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December 7, 2023 9:50 pm

Welcome to my last post of 2023. It is fitting that the year ends as it began – with another decision in the long-running saga of GST, gold, and the anti-avoidance provisions in Division 165 of the GST Act – HNMF and Commissioner of Taxation [2023] AATA 4067. In the

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Terceiro) December 5, 2023 10:46 pm

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

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation December 5, 2023 6:00 am

The outgoing Independent National Security Legislation Monitor’s final report recommends an overhaul of legislation that Grant Donaldson says can be ‘unnecessary and oppressive’.

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Terceiro) December 2, 2023 6:07 am

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

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation November 28, 2023 6:00 am

Hungry Jacks has won a legal fight against McDonalds over the use of its Big Jack and Mega Jack trademarks. And a court in Italy has handed prison sentences to more than 200 people over their links to the ‘Ndrangheta crime group. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation November 21, 2023 6:00 am

If a juror does their own research in a trial, does that mean that any guilty verdict reached by the jury is dangerous and should be quashed? And a look at when violence in sport crosses the line and becomes a criminal law matter.

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Terceiro) November 18, 2023 1:44 pm

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

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Terceiro) November 16, 2023 9:39 pm

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 –

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation November 14, 2023 6:00 am

In an historic decision, the High Court has ruled that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful. And could convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika be released following a successful appeal against a conviction that saw him stripped of Australian citizenship.

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Terceiro) November 11, 2023 5:07 am

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

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation November 7, 2023 6:00 am

When should the identity of an accused facing sexual assault charges be named in the media? And how closely can your employer monitor you?

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation October 31, 2023 6:00 am

What are the unique challenges facing justice systems in the Pacific region?

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation October 24, 2023 7:00 am

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.

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Matthew D. Townsend October 22, 2023 2:56 am

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 →

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation October 17, 2023 7:00 am

What can Australia learn from the outcome of the Voice referendum? And Queensland’s government has introduced legislation to make coercive control a standalone criminal offence. 

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Matthew D. Townsend October 14, 2023 3:52 am

A developer may want to know whether a particular development proposal will comply with a restrictive covenant. It might be a mistake to believe this power exists in section 84(2) of the Property Law Act 1958 that provides: (2)     The … Continue reading →

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation October 10, 2023 7:00 am

In the lead-up to the referendum vote, the Law Report discusses the constitutional implications of the proposal for an Indigenous Voice to parliament. Also in the program, could pill testing of illicit drugs save lives? 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation October 3, 2023 7:00 am

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. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation September 26, 2023 8:00 am

For the first time in Australia, a patient who chose to undergo voluntary assisted dying has donated their organs for transplant. So, how did the strict legal and regulatory frameworks governing the processes in Victoria interact in this case?

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation September 19, 2023 8:00 am

The Law Report makes the law accessible.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation September 12, 2023 8:00 am

A Voice to parliament could see Indigenous knowledge and holistic approaches used to help close the gap. We hear from Indigenous leaders with different views.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation September 5, 2023 8:00 am

Can you sue your Judge? “Mr Stradford”, a father of two, has been awarded $300,000 in damages in recognition of the significant distress he experienced after he was wrongfully jailed by Federal Circuit Court Judge Salvatore Vasta.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation August 29, 2023 8:00 am

If you knew that something illegal, dangerous, negligent or corrupt was happening in your workplace – what would you do? Who would you turn to for advice?  A new report from the Human Rights Law Centre has found that there has not been a successful case brought by a whistleblower