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Passenger Reported Overboard From P&O Cruises Australia’s Pacific Adventure
A passenger has reportedly gone overboard from the Pacific Adventure cruise ship as it approached Sydney, Australia. Nearby vessels and a police helicopter are searching the waters near Sydney as the search for the missing cruise guest continues. Newspapers in Australia report that P&O’s Pacific Adventure was due in Sydney Harbour before 6 a.m. but...
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Have Australia’s ‘Raising the Bar’ Law Reforms Suppressed Patent Oppositions?
Australia has a pre-grant patent opposition system. That is to say, once an application has passed examination and been accepted for potential grant as a patent, there is a period (of three months) during which anybody may oppose the grant. The subsequent opposition proceedings – if they run their full course – consist of a...
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The Price Cap on Russian Oil – Part 2: Updated OFAC Guidance
In our previous article on this topic (which you can read here), we analyzed recent enforcement activity by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) related to the maritime transport of Russian-origin crude oil and Russian-origin petroleum products above price caps agreed by the “Price Cap Coalition,” comprising Australia, Canada,...
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BIS Removes Significant Export Control License Requirements for Australia and the UK under the Strategic AUKUS Partnership
On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued an interim final rule under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) that significantly streamlines export controls on certain defense-related technology products to Australia and the United Kingdom (“UK”). Aimed at enhancing technological innovation among the three countries in furtherance...
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BIS Streamlines Export Controls for Transfers to and Among Australia and the UK
On April 19, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to enhance technological innovation and support the goals of the AUKUS trilateral security partnership. The interim final rule makes six primary export control policy changes that effectively provide Australia and the UK nearly the same...
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Doing Business in Australia
Australia welcomes new business and foreign investment by providing a strong economy, a stable political environment and a skilled and talented workforce. Our comprehensive guide to Doing Business in Australia has been designed to assist businesses in understanding some of the key structuring issues and regulatory processes required when establishing a business or investing in Australia.
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Standardising insurance policy common terms in Australia
The Australian government is considering the standardisation of the definitions in insurance policies sold to the public particularly of natural hazards such as ‘fire’, ‘storm’, and ‘stormwater and rainwater run-off’. The criteria for standardisation is whether the terms used are causing consumer confusion. Does the term relate to a significant area of coverage in the...
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