Stephens Lawyers & Consultants provides a review of the compensation awarded in determinations made during the years 2016-2019 by the Office of the Australian Information Privacy Commissioner in relation to privacy breaches. Case Summaries provided after the Table of Cases. CASE PRIVACY PRINCIPLES BREACHED COMPENSATION RECEIVED 'RC' and TICA Default Tenancy Control Pty Ltd (Privacy) [2019] AlCmr 60 (22 August 2019) NPP 1.5 $1,500 … [Read more...] about Compensation for Privacy Breaches – Summary of Cases (2016—2019) Determined by the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner
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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 extreme nature that it has been described as being … [Read more...] about Damages for Online Defamation – Recent Cases [2015 to October 2019] – Updated Oct 2019
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 nature that it has been described as being … [Read more...] about Damages for On-line Defamation – Recent Cases [2015 to June 2018] – Updated June 2018
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 be protected by copyright where they are AI computer generated and … [Read more...] about AI Generated Works and Copyright Protection (August 2019) *
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 harm the competitive process, and result in widespread consumer or small business … [Read more...] about ACCC: Compliance and Enforcement Priorities for 2019 – Legal Update