “ACCC Cheat Sheet – November 2023” in which I look at ACCC developments in November 2023 including the consultations on the proposed unfair trading practices law and merger reforms, the seventh digital platforms report, the ACCC’s first MOOves on greenwashing enforcement and the

Burger Wars: The big Beef Between McDonald’s and Hungry Jack’s – McD Asia Pacific LLC v Hungry Jack’s Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1412

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Jasmine Jesty

In McD Asia Pacific LLC v Hungry Jack’s Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1412, fast-food giant McDonald’s and Australian dinner-time rival Hungry Jack’s faced off in the Federal Court of Australia over their burger names BIG MAC vs BIG JACK and MEGA MAC vs MEGA JACK.

McDonald’s issued proceedings

ACCC Cheat Sheet – October 2023

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Terceiro)

Check out my recent presentation entitled “ACCC Cheat Sheet – October 2023” in which I discuss ACCC happenings in October 2023, including Brookfield’s successful navigation of ACCC Origin buyout minefield, Meta’s case of premature application, Tesla’s fob fail, Petstock’s faux-paw, caravan industry warning (or RV going to get sued?) and

Australian Business Law Review, Vol 51, Part 4

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Terceiro)

ABLR Vol 51, Part 4 is out. This edition features five excellent contributions:

* A World-Leading Sanitation System for Our Digital Economy: The Consumer Data Right – Natalia Jevglevskaja and Ross Buckley

* Investor-state Arbitration Implicating Breaches by a State-owned Enterprise of an Investment Contract –

ACCC Cheat Sheet – September 2023

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Terceiro)

Check out my recent video presentation entitled “ACCC Cheat Sheet – September 2023” in which I outline all the ACCC developments for September 2023, particularly the opposition to the Transurban/Horizon and Endeavour/Rye Hotel acquisitions, the ACCC’s Unfair Contract Term warning, the Government’s consultation on the proposed unfair trading practices laws

Chief Justice Susan Kiefel speaks to the Law Report

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

In a wide-ranging interview, the outgoing High Court Chief Justice Susan Kiefel speaks to Damien Carrick about her unlikely journey to the top judicial job, women in the law, and her support for joint judgments.

If Victoria is short of land for housing, why do we still allow people to contract out of the planning system?

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Matthew D. Townsend

If the Victorian government wants to find land for additional housing, it should consider limiting people from contracting out of the planning system. At the moment, the provisions for removing restrictive covenants via the Planning and Environment Act 1987 barely … Continue reading →

Disability royal commission delivers findings; 'Fake nurse' jailed in Australian legal first

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What recommendations does the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability make in its final report to the federal government? And, in a legal first, a South Australian woman has been sent to jail for impersonating a registered health practitioner.