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COVID-19, social distancing and the AANA Code of Ethics. How can we know what the prevailing community standards on health and safety are when they keep changing?
By Winnie Lok, Solicitor | We hear it time and time again: COVID-19 has affected every aspect of our lives. Everyday social interactions such as handshakes, hugs or merely standing side by side with another person were socially acceptable norms…
NSW introduces new Community Gaming Regulations – How will this impact Trade Promotion Lotteries?
By Matt Hansen, Senior Associate | In 2018, the NSW Government passed the Community Gaming Act (NSW) 2018 which was designed to create a new framework to regulate lotteries and other games of chance in NSW. At the time, the…
“This is for the lawyers™ – Part II” – Federal Court orders Sony Europe to pay $3.5 million penalty over consumer law breaches
By Matt Hansen, Senior Associate | You may recall that, in 2019, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) went to the Federal Court alleging that Sony Interactive Entertainment Network Europe Limited (Sony Europe) made false or misleading representations to…
How to witness something when you can’t witness it. New regulations in NSW now permit electronic ‘witnessing’ during COVID-19
By Andrew Jankovic, Solicitor | As everyone knows, finding a lawyer, justice of the peace or pharmacist to urgently witness a signature on a document is hard enough at the best of times, but this is one area which has…
Contracts impacted by COVID-19 – force majeure, frustration, termination or renegotiation?
By Heidi Bruce, Principal and Managing Director – Sydney | Just a few short months ago, none of us could have foreseen the times we now find ourselves in. Many commercial contracts, including for suppliers, events, media, sponsorship and advertising,…
