It is not necessary to establish that the business engaging in the conduct has exploited some disadvantage or vulnerability on the part of the consumers of businesses affected.

In the aftermath of COVID-19, blockchain technology has proven itself as a worthwhile advantage for many industries in Australia.

Recent court rulings from Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe, have held that Artificial Intelligence (AI) cannot be inventors within the current scope of the law.

Modern slavery statements for organisations are due at the end of March pursuant to the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth).

Last year Epic Games commenced its legal battle against Apple over restrictive practices employed by Apple on its App Store.

The Senator of Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, has proposed a radical Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act to levy the United States’ top income earners.

The Australian government recently finalised its consultation for the upcoming Online Safety Bill to better consume protection online.

The Digital Industry Group has released the Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation (Code) to prevent the spread of false information on social media platforms such as Facebook, Google, TikTok and Twitter.

After a five-year battle, Britain’s Supreme Court has held that Uber drivers will no longer be regarded as self-employed but workers under the company Uber.

Following the House of Representative’s successful passing of the News Media Bargaining Code, Facebook has banned Australian publishers and users from sharing and viewing local news articles on its platform.

Elon Musk has taken the financial world by storm by investing $1.5B US dollars of Tesla in the crypto king Bitcoin.

Following a recent audit into the compliance of Australian law enforcement agencies, it was discovered that Australian police were unlawfully provided with metadata and web browser histories of people under investigation.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) commenced its Digital Advertising Services Inquiry into the supply of digital advertising technology services and digital advertising agency services.

Australian software tech company, Atlassian, has recently released 8 guiding principles for sound tech policy.

In late October, Spain finalised its Tax on Certain Digital Services to tax online businesses where previous physical tax rules were inappropriate.

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner accused Facebook of breaching the privacy of thousands of Australian users in 2014-2015.

Despite the Australian Government applying pressure onto Google over local news media, a coalition of American government and business organisations have claimed that Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code may violate the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement.

COVID-19 brought a myriad of issues, but Malaysia’s workforce felt these impacts incredibly hard due to pay cuts, delayed salaries, and wrongful termination.

Just before the end of 2020, the Australian Government introduced the hotly anticipated Data Availability and Transparency Bill 2020 to regulate controlled access to Australian Government data.

Legal technology apps are projected to rapidly elevate the legal profession in the not-so-distant future.