In February 2024, the federal government passed a piece of legislation called the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024. Among other measures, the legislation mandates a right to disconnect outside work hours for employees. For businesses that are not “small businesses” under the Fair Work Act (i.e. those with more than [...]
IP (Intellectual property) rights can be a business’ most valuable asset. For example, Forbes magazine reported that while Disney’s 2013 hit Frozen grossed US$1.3 billion at the box office, the licensing of the IP rights accumulated US$107.2 billion in retail sales. Lucasfilm’s astute decision to retain IP licensing rights for consumer products for the first [...]
From 10 June 2025, Australian privacy law has taken a major step forward with the introduction of the statutory tort of invasions of privacy. This reform gives individuals new and direct rights to take legal action in court – something previously unavailable under Australia’s privacy regime. In this blog, we break this change down into [...]
