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In this second part of our greenwashing series, we examine the implications of the ASIC v Active Super decision and how you may avoid greenwashing.

It is usually a very emotional and difficult time when someone close dies. This can be further exacerbated if upon reading the person’s Will, a loved one feels that they have not been treated fairly by the deceased. In this article, Special Counsel

Liability for the publication of defamatory content on Facebook and other digital platforms is an emerging area of law. Words in a social media post, uploading images or even using emojis (which are becoming increasingly used in our communication) ma

Bonus or incentive schemes are commonplace in employment contracts, partnership agreements and similar. It is also not unusual for them to state that the payment or amount is “entirely at the discretion” of the payer, or words to that effect. How

The need for defamation law reform in Australia has been well publicised, particularly in light of recent high profile cases in the media (most notably the Geoffrey Rush case). The current laws have been in place for 15 years and must be overhauled t

In the past week, global financial markets have reacted strongly to the outbreak of COVID-19. Governments worldwide are implementing measures to contain the virus and investors are wary of the impact these measures, as well as the practical effects

Australia’s defamation laws have not been reformed since the introduction of the Uniform Defamation Acts in 2005. While the laws have remained the same, technology and the internet have continued to develop, changing the ways in which we publish, i

In my previous article, “Why a litigation lawyer is good for you”, I provided two examples of how litigation lawyers can help you; both in pre-contractual negotiations, where a critical eye can look at the weaknesses and worst case scenarios bef

American inventor Robert Kearns invented the intermittent windscreen wiper.  Between the 1970s and the 1990s, he personally sued Ford, General Motors and Chrysler, eventually winning around US$40m in compensation for patent infringement.  While thi