The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recently announced its compliance and enforcement priorities for 2023-24. While Cartel conduct, anti-competitive conduct, product safety, vulnerable/disadvantaged consumers, and first nation matters will always be a priority, a particular focus is also on consumer and competition issues in essential services, environmental claims and sustainability, scam detection, unfair terms, the digital economy, financial services, and other critical areas.

ChatGPT is a sophisticated artificial intelligence technology (A.I) developed by OpenAI, which is designed to generate human-like responses to natural language queries. While this technology has numerous benefits, it also presents legal risks that companies should be aware of to protect themselves from potential legal liabilities.

Q3 has been huge in the recent quarter here at Advantage Partners Lawyers. As we said goodbye to the 21/22 financial year and the cooler weather, we have seen major growth and transformation within ourselves and our clients across July, August and September. From conferences to conventions, franchising purchases and website updates, we have been busy!