Digital Economy

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Overview

Powered by the growing connection of people, organisations and machines to the internet, economic value is now stored in data, and change outstrips regulation. Transformative technologies – from the Internet of Things to Blockchain and beyond – change our world, and we are all changing in response. This digital transformation cuts across all business lines, organisations, industries and regulatory frameworks.

When you're innovating, you'll soon discover plenty of novel, complex challenges – and plenty of lawyers stumped by them. That's no use when you need fresh legal thinking from lawyers who deliver novel, commercial solutions to keep your transformation on track.

That's where we come online.

We keep our clients ahead of the curve, drawing on deep experience with regulators, industry bodies, governments and agencies. You'll get a group of multidisciplinary, cross-practice experts giving you the advice you need to weigh commercial opportunities with potential risks, and support your innovation with incisive, practical solutions to unique digital issues.

Resources

Explore our experts’ latest thinking on the issues and matters shaping today’s digital landscape below:

  • Digital complexity in energy, utilities and infrastructure white paper: Explore the changing nature of procurement and contracting in digitally-connected projects, arguing that traditional models fall short in this new era of heightened regulatory demands, governance requirements and cyber risks.
  • AI Governance white paper: Despite AI’s transformative potential, confidence and adoption rates among Australian businesses lag behind comparable countries. As a result, Australian businesses are not fully leveraging AI, leading to missed opportunities for innovation and efficiency.

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Insights
Major Outages and keeping customers updated: new rules for telcos commencing 31 December 2024
21 Nov 2024 | Article
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Foreign investment into Australia FYE 30 June 2024: trends and implications
21 Nov 2024 | Article
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Australia’s AI regulatory landscape: Are existing laws enough?
13 Nov 2024 | Article
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Procuring AI: Risks organisations must consider
13 Nov 2024 | Article
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New OAIC privacy guidance on AI: what you need to know
8 Nov 2024 | Article
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The merits of the Administrative Review Tribunal
5 Nov 2024 | Article
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Change of control: When is it unreasonable to withhold consent?
4 Nov 2024 | Article
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Merger control Bill improves some elements of exposure draft, but concerns for business remain
10 Oct 2024 | Article
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Privacy reforms: a closer look at the proposed statutory tort of invasion of privacy
10 Oct 2024 | Article
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New obligations introduced for Queensland employers to manage the risk of workplace sexual harassment
10 Oct 2024 | Article
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Retrospective stamp duty payments for the last 20 years of capital raisings by landholders in Victoria now a possibility
9 Oct 2024 | Article
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Costs-jurisdiction no more: What changes to the award of costs means for parties in federal discrimination claims
4 Oct 2024 | Article
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