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? ...

Covered in this webinar: ASIC's industry review of superannuation-related death benefit claims; ASIC's report on advice fee deductions from superannuation; and lenders' processes for dealing with financial hardship. ...

Covered in this webinar: what has changed since previous efforts to introduce federal US privacy laws; what the proposal covers and what's missing; how might it impact Australian organisations; how does it compare to current Australian privacy law reform proposals; and what's next for the draft legislation. ...

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. ...

Covered in this webinar: Unravelling the IP opportunities and challenges presented by AI: best practices for safeguarding your IP assets and protecting against IP infringement risks; Crossing borders: analysing the Getty Images v Stability AI case in the UK, including applying an Australian lens; and Developments in AI regulations: how the EU AI Act may affect Australian businesses. ...

Covered in this webinar: Migrant worker protection reforms – the recently reintroduced migrant worker protection legislation which includes immigration consequences for Fair Work Act breaches, and what these proposed changes could mean for employers. The implications of the 'Secure Jobs, Better Pay' Act and recent trends in flexible working for employers' compliance with employment and migration laws. How 'Same Job, Same Pay' and other proposed Federal Government reforms might impact workforce structuring and migration considerations for businesses. ...

Covered in this webinar: the agenda set by the Global Biodiversity Framework; emerging international regulatory trends and what they mean for domestic policy; and key opportunities from transitioning to a Nature Positive Economy. ...

Covered in this webinar: notable recent enforcement decisions in the UK and likely hot topics for regulatory enforcement going forward; key areas of focus for supervisors at regulators; and the most significant areas of regulatory reform we can expect to see over the coming year. ...