With ASIC sharpening its focus, this article unpacks the evolving legal landscape of directors’ duties and the rising personal risks for Australian company directors.
By Pamela Hanrahan - 2 min read
How do companies ‘think’? Learn how courts attribute intention, knowledge, and conduct to corporations through systems, agents and evolving legal doctrines.
By Catherine Bembrick, Alexander Vial and Mitchell Donohue - 1 min read
The Full Federal Court’s ruling raises critical questions about legal advice on complex financial product definitions and cryptocurrency regulation.
By Matthew Lo and Sophie Barbour - 2 min read
Smart contracts are the ‘new frontier’, however lawyers should be aware of the enforceability and security issues surrounding its use.
By Wendy Zheng - 4 min read
The Federal Court’s sentencing in the Vina Money Prosecution provides an indication of what individuals can expect if they are found guilty of criminal cartel…
By Catherine Bembrick and Liana Witt - 2 min read
With workloads increasing and budgets reduced, the role of a lawyer has never been more challenging. Lawyers and law departments urgently need to transform.
By Jon Kenton and Michelle Mancy - 3 min read
The Federal Court considers whether failure to manage cybersecurity risk and resilience breaches obligations under s 912A of the Corporations Act.
By Diana Biscoe and Tim Baynham - 2 min read
Parties in IP disputes should carefully scrutinise any proposed settlement agreement to overcome any cartel or competition concerns under the Competition and Consumer Act. …
By Cynthia Cochrane SC and Catherine Bembrick - 2 min read
Analysis of the CPP’s discontinuance of its prosecution of ANZ Banking, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank AG for alleged cartel conduct.
By Lucy Lester - 1 min read
Australian Financial Services Licence holders face significant pecuniary penalties if found to be in breach of cybersecurity risk management obligations under s 912A Corporations Act.
By Talitha Fishburn - 3 min read
A guide to the bill currently before Federal Parliament and the wide-ranging reforms to Australia’s Unfair Contract Terms regime.
By Ayman Guirguis, Thomas Shaw, Jessica Mandla, Mei Gong and James Gray - 2 min read
For Mardi Gras 2022, we take a look at some of the LGBTIQ+ milestones as a reminder of what has been achieved to date.
By James Skelton, Jennifer Dawes and Georgia Burke - 1 min read
The involvement of legal professionals in money laundering and terrorism financing is a significant and increasing problem.
By Dr Doron Goldbarsht - 10 min read