Insolvency: Out of safe harbour and into dry dock
26 March 2020
The temporary suspension of the ‘insolvent trading’ regime is a unique opportunity to see if general directors’ duties can do the job instead.
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Panic-mode off as ACCC grants authorisation for supermarkets to join forces
25 March 2020
The ACCC has granted urgent interim authorisation to supermarkets to collaborate in the wake of demand issues for essential products spurred by COVID-19.
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You can’t have your burger and eat it too: In-N-Out Burgers, Inc v Hashtag Burgers Pty Ltd
5 March 2020
A closer look into how Down-N-Out Burgers infringed the trade marks of In-N-Out, engaged in passing off, and contravened the Australian Consumer Law.
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From the ladle to the grave: food and funerals in the spotlight as ACCC announces 2020 enforcement priorities
5 March 2020
ACCC Chair Rod Sims announced the ACCC’s 2020 compliance and enforcement priorities during his annual speech on 25 February 2020.
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A failure to function? It’s not unusual. Beer and bikini cases highlight the limitations of sub-brands in Australian trade mark cases
27 February 2020
It seems apt in the current climatic context that a number of recent Australian trade mark decisions have centred on swimwear and craft beer.
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ACCCount on me, says the ACCC
19 February 2020
ACCC publishes report on activities for the last quarter of 2019, highlighting the regulator’s key wins, decisions and inquiries in the period
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China and United States see eye to IP
7 February 2020
On 15 January 2020, China and the United States (US) signed “Phase One” of the Economic and Trade Agreement (‘ETA’), signalling an armistice of the trade war that has significantly impacted two of the world’s largest economies (not to mention the rest of us).
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Popping prosecco’s bubble: geographical indications and the prosecco war
23 January 2020
As we leave the holiday season behind us, let’s “wine” down and discuss the latest saga in Australia’s wine industry.
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Can directors see the regulatory threat on climate?
10 January 2020
Bushfires have tragically claimed lives and severely affected communities across Australia.
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2020 vision: Global M&A may defy predictions again
8 January 2020
The drive towards clean assets is unrelenting, tech, med-tech and fin-tech will likely dominate, and an older, richer populace will support healthcare M&A.
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