Insights for July 2020

01/07/2020 - Automotive snapshot: ACCC priorities, contactless car sales, Franchising Code, consumer data rights 01/07/2020 - Safe harbour Q&A 03/07/2020 - New NSW legislation imposes obligations on construction industry and establishes new statutory duty owed to owners 09/07/2020 - ACCC ramps up Franchising Code enforcement actions in line with its 2020 Compliance and Enforcement Priorities 09/07/2020 - Administrative law updater: Help! Do I owe a duty of procedural fairness? 09/07/2020 - Australia's foreign investment policy framework: How are we really doing and what can be improved? 09/07/2020 - COVID-19 planning modifications in Queensland 09/07/2020 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 56 09/07/2020 - New NSW procurement guidelines now in effect for skills and diversity on major construction projects 09/07/2020 - No more Mickey Mouse directors: What you need to know about the new Director Identification Number requirements 09/07/2020 - NT environment and petroleum reforms have commenced: what you need to know 09/07/2020 - Planning Delivery Unit to help relieve blockages in NSW planning system 09/07/2020 - Reforms passed to deliver best practice planning system in the Northern Territory 09/07/2020 - Trade mark rights in generic terms: does the US booking.com decision open the door in the U.S. or Australia? 13/07/2020 - A tale of two taxi definitions – practical approach prevails as FBT exemption applies to ridesharing trips 20/07/2020 - Thomson Reuters Practical Law Agriculture law global guide 2020 21/07/2020 - Victoria to mandate face coverings - what does this mean for PCBUs across Australia? 23/07/2020 - A new legislative framework foreshadowed to strengthen the regulation of civil surveillance technologies in Queensland 23/07/2020 - Administrative law updater: Statutory construction – statutory meaning vs ordinary meaning 23/07/2020 - As liquidators prefer it – the doctrine of peak indebtedness is here to stay 23/07/2020 - Climate change, offsets and hydrogen: NT Government setting the foundations for a net zero emissions target by 2050 23/07/2020 - Full Federal Court shines light on infringement of Swiss style claims 23/07/2020 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 57 23/07/2020 - Out with the old, in with the new: JobKeeper 2.0 introduces two-tier wage subsidy available until March 2021 23/07/2020 - Penalties for breach of National Energy Laws set to increase under proposed three-tier framework: consultation now open 23/07/2020 - Pharma patent settlements: Will yours withstand Australian competition law scrutiny? 23/07/2020 - Samuel Review's Interim Report: national environment law needs reform both wide and deep 23/07/2020 - Whether electronic or wet ink signature – make sure to mitigate the risk of fraud in the execution of your contract 27/07/2020 - Special Counsel, Senior Associates and FTS team promotions - 1 July 2020 30/07/2020 - Build-to-Rent: the start of something new 30/07/2020 - Unshackling the chains of build-to-rent developments in New South Wales 30/07/2020 - Victorian employers' COVID-19 incident notification duties have changed