In recent years workplace, mental health programs have come to the fore as employers have begun to recognise the direct link between mental health, professional outcomes and corporate success. Perhaps this is due, in part, to the emerging evidence. For instance, as recently as July 2022, the ABS released a set of sobering statistics indicating that over 2 in 5 adult Australians (43.7 per cent) experience a mental disorder in their lifetime. 

Since the repeal of s 51(3) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (‘CCA’) in September 2019, conduct involving specified intellectual property (‘IP’) rights is no longer exempt from key prohibitions in Part IV of the CCA.

Our relationship with work has undergone a dramatic shift during the pandemic. We’re more in tune with our mental health and desire better work-life balance. We’re increasingly fed up with toxic workplaces and hustle culture – an expectation that we put in long hours and put work at the centre of life.
Yet we continue to feel overworked and underpaid, especially given the rising cost of living.

Once upon a time, passwords were written on a sheet of paper, kept inside a manila folder, and tucked away in a filing cabinet.
For the very brave, the handful of important combinations of numbers, letters and symbols were folded inside a wallet. Chances are the passwords were loose adaptions of each other, but under no circumstances could they include clues to birthdays or addresses.

The ethical obligation of lawyers to maintain the confidentiality of communications with their clients is well known not only to lawyers but also to members of the community. It is the assurance of confidentiality that encourages clients to disclose to their lawyer the most intimate details of their personal and business affairs. A client’s full and frank disclosure of all relevant circumstances ensures that the lawyer has all the necessary information to provide accurate legal advice.