Practical Law Australia

New audit and risk committee resources include best practice template charters, board resolutions and self-evaluation resources for the effective corporate governance of audit and risk committees.

On 26 September 2022, the Honourable Karen Andrews MP reintroduced the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Ransomware Action Plan) Bill 2022 (CLARAP Bill 2022) and accompanying Explanatory Memorandum to federal Parliament as a private member's bill.

Civil pecuniary penalties to apply to contraventions of the unfair contract terms regime under proposed legislation introduced in Parliament.

Practical Law Australia In-house has published a new legal update outlining the inquiry into Star Entertainment Group, which presents key lessons for in-house lawyers.

Practical Law Banking and Finance has launched a new ESG and sustainability finance topic which provides a suite of up-to-date resources on this rapidly evolving market.

A new principles-based prudential standard requires APRA-regulated entities to effectively manage operational risk including the risk of third party material service providers, and fourth party service providers.

Federal Court of Australia sends strong message to digital platforms of the importance of not misleading consumers about the collection and storage of their personal information.

Practical Law Australia In-house has published a new legal update on the 2022 Australia: State of the Legal Market Report.

The Practical Law Corporate team is pleased to announce the launch of its new topic: Members' schemes of arrangement. The topic contains new and existing resources relating to members' schemes of arrangement and control transactions more generally.

For legal practitioners advising companies that wish to supply goods or services to government entities or Commonwealth government lawyers assisting with the tender process, the highly regulated framework within which government procurement occurs can be complex and confusing. Fast...

These new Practical Law Corporate resources are designed to assist company directors to understand their obligations and implement best practice with respect to cybersecurity and cyber risk.

With new mandatory cyber incident reporting obligations applying from 8 July 2022, these resources will help you get across the new regime of obligations for owners and operators of critical infrastructure assets.