Federal-state taxation rights over the use and consumption of goods called into question
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A constitutional challenge to the Victorian electric vehicle (EV) road user charge has brought into sharp focus the balance of taxing rights as between
Sovereign immunity risk small in Australia
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Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are investment funds or arrangements that are owned by general government (including central governments and subnational governments).1 They are created for a range of macro-economic purposes,
Aligning with international standards
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The ASIC Rules on Derivatives Trade Reporting are being renewed and revised to be simpler and more consistent with international standards. The final revised rules were made this week and are due to
Relief for Google, but regulatory scrutiny will continue to intensify
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On 9 December 2022, the Federal Court dismissed an application by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that alleged Google LLC (Google) had contravened the Australian
What to stay across in the new year
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2022 saw increased attention from policymakers in relation to corporate crime, with developments proposed or adopted to improve the capacity of the courts to hear criminal cases and increase
A key landmark in Carbon Credit transactions
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How can you measure carbon trading if you can’t define a carbon credit? Absent a definition, you can’t write a contract, benchmark industry standards or truly create a functioning carbon-trading
Australia lacking a taste for additional GIs
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Australia and the European Union (the EU) continue to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA), including as to whether Australian businesses will be prevented from using over 200 food and
All new trade mark applications in Australia to be affected
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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced that the 12th edition of the Nice Classification – the international system for classifying goods and services for registering
End of the road for DABUS in Australia
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The High Court has decided not to weigh in on the novel issue of whether patent protection is available for AI-generated inventions.
As we previously reported, in 2021,
