Legal and compliance leaders often ask us: what are the top enforcement risks we face and how can we prepare? In this report we cover the key themes running through regulatory enforcement activity in 2022 and what they will mean for you in 2023. Most sectors will be impacted by the seven key trends. ...

Contract law is at the core of almost every lawyer's practice. We prepare the Contract Law Update by reviewing every contract law decision handed down by Australian appellate courts during the year and preparing summaries of those most relevant to lawyers in commercial practice. ...

The recent decline in class action filings might suggest a corresponding decrease in risk. However, class action risk is far from subsiding. The reality is that class action lawsuits remain a significant and ongoing risk for all businesses operating in Australia ...

Class action risk is changing. While filings remain high, consumer claims now dominate and, for the first time in over a decade, the banking sector is not the biggest target.  ...

Class action filings rebounded in 2023, making it the second biggest year for filings of all time. While consumer claims continue to dominate, claims from shareholders and employees remain significant areas of risk. ...

Covered in this webinar: The significant reforms to Australia's merger control regime likely coming into effect from 1 January 2026. What will the new regime look like? Which types of deals are likely to be caught? What practical issues should be considered before the new regime comes into effect? APRA's increasing scrutiny of expenditure by superannuation trustees. What are APRA's areas of likely focus for surveillance and enforcement action? What are the expenditure requirements in the new SPS 515? What practical steps can trustees take to prepare? ...

In this webinar, we address the current indicators and drivers of class action risk, with a particular focus on how risk has changed during 2023 and how it can affect you and your organisation in 2024. ...

Covered in this webinar: the critical stages of a crisis; what acting ethically in a crisis looks like; what tensions can arise when acting ethically; and how to reduce the risk of crises in the future. ...

In this session, we will cover the long-overdue package of reforms to the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) is finally out. The changes are extensive and include 345 of the recommendations from the 2015 Whittaker Review. It's mostly good news, but there's a huge amount to think about and do, and now is the time to have your say to get it right. ...