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Corporate and
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At Moulis Legal, we have extensive experience working on corporate transactions and advising about regulatory impacts on business. Our clients include large corporations and multi-nationals, SMEs and start-up entities.
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International
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International trade is heavily regulated by complex international and domestic law. Our international trade law team has extensive experience in navigating these multifaceted matters and conducting cross-border business.
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Land investment
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Our team has extensive experience representing organisations and investors on landmark property ventures, advising commercial tenants about risk and cost in property leasing, and acting for financiers to ensure safe returns from built assets.
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Intellectual
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We are a genuine, full-service intellectual property law firm with expertise in patents, designs, trade marks, copyright, data security, privacy and plant breeder rights in Australia, the UK and internationally.
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China
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Our internationally recognised team of experienced lawyers ensures we bring experience and comprehensive knowledge to the complex matter of Australia-China trade, investment and disputation.
OUR LAWYERS
Domain names direct
15/10/2021A good domain name is a critical part of any modern business identity. Although there is an almost limitless supply of domain names, all of which perform the same function (i.e. identifying online resources), some are definitely more desirable than others.
Unintentional doping in sports law cases clarified
08/09/2021The World Anti-Doping Code (WADA Code) has traditionally applied the legal principle of strict liability to anti-doping rule violations. Sanctioning of athletes by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) may take into account factors which could be considered unintentional doping.
Domain names and the Olympics
08/09/2021The recent announcement that Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympics is an exciting opportunity not just for Queensland but for the whole of Australia. Perhaps unsurprisingly, ‘Brisbane’ was one of the top five trending Google searches on the day of the announcement.
NFTs – are they bad for the environment?
01/09/2021In recent years, blockchains have been accused of imposing an unsupportable burden on the environment. The energy needed to operate Bitcoin alone has been compared to the national requirements of a small country.
Trade law gets serious about labour exploitation
27/08/2021On Monday 23 August 2021, the Senate passed the Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced by Forced Labour) Bill 2021. The Bill, if made into law, would prohibit the importation of goods manufactured using forced labour.
Yes, Minister – documents in some cabinets are not secret
16/08/2021The Freedom of Information Act 1982 is one of the marvels of administrative law. It is based on the simple proposition that every person has a right to obtain access to documents held by a government agency or a Minister.
When inventions invent
09/08/2021In a globally groundbreaking decision, the Federal Court of Australia has held that an artificial intelligence (AI) system can be named as the inventor on a patent.
Red flags and red cards - challenging an on-field decision
04/08/2021Sporting events need officials to umpire/referee the competition. Inevitably, not everyone will agree with all decisions made by these officials. From professional football codes to the local sporting field, there are ‘controversial’ decisions made every weekend around the globe.
Law in the cloud – where to bite the Apple?
29/07/2021Court proceedings are underway here in Australia between Epic Games Inc (Epic) and Apple Inc (Apple) are well worth watching. Epic, maker of popular ‘battle royale’ game Fortnite, alleges that the App Store user contract by which Apple makes Fortnite available for internet download contains terms and conditions that ‘misuse’ Apple’s market power...
Olympic fever risks (other than COVID-19)
28/07/2021Within the same week, the Tokyo Olympic Games finally got underway after a 12-month delay, and Brisbane were awarded the rights to host the 2032 Olympic Games. Olympic fever (often called five ring fever) is in full flight.
Lego blocks toy guns
16/07/2021Lego has taken action in the United States of America to prevent sales of an ‘irresponsible’ customisation kit for making real guns resemble children’s toys.
Significant changes to consumer rights under the Australian Consumer Law
14/07/2021From 1 July 2021, more consumers will benefit from the statutory protection of the Australian Consumer Law with the upper limit for consumer rights protection increasing from $40,000 to $100,000.
A.C.T LAW ft. HYDROGEN – Canberra hydrogen report published
06/07/2021The Australian Capital Territory Government has published our review of gas laws and legal frameworks for Canberra’s uptake of hydrogen energy.
Ordinary goods can be war goods under Australia’s export controls
29/06/2021For the most part, tangible signposts guide decision making on Australian export controls by the government agency that has that responsibility, Defence Export Controls (DEC). The most significant of these is the Defence Strategic Goods List (DSGL).
‘Play nice’ outcome secured in ACCC misuse of market power prosecution
09/06/2021The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has secured an important settlement in its action against Tasmanian Ports Corporation (TasPorts) in the Federal Court. In the first case since an ‘effects test’ was added to the ‘purpose test’ as a basis for establishing ‘misuse of market power’, TasPorts admitted that it had engaged in c...
Beyond digital art - implementing NFTs to your business
31/05/2021Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been around since at least 2014 but have yet to really come into their own. Digital artworks and virtual cat-breeding (see below) may attract clickbait headlines but represent slightly trivial use cases and are nowhere near what we can ultimately expect of NFT technology.
New regulations on data protection in China
19/04/2021The Chinese government has announced new provisions clarifying the collection of personal information by mobile apps.
Digital art – NFTs and intellectual property
14/04/2021The recent explosion of interest – and investment – in digital art has highlighted one more area where blockchain is steadily encroaching into all aspects of modern life.
Changes to .au domain name licensing rules
12/04/2021The .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA), which administers rules for .au domain names in Australia, has announced some rule changes that will come into effect from today, 12 April 2021.
Fair shake of the (digital) sauce bottle – Australia’s news media bargaining code
01/04/2021It has been a dramatic month for social media in Australia, with Facebook unexpectedly blocking all news content and some government and emergency department accounts.
ACCC set to make first port of call in misuse of market power test case
12/02/2021In late 2019, Qube Ports Pty Ltd (Qube) and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) each commenced proceedings against major Australian ports alleging misuse of market power pursuant to section 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act (CCA) 2010 (Cth).
