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A recipe for controversy: RecipeTin Eats and Bake with Brooki
Key takeaways Although you cannot copyright a caramel slice itself, copyright can subsist in the written recipe as a literary...
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Federal election 2025 result: Employment and industrial relations reforms
Following the re-election of the Albanese Labor Government, employers can expect further industrial relations reform underpinned by principles to provide...
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Crypto judgment overturned: Block Earner succeeds in cross-appeal against ASIC
The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia handed down its much-awaited decision on 22 April 2025, overturning the...
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Consumer Express | May 2025 Edition
In the May 2025 edition of Consumer Express, we focus on the key developments impacting our consumer clients, including the...
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Corruption and Integrity Update April 2025
In this edition of the Queensland Corruption and Integrity Update we consider various updates related to the Crime and Corruption...
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Owners Corporation update: Recent VCAT decision highlights the need for further legislative change
Owners Corporation PS738539K v Ka-Po was heard by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT or the Tribunal) where the...
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Heading to the polls: Workplace relations policies in the 2025 Federal Election
Australians will be heading to the polls on Saturday, 3 May 2025. As campaigning gains momentum, we are seeing more...
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Learnings from recent ‘same job, same pay’ cases decided by the Fair Work Commission
In this article, we discuss two recent cases where the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has made or considered making ‘regulated...
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Deductions on termination of employment – Are they lawful?
In the recent decision of Bateup v Mornington Shire Council [2025] QIRC 61, the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (Commission) ordered...
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ACCC v Hutchinson: understanding an “understanding”
Gadens acted for Hutchinson Builders (Hutchinson) in a recent High Court case,[1] in which the ACCC unsuccessfully sought to overturn...
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Key Takeaways: VPELA Planning Minster’s Address
Earlier this week, the Gadens Planning & Environment Team attended VPELA’s annual Planning Minister’s Address in Melbourne. Before a packed...
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National Integrity Spotlight – April 2025
In the first quarterly edition of the National Integrity Spotlight for 2025, we consider the latest update to the Corruptions...
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