AUSTRALIA
Privacy in Australia | Reflecting on 2025 and tips for preparing for 2026 
2025 proved to be another eventful year for privacy law and compliance in Australia with significant privacy developments. It was a year that firmly shifted privacy from a “policy exercise”...
2025 proved to be another eventful year for privacy law and compliance in Australia with significant privacy developments. It was...
Read More
AUSTRALASIA
Australia | $5.8 million privacy penalty – a first for Privacy Law enforcement
A wake-up call for organisations required to comply with privacy laws, the Australian Federal Court’s $5.8 million penalty against Australian Clinical Labs Limited (ACL) marks the first civil penalty...
A wake-up call for organisations required to comply with privacy laws, the Australian Federal Court’s $5.8 million penalty against...
Read More
AUSTRALIA
Legal 500 Country Guide | Patent litigation in Australia
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers has again provided expert content for the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 Country Guide to patent litigation laws and regulation in Australia. These useful guides...
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers has again provided expert content for the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 Country Guide...
Read More
The 2023 IP year in review, and predictions for 2024
In Australia, February signals a return from the beach, children back to school after a long summer break and of course the usual traffic woes! At Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers,...
In Australia, February signals a return from the beach, children back to school after a long summer break and...
Read More
Is customer centred AI the way of the future?
AI is a trending topic with no sign of slowing down, particularly when considering how it might influence the way we work both now and in the future. For...
AI is a trending topic with no sign of slowing down, particularly when considering how it might influence the...
Read More
AUSTRALASIA
NSW State Government introduces mandatory notification of data breach scheme: to apply to public sector agencies and State owned corporations
Privacy regulation in Australia When discussing the operation of our Federal system in Australia with overseas lawyers they are often struck by the inefficiency of our Federal, State and Local...
Privacy regulation in Australia When discussing the operation of our Federal system in Australia with overseas lawyers they are often...
Read More
AUSTRALASIA
Substantial increases to Australian privacy breach penalties passed into law
In our most recent privacy update we discussed how the Australian government in response to recent high-profile data breaches, had introduced to parliament the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and...
In our most recent privacy update we discussed how the Australian government in response to recent high-profile data breaches,...
Read More
AUSTRALASIA
Optus data breach brings focus to urgent reform of Australia’s privacy laws
External investigations will need to be completed before all of the facts surrounding Australian telco Optus’ data breach of September 2022 are fully understood. The broad outline of the...
External investigations will need to be completed before all of the facts surrounding Australian telco Optus’ data breach of...
Read More
AUSTRALASIA
It is becoming clearer when computer-implemented methods are likely, or unlikely, to be deemed patentable subject matter in Australia – Encompass, Rokt and other recent decisions
During the past decade, the patent-eligibility of computer-implemented methods has been a particularly vexing focal point for Australian patent law and practice. With computer technologies now ubiquitous and relatively...
During the past decade, the patent-eligibility of computer-implemented methods has been a particularly vexing focal point for Australian patent...
Read More

Find Your Expert

Experts

Contact Us

Enquiries

Receive Insights

Subscribe