An eConveyancing interoperability reality check
If outages can stop the entire system, what exactly does interoperability solve? ARNECC reports point to limits policymakers must now confront.
By Greg Channell - 1 min read
Navigating the blockchain and the law
Lawyers must be aware of regulatory debates surrounding blockchain or distributed ledger technology, and be in a position to advise clients about unique challenges created…
By David Rountree - 2 min read
Technology-facilitated stalking and abuse: putting our legal framework to the test
Technology-assisted stalking and abuse is a form of domestic violence (DV) that is rapidly on the rise. By CHARISSA SUN.
By Charissa Sun - 2 min read
Tweets, texts, forged emails and changing webpages: emerging issues and practical examples (part two)
The first article of this two-part series considered general admissibility issues relating to electronically stored information (ESI) under the Evidence Act NSW and tips to overcome objections….
By Julie Soars and Carmel Lee - 1 min read
National security reforms stage three: metadata (part three)
The Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2014 (Cth) would establish a mandatory data retention regime requiring communications service providers to retain metadata…
By Keiran Hardy and Professor George Williams - 2 min read
Tweets, texts, forged emails and changing web pages: the admissibility of electronic evidence (part one)
There is rarely a civil case in which an email, text, Facebook entry or webpage snapshot doesn’t feature, yet electronic evidence is often tendered without…
By Julie Soars and Carmel Lee - 3 min read
National security reforms stage one: intelligence gathering and secrecy (part one)
The National Security Legislation Amendment Act (No 1) 2014 (Cth) allows ASIO officers operating under a single ‘computer access warrant’ to access data held on multiple computers…
By Professor George Williams and Keiran Hardy - 2 min read
Search engine optimisation: how much is too much?
The case of Lift Shop Pty Ltd v Easy Living Home Elevators Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 75 provides new guidance on the legality of search engine optimisation…
By Nicholas Smith - 2 min read
Protecting software in the digital age
Obtaining evidence of end-user copyright infringement is the major challenge of the digital age, as there is no point of sale where evidence can be…
By Grant Hansen - 2 min read