ACCC v HealthEngine: third party disclosures, misleading reviews, and $2.9M penalties…

by Hive Legal | Sep 11, 2020 | Publications

Snapshot On 20 August 2020, the Federal Court handed down its orders in ACCC v HealthEngine Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1203. The orders confirmed that: HealthEngine’s publication practices in relation to patient reviews, and its referral arrangements with third party...

A Fast Changing Health – Tech Sector. Hive Legal’s snapshot of some key changes coming out of COVID-19 and our predictions for what’s next.

by Hive Legal | May 4, 2020 | Publications

Please contact us if you would like to know more. ​ Joanna Green Principal joanna.green@hivelegal.com.au Adrienne Trumbull Associate Principal adrienne.trumbull@hivelegal.com.au Ella Cannon Associate Principal...

Can GM and Organic farming co-exist?

by Hive Legal | Sep 16, 2019 | Publications

October 2015 Two growing farming sectors – Genetically Modified Foods and Organic. Both have the potential to contribute significantly to our economy and export market. But is the very existence of these two important sectors at risk? Tensions between both...

Discussion of private patients in public hospitals – is it a problem and what are the solutions?

by Hive Legal | Aug 12, 2019 | Publications

Snapshot The number of patients with private health insurance electing to use their insurance when being treated in a public hospital has increased over the past 10 years. During this time, it has become a sensitive and hotly debated topic, especially leading up to...

Foreign Financial Services Providers – ASIC consults further on licensing relief for funds management services to Australian professional investors

by Hive Legal | Jul 4, 2019 | Publications

On 3 July 2019, ASIC issued a further Consultation Paper Foreign financial services providers: Further consultation (CP 315) which sets out its proposal to: Exempt foreign financial services providers (FFSPs) from the requirement to hold an Australian Financial...

Our take on the hot topics from the Informa Health Insurance Summit 5-6 June 2019

by Hive Legal | Jun 19, 2019 | Publications

On 5th and 6th June, Joanna Green, Ella Cannon and Adrienne Trumbull from our Health Team attended the Informa Health Insurance Summit in Sydney. The Summit involved high profile speakers from across the industry and was well attended by private health insurers,...