As pressure from prosecution authorities increases it is becoming ever more important for international companies to be aware of the potential impact of criminal conduct committed by their executives and employees and the risks and liability the company may face as a result - not least in order to ...

This Insight examines the latest developments in employment law ...

While the Consumer Data Right CDR regime is likely to benefit businesses by increasing access to greater consumer data and customers by increasing choice and competition the draft legislation leaves a lot of the details to be finalised at a later date primarily through the Australian Competition and ...

In the wake of the Financial Services Royal Commission Royal Commission and the introduction of the Banking Executive Accountability Regime BEAR APRA has undertaken a review of its enforcement strategy The Enforcement Review Final Report APRA Final Report and an updated Enforcement Approach have now ...

New legislation that greatly increases penalties for corporate and financial sector misconduct will have wide-ranging and significant effects Partner Alex Mason Managing Associate Chris Kerrigan and Associate Rachele Troup report ...

If last year was anything to go by managing trade-related risk has never been more important to your business In 2018 we saw significant growth in regulatory actions undertaken globally in reliance on trade law with trade barriers at the forefront of both domestic and international policy-making ...

In the Business Crime Quarterly Autumn 2017 edition our global alliance partner Linklaters examined the extent to which international regulators and prosecutors are increasingly working together to tackle economic crime We contributed summaries on the recently published judgment in the Tabcorp civil ...

Allens has adopted e-signature using DocuSign as a service to clients. Senior Finance Counsel Diccon Loxton has written an article in two parts that examines the efficacy of e-signatures. ...

Allens has advised a BlackRock investment client and Centuria Property Funds Limited on their joint acquisition of The Zenith. The iconic Chatswood property, which consists of two 21-storey towers, ...

Allens worked closely with US law firm Latham & Watkins and advised on all aspects of the transaction, including structuring the cross-border deal. LIFX is a market-leading provider of wifi-enabled ...