In the largest deal of 2024, Australian law firm Clayton Utz has advised AirTrunk Founder & CEO Robin Khuda on the company's acquisition by Blackstone and CPP Investments. AirTrunk is a pioneering ...

Clayton Utz has advised leading Japanese listed integrated trading and business investment company, Sumitomo Corporation, on its first investment into Australian real estate. Sumitomo has entered a ...

The recent decision in Waller v Barrett is significant because the Court determined that the Australian common law should now recognise a cause of action for serious invasions of privacy, which could ...

Many of the outcomes from COP29 were not radical, but were steps forward nonetheless. In some ways, this COP can be described as a transitional one. The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties ...

In particular, for statutory authorities carrying out construction works, the decision Transport for NSW v Hunt Leather Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 227 is a significant judgment in the private nuisance law ...

Claimants on an undertaking as to damages bear the burden of proving the loss, including causation, on the balance of probabilities. On 11 December 2024, the High Court handed down its judgment in ...

If enacted, proposed amendments to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) will bring Victoria into greater alignment with other Australian jurisdictions, which can ...

Employers should be cautious about incorporating processes, procedures, Awards, Enterprise Agreements, or similar documents dealing with discipline and termination into employment contracts. The High ...

Public authorities seeking to acquire land will need to look closely at their sources of power of acquisition when assessing compensation. The recent New South Wales Court of Appeal judgment of ...

When adopting a new trade mark, brands should conduct clearance searches and consider whether a reputable brand in an unrelated area is likely to expand into their industry by virtue of brand ...