On 1 March 2022 the Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Act 2022 (Vic) received royal assent.
On 21 February 2022, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (Moshinsky, Derrington and Colvin JJ) handed down its judgment in Star Entertainment Group Limited v Chubb Insurance...
The Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) recently released its 2020-21 annual report, revealing continued year-on-year growth in complaints.
In an unprecedented development, the limitation period for Victorian-property owners to pursue cladding claims has been extended for a second time.
The rate of technology adoption in business continues to grow. With more of our systems and information online than ever before, it would be reasonable to assume that there's an...
It is estimated that one quarter of all reported cyber security incidents affect organisations associated with Australia's critical infrastructure – that is, things like electricity, gas, water and ports –...
On 13 October 2021 the Australian Government released its Ransomware Action Plan. The Plan sets out the Australian Government's strategic approach to tackling the threat posed by ransomware.
'Cyber insurance is problematic' and 'Don’t pay the ransom'. This was essentially the message of the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre and the Australian Government in two key recent publications...
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal recently found a chiropractor guilty of professional misconduct for his promotion of dangerous anti-vaccination misinformation. As a result, the chiropractor was reprimanded, had his...
On 14 September 2021, the Victorian Government introduced into the Legislative Assembly a further cladding reform giving building owners even more time to take legal action for cladding related claims.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's decision on 30 June 2021 that two non-Australian entities, Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber B.V. (together, the Uber Companies), breached the Privacy Act...
The Victorian Court of Appeal's long-awaited decision in relation to the litigation arising from the Lacrosse fire marks Australia's first flammable cladding case decided in a superior Court.