05 January 2021
Overview of the recent ambitious initiatives initiated by the Australian Space Agency
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/overview-of-the-recent-ambitious-initiatives-initiated-by-the-australian-space-agency

The Australian Space Agency (ASA) was only established in 2018 but has been very proactive in recent months. This is perhaps unsurprising given the Prime Minister’s stated ambition to triple the size of Australia’s ...

07 May 2019
Lacson v Australian Postal Corporation [2019] FCA 51
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/australia/lacson-v-australian-postal-corporation-2019-fca-51

On 1 February 2019, Mortimer J of the Federal Court of Australia was required to consider a relatively novel question: can two jobs with the same employer count as one for the purpose of a claim for entitlements under ...

07 May 2019
Large multinational implicated in adverse action breaches in Australia
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/australia/large-multinational-implicated-in-adverse-action-breaches-in-australia

In an unfortunate lesson for local and international companies alike, the decisions of Keenan v Cummins South Pacific Pty Ltd [2018] ("Keenan No. 1") and Keenan v Cummins South Pacific Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2019] ("Keenan ...

24 September 2019
Marketing fund disclosure: landmark judgment confirms that franchisors must take ultimate responsibility for compliance with the Australian Franchising Code of Conduct
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/australia/marketing-fund-disclosure-landmark-judgment-confirms-that

In a judgment that bolsters recent announcements by the ACCC pressing franchisors to comply with their obligations, the Full Federal Court has confirmed a January 2019 Federal Court finding that a franchisor contravened ...

07 May 2019
Enhanced protection for corporate whistleblowers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/australia/enhanced-protection-for-corporate-whistleblowers

Following an inquiry by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services into whistleblower protections in the corporate, public and not-for-profit sectors, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing ...

16 December 2019
Digital Platforms Inquiry - Australian Government Responds
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/australia/digital-platforms-inquiry-australian-government-responds

The Australian Government has just published its eagerly awaited response to the ACCC's Digital Platforms Inquiry – Final Report. The Digital Platforms Inquiry was undertaken by the ACCC in order to consider the impact ...

22 May 2019
TPG and Vodafone announce challenge to ACCC opposition to merger
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/australia/tpg-and-vodafone-announce-challenge-to-accc-opposition-to-merger

On the 8th of May, 2019, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) officially announced that it had decided to oppose the proposed merger between TPG Telecom Limited and Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty ...

11 January 2017
Federal Court Rules That Overseas Manufacture Will Not Avoid Infringement Of Australian Swiss Claims
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/ils/federal-court-rules-that-overseas-manufacture-will-not-avoid-infringement-of-australian-swiss-claims

27 April 2017
Enforcing Foreign arbitral awards in Australia
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/australia/enforcing-foreign-arbitral-awards-in-australia

23 May 2018
A warning for sellers of goods to Australian consumers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/australia/a-warning-for-sellers-of-goods-to-australian-consumers

Following the over $4.6 million penalty ordered against Thermomix in Australia Pty Ltd (Thermomix), sellers of consumer goods are reminded of their obligations to report serious injuries caused by the use or foreseeable ...