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Privacy Act Review Report – key points and what it means for business

The highly anticipated Privacy Act Review Report is now here. Its release follows multiple high profile data breaches and the first suite of Privacy Act reforms that were passed late last year.
2 Mar
News

Thomson Geer assists Brooks Australia in acquisition by Ei Electronics

Thomson Geer has assisted Australian fire and detection products distributor Brooks Australia in its acquisition by Irish company Ei Electronics.
23 Feb
Restructuring and Insolvency

Bankruptcy and superannuation – a fraught and technical battleground

Bankruptcy trustees are often required to consider whether unusually large or suspicious contributions made to a superannuation fund by or on behalf of a bankrupt are designed to defeat the interests of creditors.
15 Feb
Restructuring and Insolvency

High Court strikes down ‘peak indebtedness rule’: what it means for liquidators

The High Court has delivered its long-awaited judgment in Bryant v Badenoch Integrated Logging Pty Ltd [2023] HCA 2 (Bryant) and in doing so has emphatically confirmed that the ‘peak indebtedness rule’ was not incorporated into the unfair preference regime in the Corporations Act.
13 Feb
Health, Aged Care and Retirement Villages

Thomson Geer Aged Care Insight Report

Thomson Geer’s latest Aged Care Insight Report will soon be available to subscribers of our aged care legislation service.
4 Feb
Intellectual Property

NZ honey producers withdraw from battle over “Manuka Honey” trade mark: lessons from the dispute

The recent end to the Manuka Honey trade mark dispute has demonstrated the importance of distinctiveness when seeking to register certification trade marks in Australia and overseas.
1 Feb
Employment

Secure Jobs, Better Pay: some overlooked, but significant, changes

The end of long-term maximum or fixed term contracts, unlocking pay secrecy clauses and a new paid entitlement to family and domestic violence leave
24 Jan
News

Thomson Geer appoints new Banking and Finance head for Adelaide office

Thomson Geer is pleased to announce the appointment of respected Adelaide banking and finance lawyer Andrew Kedzior to the firm as a Partner.
19 Jan
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