Every trendy café these days seems to have a selection of dairy-free milk alternatives as long as a wine list, from the usual suspects like soy, coconut and almond, to more unusual new favourites like rice, hemp, pea, flax and
September 2018
Amended Australian IP laws receive Royal Assent with little fanfare


By Georgina Hey (AU) & Isobel Taylor (AU) on
On 24 August 2018, the creatively named Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Bill 2018 quietly received Royal Assent, with some parts of the new Act entering into force the following day.
As the…
Cannabis packaging and labelling requirements: The challenge of building a strong brand
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Canada’s Cannabis Act prohibits the selling of cannabis or cannabis accessories in a package or label:
(a) that could be appealing to young persons;
(b) that sets out a testimonial or endorsement;
(c) that depicts a person, character or animal;…