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Bennett hosts AALS seminar: ‘The Limits of Open Justice in Commercial Litigation: A Reply to Justice Lee’
On 6 November 2024, the Anglo-Australasian Lawyers Society (Western Australia) will present a ‘Black Label’ series seminar featuring Dr. Michael Douglas. Topic: The Limits of Open Justice in Commercial Litigation: A Reply to …
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Can you succeed in defamation if you have a bad reputation?
In the last few years, most Australian jurisdictions have implemented the Model Defamation Amendment Provisions 2020. Western Australia and the Northern Territory are yet to follow suit. In those jurisdictions that have …
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Do ‘No Oral Modification’ clauses work?
Innumerable contracts include clauses providing that any variation to the contract must be made in writing. Despite the prevalence of these so-called ‘No Oral Modification’ (NOM) clauses, numerous courts in Australia have …
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Bennett supports Dowerin Machinery Field Days 2024
Bennett is proud to be supporting sponsors at the Dowerin Machinery Field Days again this year. Our support contributed towards driving innovation and prosperity in agriculture and regional communities. Looking back, it’s …
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Cost awards for IPAustralia trade mark hearings increase – substantially
1. Costs follow the event The basic rule in Australian trade mark opposition proceedings is that, like litigation, “costs follow the event”: the unsuccessful party must pay for a percentage of the …
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Bennett hosts inaugural Alumni event
Bennett – Litigation and Commercial Law proudly hosted its inaugural Alumni event last Thursday evening at our offices. The gathering was attended by over 80 current and former staff, who enjoyed drinks …
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Reasonableness in the new ‘publication on matter of public interest’ defamation defence
The law of defamation seeks to strike a balance between the protection of reputation and the protection of freedom of speech. To encourage freedom of speech and discourse on matters of public …
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Closing the Employment Loopholes (nearly)
There remain a few provisions of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 (Cth) that have not yet commenced to operate but will do so on 26 August …
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Update on Incoming Privacy Law Reform
In the August issue of Brief, the journal of the Law Society of Western Australia, we are pleased to see an update on privacy law reform by Bennett consultant Dr Michael Douglas. …
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Ensuring your business complies with the strengthened unfair contract terms regime
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has again named unfair contract terms (UCTs) as one of its compliance and enforcement priorities for 2024-2025. With these significant changes to the UCT regime …
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