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Technology and Telecommunications

No sweat marketing? Not so fast

In March 2026, the Australian Communications and Media Authority announced that Lululemon Athletica Australia Pty Ltd (Lululemon) had paid a $702,900 penalty for breaches of the Spam Act 2003. While the conduct occurred in a retail context, the implications extend well beyond consumer marketing.

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Energy and Resources

Australia’s newest gold miner joins ASX with assistance from Thomson Geer

Thomson Geer has advised on the successful listing of Australia’s newest gold company on the Australian Securities Exchange, underscoring continued strength in the gold sector and the firm’s track record in delivering complex capital markets transactions.

Technology and Telecommunications

Agency reimagined: Liability in an era of agentic AI

The emergence of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) poses a direct challenge to one of the foundational concepts of law, legal agency. Agentic AI systems are capable of autonomously initiating actions, making decisions, and interacting with third parties. Unlike traditional software tools, agentic AI systems can act with minimal human oversight and may appear, to external parties, to stand in the shoes of their deployers.

Geopolitical Impacts

Employment

Energy shock tests boardroom readiness on safety and risk

The latest global energy shock – triggered by conflict in the Middle East and unprecedented disruption to flows through the Strait of Hormuz – is not just a supply and pricing issue. It is rapidly becoming a work health and safety (WHS) issue that boards cannot afford to overlook.

Geopolitical Impacts

Managing cost volatility in construction contracts: rise and fall clauses

In recent years, the COVID‑19 pandemic and the Russia‑Ukraine war have highlighted the vulnerability of contractors in the construction industry in Australia, particularly in respect of fixed price construction contracts. Now, with the conflict in the Middle East, contractors will again be exposed to escalating delivery costs, mainly for materials and labour, which are often not recoverable from the principal.

Intellectual Property

Katie Perry v Katy Perry - International fame does not defeat Australian registered trade mark

A long running trade mark battle between global pop star Katy Perry (the Entertainer) and Australian fashion designer Katie Taylor (the Aussie Designer) has finally reached its conclusion.

Energy and Resources

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Thomson Geer advises Core Lithium on US$120 million strategic funding package and A$120 million equity raise to restart Finniss Lithium Project

Thomson Geer has advised Core Lithium Limited on a US$120 million strategic funding package and A$120 million equity raise to fund the restart of CXO's Finniss Lithium Project in the Northern Territory.

Energy and Resources

Australian Energy Year in Review 2025

Australia’s energy sector continued to evolve in 2025, with energy security, affordability and the transition remaining central themes. Thomson Geer’s Australian Energy Year in Review 2025 explores the key legal and regulatory developments that defined the year.

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