Insights for November 2020

02/11/2020 - Practical Law Country - Product liability and safety in Australia 11/11/2020 - Big changes ahead for the unfair contract term laws 12/11/2020 - Administrative law updater: Practical refusal reasons for declining FOI requests 12/11/2020 - Australian privacy law reforms – what you need to know 12/11/2020 - Exposure draft of the legislation for a Commonwealth Integrity Commission released – what's it all about? 12/11/2020 - Has a balance been struck? The final piece in the NSW Government's policy to protect koala habitat has been released 12/11/2020 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 65 12/11/2020 - No Rest for superannuation trustees on climate change risk 12/11/2020 - Six D&O solutions in search of a director: what the market thinks about possible ways forward through the D&O dilemma 12/11/2020 - Tales from the Bar: With the rise in Royal Commissions – no sector is immune 12/11/2020 - The new Climate Change Bill offers a fresh approach – but will it be taken? 13/11/2020 - Australian High Court adopts doctrine of exhaustion of patent rights: Refurbished printer cartridges do not infringe 16/11/2020 - Insolvency reforms: Corporate Insolvency Reforms Bill raises more questions than it answers 17/11/2020 - New South Wales State Budget Revenue Measures 2020 19/11/2020 - COVID-19 claims under business interruption insurance – NSW Court of Appeal gives go-ahead in test case 20/11/2020 - More sectors to be critical infrastructure, increased obligations, and wider government powers in draft Bill – so comment now 24/11/2020 - Victorian State Budget Revenue Measures 2020 26/11/2020 - "You're bullying me!": addressing allegations of bullying and harassment during performance management 26/11/2020 - Amendments back on the cards for native title agreements: enhancing efficiency! 26/11/2020 - Bushfires Royal Commission hands down final report – where to next? 26/11/2020 - Common ground on common fund orders in class actions? 26/11/2020 - Digital is forever, but time limits are not: the ins and outs of digital publication in defamation cases 26/11/2020 - Environment and Planning 5 Minute Fix 09 26/11/2020 - Environment Compliance Toolkit - November 2020 26/11/2020 - Exposure Draft released for changes to the Franchising Code of Conduct 26/11/2020 - In the crossfire: poor management of multiple complaints = record-breaking $5.2m in damages, compensation and penalties 26/11/2020 - Living the High Life: A summary of recent changes to body corporate arrangements nationally 26/11/2020 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 66 26/11/2020 - Privacy 5 Minute Fix 01 26/11/2020 - Q&A: Expert evidence, then and now … 26/11/2020 - RCEP: Australia signs world's largest trade deal 26/11/2020 - Severance clauses: do yours cut the mustard? 26/11/2020 - Standing Order 52: How recent changes will impact NSW Government agencies 26/11/2020 - Streamlining the NSW Aboriginal Procurement Policy and what it means for agencies and contractors 26/11/2020 - The NSW Government pivots towards renewables in its new Electricity Infrastructure Investment Bill 26/11/2020 - Toner Cartridge Exhausted: High Court of Australia adopts "exhaustion of rights" doctrine in patent law