Cooper Grace Ward’s corporate advisory team, managing partner Charles Sweeney and partner Andrew Corkhill have been named in the 2024 Doyles Guide rankings of leading corporate lawyers and law firms.
Click below for who, what, where with special counsel in our corporate advisory team, Carly Ashwood. Hear how long she’s been at Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers, what she would be doing if she wasn’t a lawyer and what she loves about her job.
The High Court of Australia has held that Australia’s unfair contract term laws have extraterritorial application and will apply even where applicable contracts are not wholly or partially performed in Australia.
The Australian Government’s response to the Privacy Act Review Report foreshadows significant amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
The Queensland Parliament has introduced the Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, which proposes new privacy and data breach laws.
Milwaukee tools supplier Techtronic Industries Australia has been ordered to pay $15 million for engaging in resale price maintenance conduct, marking a record high for penalties imposed for this type of conduct.
The Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Act 2022 (Cth) is now in effect, transforming the landscape of unfair contract terms under the Australian Consumer Law.
Latest changes to the Corporations Act will facilitate more modern and accessible communication between consumers, businesses and regulators – with greater scope for electronic communications and document signing.
In this edition of ‘It depends’, senior associate Keeghan Silcock talks about what a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is and whether you need one.
Yesterday’s High Court decision in Vanderstock & ors v the State of Victoria [2023] HCA 30 (Vanderstock) has called into question the constitutional validity of State-imposed payroll taxes.
Australian entities looking to do business within the European Union must recognise the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and foreign privacy laws.
The ACCC has released draft guidance on good practice for businesses making claims of environmental sustainability, in order to combat ‘greenwashing’.