Issue 16
Client Profile: Food And Beverage Australia Limited (FABAL)
June 30, 2021From grapevine to glass. Meet the expert innovators who make sure Australian wine walks the talk. In 1982, a group of wine-loving Australian...
Lessons Learned From the Sexual Assault/Misconduct Revelations in Federal Parliament
June 30, 2021The recent revelations of alleged criminal conduct and misconduct in the Federal Parliament directed towards women has had devastating ramifications for those involved....
An Insurer’s Duty of Utmost Good Faith
June 30, 2021Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Youi Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1701 The Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia (Allsop CJ)...
NFT’s Explained: The Intellectual Property Implications of Licencing Digital Assets Through Blockchain
June 30, 2021On 11 March 2021, digital artist Beeple sold a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) of his artwork for $69 million USD.[1] According to Christie’s, the...
Jurisdiction Clauses: A Primer
June 30, 2021It’s an all too common scenario: Company A is based in South Australia; Company B is based in Queensland; Company A provides services...
Safety Requirements for “General Use” Quad Bikes
June 30, 2021The Consumer Goods (Quad Bikes) Safety Standard 2019 (‘the Standard’) commenced operation on 11 October 2019. This much-debated standard placed a range of...
When are Directors Liable for Misleading or Deceptive Conduct, Passing off, Trade Mark Infringement or Unconscionable Conduct?
June 30, 2021“What is the line between inspiration and appropriation?” This is how Federal Court Judge the Honourable Justice Katzmann began her 75-page judgment on...
Workers Compensation, Health and Safety and COVID-19
June 30, 2021The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth) (“the WHS Act”) and, in South Australia, the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA)...
Two of a Kind: Federal Court Refuses to See Double in Case of Identical Pharmaceutical Products
June 30, 2021Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 724 In 2016, the Federal Court ordered Reckitt...
Staff Profile: Amy Bishop
June 30, 2021Our Intellectual Property Specialist, With a Penchant for People, Water & Words Although Amy Bishop always wanted to be a lawyer, that she...