Insights for March 2019

05/03/2019 - Consultants beware – you might be liable for combustible cladding following the Lacrosse Tower judgment 07/03/2019 - ACCC looking to clean up franchisor behaviour 07/03/2019 - Cracking the code: understanding the implications of Australia's new encryption laws on your business and supply chains 07/03/2019 - Do I have to pay for all of these shareholder class actions? 07/03/2019 - High Court win for pro bono client needing home repairs 07/03/2019 - Is your threat of IP infringement proceedings unjustified? New additional damages now available 07/03/2019 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 28 07/03/2019 - Privacy obligations under the consumer data right regime: what's changing, and what you'll need to consider 07/03/2019 - Real estate: 5 Minute Fix 05 07/03/2019 - Reporting changes on the way for ASX-listed oil and gas entities 07/03/2019 - Some private conduct is now "corrupt conduct" under Queensland's Crime and Corruption Act 07/03/2019 - The new regime for challenging Australian Government procurement decisions: Lessons learnt from the UK 08/03/2019 - Getting the Deal Through Asset Recovery - 2019 08/03/2019 - Another claim bites the dust: NSW Court of Appeal curtails claims for loss of future profit in land acquisition 14/03/2019 - "On just terms": High Court ruling brings (some) certainty to Native Title compensation 21/03/2019 - Caveats under the WA Mining Act… just because you say so doesn't mean it's true 21/03/2019 - Court application to reclassify wind farm and battery energy storage facility in South Australia rejected 21/03/2019 - Enhancing efficiency in native title agreement-making: the Federal Parliament makes a move 21/03/2019 - Environment and Planning 5 Minute Fix 02 21/03/2019 - Federal Election 2019 – key workplace issues 01: Minimum wages and penalty rates 21/03/2019 - FIRB Annual Report: valuable insights for investors in 2019 21/03/2019 - Indonesia-Australia Free Trade Agreement signed: A win for agricultural exporters 21/03/2019 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 29 21/03/2019 - Money Money Money: Costs in native title proceedings and the consequences of ignoring Cultural Heritage obligations 21/03/2019 - Parliamentary Report on Fairness in Franchising aimed at tipping the balance back towards franchisees 21/03/2019 - Proposed significant amendments to coal and petroleum tenure management in Queensland 21/03/2019 - Public consultation on improving innovation indicators and its implications for your business 21/03/2019 - Sweating it out – the Federal Court provides guidance on the use of "clinical" to describe product ranges 21/03/2019 - Federal Election 2019 – key workplace issues 02: Gender pay gap 21/03/2019 - Federal Election 2019 – key workplace issues 03: Labour hire and sham contracting 22/03/2019 - Shake-up of APS working conditions, management structures proposed by the Independent Review interim report 28/03/2019 - Does latest NSW Land and Environment Court decision dampen interest in greenhouse gas emissions for coal projects? 29/03/2019 - After the (coal) dust settles – Rocky Hill case and social impacts