Clayton Utz has advised leading Japanese listed integrated trading and business investment company, Sumitomo Corporation, on its first investment into Australian real estate. Sumitomo has entered a ...

The Victorian Government has indicated support for major amendments to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) ( SOP Act) which will contribute to increased national ...

On 11 December 2024, the High Court handed down its judgment in Commonwealth of Australia v Sanofi [2024] HCA 47, bringing the long-running damages dispute between the Commonwealth and Sanofi to an ...

Since 2016, it’s been clear from Federal Court decisions that external documents that cover disciplinary procedures can be incorporated into employment contracts. The High Court has endorsed this, ...

ASIC will hold AFSL and ACL holders to account for failing to adequately protect customers from scams and to assist them once the scam has occurred.

Confirms that the taking of “reasonable care” by a statutory authority is not, in and of itself, sufficient for an authority to avoid liability in nuisance, in circumstances where the interference ...

In September 2024, the WA State Government loosened the ban on onshore gas exports. The Policy now requires that onshore gas projects reserve 80% (rather than 100%) of production for WA domestic use ...

In the largest deal of 2024, Australian law firm Clayton Utz has advised AirTrunk Founder & CEO Robin Khuda on the company's acquisition by Blackstone and CPP Investments. AirTrunk is a pioneering ...

Many of the outcomes from COP29 were not radical, but were steps forward nonetheless. In some ways, this COP can be described as a transitional one. The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties ...

The recent decision in Waller v Barrett is significant because the Court determined that the Australian common law should now recognise a cause of action for serious invasions of privacy, which could ...

NSW has now legislated for nature positive, although the legislative changes are yet to commence. The next step will be a draft nature positive strategy from the NSW Government, which will shape the ...

When adopting a new trade mark, brands should conduct clearance searches and consider whether a reputable brand in an unrelated area is likely to expand into their industry by virtue of brand ...