The QS World University Rankings 2013 for Law have been released. The QS World University Rankings is one of the few international rankings that also provide subject rankings, including for law. While these rankings are always somewhat…

The most-read link I tweeted today was: a great read about a gmail account that had been ignored for 9 years: "Eighteen and Abandoned" http://pjblack.me/YMgGvt These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "Gillard to…

The most-read link I tweeted today was: a good, balanced piece on the NBN from @stilgherrian: "Broadband battle: hard numbers, ideology and gut feel" http://pjblack.me/Yi8TpU #auspol These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about…

Google, Inc recently achieved something that perhaps no other company or organisation on the planet could have done – it secured an agreement from most of the major corporate owners of patents relating to digital video coding standards,…

If you have never heard of a ‘patent of addition’, I am sure that you are not alone.  Even those of us who practice in a jurisdiction in which these beasts are rumoured to exist have rarely, if ever, actually seen one. …

If you read what has been written in the media today (e.g. in The New Zealand Herald, Forbes, The Register, and ZDNet, to name just a few who have jumped on the bandwagon) you might think that New Zealand has just outlawed ‘software…

Check out this great MSN video - Queensland couple campaign for change to IVF law I spoke today to the owner of an IVF clinic to see if help could be given to this couple. I particularly liked the statement: "Stephen Page is one of…

On the weekend I was attending the Surrogacy Australia conference in Melbourne both as a presenter and attendee when I was approached by a fellow attendee. I'll call him Rob. What he told me was extraordinarily humbling. Rob said that he had…

Three weeks ago I presented to the annual Legalwise Queensland family law conference. Not surprisingly, I spoke about surrogacy. Here is the paper I delivered: <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false …

Last year, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down 5 decisions on the same day relating to fair dealing and other issues arising from digital transmission of copyright material. In a number of respects, its decisions are directly opposite to…

The patent war over escitalopram in Australia is still going! One aspect of the Alphapharm / Lundbeck case I had forgotten (if I appreciated it at the time) was that Lindgren J quashed the extension of the patent’s term under s 70ff. In…

Various members of Schapelle Corby‘s family, like most other people who take photographs, do own copyright in the photographs they have taken and Allen & Unwin, which published 5 of their photographs in The Sins of the Father,…

Google's upcoming revisions to its Australian AdWords trademark policy have received attention for their anticipated implications to the Australian e-commerce industry...

There's been significant coverage on upcoming reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) that will commence in March 2014.

Recent reforms to freedom of information (FOI) law in Australia have received significant media attention for their intent to improve public access to information. However, FOI is also readily used by parties involved in civil litigation as…

Dear friendsAs many of you are aware, Tan and Tan Lawyers have been advising family law clients for years. I have been saying the same legal issues to my clients that I decided to make a podcast of the relevant family law issues. The English…

Dear readersThis is the video taken by Gwen with editing by myself of the Lion dance at Tan and Tan Lawyers. Enjoy.Copied from the net: The Lion Dance is a well known Chinese folk tradition and an important part of traditional kung fu…

Dear readersYes, it is the year of the Snake. As per Tan and Tan Lawyers' custom, we organised a lion dance to usher in the new year. This has been a tradition since our days at Wellington St. We have had lion dancers for the new year…