The long-awaited outcome of the Federal Court of Australia battle between loungewear designer and small business owner, Katie Taylor, and famous music artist and performer, Katy Perry, over the Australian trade mark for KATIE PERRY was published today, 27 April 2023. The Reasons for Decision of Her Honour Justice Markovic... read more →
Apr
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Nov
23
The Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Act 2022 passed both houses of Parliament on 27 October 2022 and received Royal assent on 9 November 2022. The Act, which comes into effect on 10 November 2023,[1] changes the law on unfair contract terms (UCT). Companies need to be aware... read more →
Aug
03
An extraordinary Judgement was delivered on 30 July 2021 by Justice Beach of the Federal Court of Australia. Whilst leaving the question open to future debate as to whether or not the artificial intelligence system named DABUS is, in fact, the inventor of the Australian patent in question, the decision... read more →
Jun
01
We’re thrilled to shine the spotlight on one of our amazing clients, Sapphire Group Pty Ltd, the mastermind behind the renowned and unique fragrances of Glasshouse and Circa. Born and raised in New York, Nicole Eckelsm, the co-founder and CEO of Sapphire Group Pty Ltd, started out as a makeup Artist at SACS Fifth... read more →
May
15
S&A Law, Dr. Rob Silberstein is a participant at the unique event LawHack 2021: Disability Justice. LawHack 2021: Disability Justice brings together bright minds, passionate hearts, and brilliant professionals for one purpose: to tackle the injustices facing Australians living with disabilities with ground-breaking legal solutions. The one-day event held in... read more →
Dec
02
S&A Law's Dr. Rob Silberstein and founder of the National Justice Project, George Newhouse, have graduated from the Growth Project 2020. The Growth Project is an innovative program carefully bringing together charity leaders with business entrepreneurs to allow charities to better achieve their goals and maximise the positive impact they... read more →
Nov
26
S&A Law's Rob Silberstein appointed to the Advisory Board of the National Justice Project. Silberstein & Associates is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Silberstein as an Advisory Board member to the National Justice Project (NJP). The NJP is positioned as one of Australia’s leading organisations in human rights... read more →
Nov
12
The age of coronavirus should have opened up the eyes of all legal professionals to better ways of working, writes Jessica Silberstein. Like every other law firm and every office-based organisation in the Sydney CBD, when COVID-19 hit our firm was uprooted and forced to adopt a totally new operational... read more →
Nov
10
How legal firms can embrace new ways of working Our very own Jessica Silberstein is a guest speaker for the East West Comms virtual power lunch next Thursday, November 19. During the one-hour session we'll discuss ways in which Australian law firms are modernising their practice, with outcomes which include:... read more →