Damages for Online Defamation – Recent Cases [2015 to October 2019] – Updated Oct 2019

Katarina Klaric, Principal, Stephens Lawyers & Consultants * Publication of defamatory comments on websites, social media and business networking platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn are becoming increasingly common and are causing devastating harm to both personal and business reputation and business losses.  Some of the defamatory material published is of such an… Read More

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Damages for On-line Defamation – Recent Cases [2015 to June 2018] – Updated June 2018

Katarina Klaric, Principal, Stephens Lawyers and Consultants* Publication of defamatory comments on websites, social media and business networking platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn are becoming increasingly common and are causing devastating harm to both personal and business reputation and business losses.  Some of the defamatory material published is of such an extreme… Read More

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AI Generated Works and Copyright Protection (August 2019) *

by Katarina Klaric, Principal, Stephens Lawyers & Consultants  A.        Introduction Businesses using AI computer systems or technology to generate literary or artistic works such as reports, directories or other compilations, databases, computer software, digital images, designs or plans,  are at risk of not having copyright protection. In Australia, such works will not… Read More

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ACCC: Compliance and Enforcement Priorities for 2019 – Legal Update

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the agency responsible for enforcement of competition, consumer and product safety laws in Australia has issued its 2019 Compliance and Enforcement Policy[i].    The ACCC’s focus will remain on product safety issues likely to cause serious harm to consumers and on conduct that will or has the potential to… Read More

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Cloud Computing – Information Sheet – Understanding and Managing Risks

(March 2019) Companies are increasingly using software applications and tools, data storage and back up  services which are provided as cloud based solutions (“cloud services”).    The internet is used to access cloud based applications or tools, upload, download, execute, process and share data and content, all of which is processed and stored on external servers… Read More

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