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Alert to clients: “Trademark Registry Hub” and “Patents Registry Hub” Scam
As from December 2024, but spiking in early February 2025, business owners in Australia began to receive scam emails on a massive scale, relating to pending, competing trade mark applications. These emails claim …

A rapidly moving beast: Australian regulatory reforms to tackle ‘greenwashing’ and the lessons we are learning
The latest issue of the International Bar Association’s Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law features commentary by Bennett’s Reid Thornett, co-authored by Michelle Brooks, Michael Tangonan, Tom Webb and Phillipa McCormack. …

Regulatory Roundup: ASIC’s 2024 focus areas and 2025 enforcement priorities
ASIC recently published its enforcement priorities for 2025. In this article, we examine whether ASIC has met its strategic priorities and objectives in 2024 and which sectors will be impacted by ASIC’s …

‘OK, boomers’: The potential challenges and risks of imposing a social media minimum age requirement on under-16s
Amidst a flurry of legislation passed by the Senate on the final sitting day of the Federal Parliament for 2024, Australia has become the first jurisdiction in the world to ban access …

A recap of the High Court’s decisions in Capic v Ford and Williams v Toyota
In the December issue of Brief, the journal of the Law Society of Western Australia, we’re pleased to see an update by YLC Chair, Associate Thomas Coltrona, on the High Court’s recent …

Bennett hosts final Baristas and Solicitors for the year
At Bennett, we aim to foster connections and create opportunities for professional growth. Our Baristas and Solicitors event series is designed to provide a relaxed environment where our younger lawyers can engage …

Celebrating the WA Defence Industry at the 2024 Gala Dinner
The Henderson Alliance and the Australian Industry and Defence Network Western Australia (AIDN WA) hosted the prestigious WA Defence Industry 2024 Gala Dinner on Friday 8 November, at Optus Stadium. Bennett supported …

Principal Thaw Thaw Htin hosts Bennett Briefings Regulatory Round Up
Our Principal, Thaw Thaw Htin, hosted the final Bennett Briefings event for the year, joined by Solicitor Pragya Srivastava and special guest Shelly Radford, Director of 3Lines. Together, they delivered a comprehensive …

Bennett proudly hosts Anglo-Australasian Lawyers Society’s November Black Label Series
On 6 November 2024, we proudly hosted the Anglo-Australasian Lawyers Society (AALS) for an insightful Black Label series seminar, The Limits of Open Justice in Commercial Litigation: A Reply to Justice Lee, …

Bennett supports 2024 Ngala Ball at The Maali, Perth Zoo
Bennett – Litigation and Commercial Law is proud to have supported the 2024 Ngala Ball, an exclusive event, on Saturday 12 October 2024 hosted at The Maali, set amidst the beautiful gardens …