Legal Update – July 2020 Data breaches involving an individual’s personal, medical and financial/credit information can result in reputational damage and financial losses. The Australian privacy law provides for an individual affected by a data privacy breach to seek compensation from the organisation involved in the breach. Stephens Lawyers & Consultants provides a review of… Read More
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by Katarina Klaric, Principal & Director, Stephens Lawyers & Consultants Electronic marketing campaigns play a significant part in business’s overall marketing strategy for the promotion of their business, goods and services. They provide an effective tool for the delivery of marketing messages via email or text messaging. However, businesses utilising electronic marketing communications that are… Read More
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by Katarina Klaric, Principal, Stephens Lawyers & Consultants COVID-19 restrictions have resulted in many workplaces requiring their employees to work remotely from home. This has resulted in unprecedented technological challenges for government agencies and private sector/non-for-profit organisations to implement technological solutions which enable secure data access and connectivity for their employees. The use of video… Read More
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Businesses should be aware that competition and consumer laws still apply during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) released the ACCC 2020 Compliance and Enforcement Priorities in February 2020. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 27 March 2020, the ACCC announced that the 2020 Compliance and Enforcement Priorities will remain… Read More
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (‘ACCC’), the agency responsible for enforcement of competition, consumer and product safety laws in Australia has issued its 2020 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 harm… Read More
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by Katarina Klaric, Principal & Director, Stephens Lawyers & Consultants Data breaches involving an individual’s personal, medical and financial/credit information can result in reputational damage and financial losses. The Australian privacy law provides for an individual affected by a data privacy breach to seek compensation from the organisation involved in the breach. The individual may… Read More
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