The Competitive Edge with Gilbert + Tobin

In June 2025, the ACCC published updated guidance for data providers regarding the Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Information Scheme – Australia’s first right to repair law for motor vehicles. We outline the policy backdrop, scope, key

The ACCC’s new merger regime captures its first filings, with two lease agreements on the Acquisitions Register highlighting its broadened scope. Visit Gilbert + Tobin for more.

Who should fund energy grid resilience in an era of rising threats? This article explores security, costs, and funding models for safeguarding Australia's energy future. Visit Gilbert + Tobin for more.

On 12 August 2025, the Federal Court of Australia found Apple and Google engaged in a misuse of market power in breach of s 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act (CCA) by restricting the use of alternative app distribution methods and in-a…

Australia is on the cusp of a significant transformation of its merger control regime, with sweeping reforms set to impact all sectors. Charities and not-for-profits are not exempt. The data indicates that mergers and acquisitions are incre…

The latest edition of the annual Grantham Research Institute’s Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation: 2025 Snapshot was published on 25 June 2025 (the 2025 Snapshot ). This is the seventh report in a series of publications on climate

An expert panel appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom has recently released a report with recommendations on an effective regulatory approach to support the deployment, use and governance of generative AI. The report does not argue…

AI policy and regulation seem to be locked into a ‘winner takes all’ contest between advocates for AI innovation and those for AI safety. The pendulum seems to be swinging back from the EU AI Act, with France’s President Macron declaring at

Meta’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, famously says current AI is dumber than a domestic cat. Two studies may bear out his view. Illusions of thinking Developers are pushing the evolution of their large language models ( LLMs ) into large

You ask your OpenAI agent to book a lunch with my Anthropic AI agent. Will the two AI agents from competing developers be able to communicate? How will my agent know that the invitation is not a scam? I prefer Chinese food and you prefer It…

Proceedings challenging a company’s ‘carbon neutral’ marketing claims came to an early close, after EnergyAustralia and environmental group, Parents for Climate, reached a settlement before the Federal Court hearing was set to commence.

Developers are making efforts in the design and training of AI models to better ensure alignment with human ethics, safety and preferences. However, once ‘in the wild’, AI can be fine-tuned by downstream developers and deployers on more spe…

On 12 February 2025, the Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025 ( Bill ) was introduced into Parliament. The Bill proposes a range of new enforcement powers for the Australian Communications and Media Authori…

On 13 February 2025, the Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2025 (the Bill ) passed both Houses of Parliament. The new Scam Prevention Framework ( SPF ) is the first specific legislative attempt to combat scams and has significant implications…

In mid-January 2025, the UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, announced a step up in the UK’s AI policy by embracing nearly all the recommendations in a report by the tech entrepreneur Matt Clifford. Clifford articulated four core principles to…