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It's an honour for us to be a part of Cancer Council NSW's story. Georgia Murphy-Haste Morgan Long https://lnkd.in/gQRpKbfg

We're pleased to launch the final edition of In the Zone for 2024! Our quarterly environment and planning law update brings you the most significant NSW court decisions and legislative updates from the past three months. https://lnkd.in/ggbGBY7e Alan McKelvey, Catherine Morton, Naomi Simmons, Dianna Grant, Jordan Young Steph Miller #AusLaw #Law #PlanningandEnvironment #EnvironmentalLaw #PlanningLaw #LocalGovernment

The proposed RTW Amendment Act has now passed in both houses and the majority of the proposed amendments commenced on and from 1 December 2024, with the remaining changes likely to come into effect in the near future. In this article, Domenic Nocera considers the most significant proposed changes. The SAET Amendment Act was also passed in both houses and largely became operative on and from 1 December 2024. While far less extensively focused on Return to Work Act matters than the RTW Amendment Act, in the article Domenic Nocera also sets out a number of important changes within the Return to Work jurisdiction. #AusLaw #Law #ReturnToWork #ReturnToWorkJurisdiction #StateCompensation #Compensation https://lnkd.in/gzgqB3zY

As we fast approach the end of 2024, our Sparke Helmore Information Law Team shares 5 key learnings from the FOI year that was. With a new FOI Commissioner, updated FOI Guidelines, new FOI practice directions, and the commencement of the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) it is fair to say that there has been a lot of change for Agencies to implement in the FOI space this year. We wish all FOI practitioners a restful break and look forward to working with you all in the new year. But just remember that you’ll still need to apply for an extension of time over the Christmas break, as not even Santa Claus himself can stop the FOI clock! Chantal Tipene Molly Campbell Katherine Whittemore #AusLaw #Law #ART #InformationLaw #OAIC #FOI #FreedomOfInformation #RightToAccessInformation

A celebratory Christmas Event last Thursday night with our wonderful Lawcover friends. Created by Stephanie Barclay and Rebekah C., the famous Cluedo game was brought to life in an immersive, magical Christmas room with bespoke Cluedo artwork, amazing graphic designs, and personalised trivia questions full of fun facts about our attendees. Teams of four worked in competition against each other to try to solve the mystery of who killed Santa while locating clues in presents from Santa’s fallen sack of presents. It was a great way to wind down and get to know each other a little better. Congratulations to Elissa Baxter, Fiona Kim, and Tess McGregor for taking out the win! #AusLaw #Law #Lawyers  

Sparke Helmore has ranked in the Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific 2025 Guide in several categories, as well as a number of partners ranking at an individual level — Alexandra Wedutenko Ben Dube John Coorey Mark Doepel Michelle Taylor Hamish Fraser. Congratulations to all! #AusLaw #Law #Lawyers https://lnkd.in/gY4MFEgm

Great to play a part in this deal and congratulations to Jason Schulman and everyone at ISC SPORT. #AusLaw #Law https://lnkd.in/gjEzKbQk

Welcome to our Workplace 5 in 5, the podcast where we give you five tips in under five minutes on topical workplace issues. In this podcast, Daria McLachlan and Georgia Sivashankar (née Wells) dive into a very timely topic—workplace Christmas parties—and give you five tips to survive the festive season without incident. #AusLaw #Law #WorkplaceLaw #EmploymentLaw #PositiveDuty Catherine Wilkinson William Ross https://lnkd.in/gPDYBGu3

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Sparke Bytes, a quarterly publication where Hamish Fraser Jason Kwan Chantal Tipene Alexandra Wedutenko Jehan Mata explore the latest developments in the rapidly evolving fields of technology, privacy, artificial intelligence, spam and cyber. In this issue we: **reflect on privacy reform and the key takeaways for directors  **deep dive into the rapidly evolving AI landscape **consider the role of a director in AI governance **provide a step by step guide to what you should do to avoid spam fines **explore the Cyber Security Legislative Package 2024 and the new obligations for businesses **share what businesses can learn from the CrowdStrike outage **learn more about legal professional privilege, and **consider the health sector as a prime target for cyber attacks. #Bytes #Tech #Technology #TechnologyLaw #Spam #Privacy #PrivacyReform #PrivacyLaw #Cyber #Cybersecurity #CyberAttack #CyberLaw #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIGovernance #DirectorsAndOfficers #LegalProfessionalPrivilege https://lnkd.in/g-hKnP53

DREAM team! https://lnkd.in/gf2ZMyfz