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United States: Mid-Year Prediction Market Report: Uncertainty Prevails Amidst Extraordinary Federal Action
Thoreau A. Bartmann, Tamika P. Bent, Sanjeev Bhasker, Todd S. Fishman, Sarah V. Riddell, and Andrew M. Wright
During the first part of 2026, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) has undertaken
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Australia: New Protections in the Superannuation System
By: Daniel Knight and Jocelyn Lau
The Government has announced reforms to strengthen consumer protections and the resilience of the superannuation and financial system. These changes are being made in response to high profile investment failures but may lead to
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“Breaches Will Occur. Preparedness Helps You Contain Them”: Five Eyes Releases Statement on AI and Cyber Risk
By: Cameron Abbott, Daniel Knight, Rob Pulham and Emre Cakmakcioglu
Western intelligence alliance Five Eyes has issued a strong warning to business leaders: AI-driven transformation of cyber risk is already here, and the time to act is now.
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Australian Privacy Commissioner Finds Health Firms Track Patients’ Searches Without Obtaining Consent
By: Cameron Abbott, Rob Pulham and Emre Cakmakcioglu
The Australian Privacy Commissioner has determined that Monash IVF and a telehealth company have interfered with the privacy of website visitors via tracking pixels, without obtaining end-user consent.
What is a
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Capture the Flag, Capture the Company Data
By: Cameron Abbott, Daniel Knight, Rob Pulham and Emre Cakmakcioglu
Mere days after an AI firm’s model hacked into Hugging Face, a separate AI company has now revealed that three of its models have hacked into three
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USPTO Appeals Review Panel Reaffirms Broad Reach of Double Patenting Doctrine
In a recent sua sponte rehearing decision from the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Appeals Review Panel (ARP), it reversed an earlier Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision and held that obviousness-type double patenting (OTDP) may remain a concern…
OAIC Publishes Updated Guidance on Facial Recognition Technology for Australia
By: Cameron Abbott, Rob Pulham, and Emre Cakmakcioglu
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has published updated guidance for entities considering using facial recognition technology (FRT) in high-volume, publicly accessible physical spaces, like retail shopfronts.
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Australia: Net Tangible Asset Requirement Set to Increase for Responsible Entities
Daniel Knight and Jocelyn Lau
ASIC has announced that it will increase the net tangible assets (NTA) requirement for responsible entities of registered managed investment schemes (MIS), operators of investor directed portfolio services (IDPS) and corporate directors of retail corporate
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Revision of Regulations on the Protection of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits in China
On 26 June 2026, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) issued the revised Regulations on the Protection of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits (2026 Regulations), which shall come into force on 15 October 2026. The Council promulgated…