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Policyholder insurance highlights 2019
Read our assessment of the key lessons for insurance policyholders based on last year’s top cases and market developments. This unique publication …
Online harms and online safety: Is greater harmonisation on the horizon for Australia?
On 11 December 2019, the Government released a discussion paper on a proposed Online Safety Act (the Proposal) for consultation. The Proposal comes only …
Responsible lending: ASIC publishes significant new guidance aimed at helping credit providers apply the law in practice
Consumer credit providers in Australia have been eagerly awaiting ASIC’s updated regulatory guide on the responsible lending laws (RG 209), which landed …
The ACCC pilots its first ‘effect test’ in misuse of market power proceedings
On 6 December 2019, the ACCC launched its first enforcement proceedings under the new ‘effects test’ prohibition on misuse of market power. The …
FinReg Insights – The 2020 Outlook
Our financial services team surveys the landscape and highlights the themes that will define the regulatory agenda through 2020Global outlook The …
To infinity and beyond: The Fairness Doctrine
The implications of the recent Full Federal Court decision in ASIC v Westpac Securities Administration Limited [2019] FCAFC 187 (ASIC v Westpac) are …
ASIC Corporate Governance Taskforce: Director and officer oversight of non-financial risk report
The ASIC Corporate Governance Taskforce (Taskforce) released its ‘Director and officer oversight of non-financial risk report’ (Report) on 2 October …
ACCC’s game changing digital platforms final report: 5 things you need to know
The ACCC is at the forefront of the global debate on the implications and consequences of digital platforms for competition and consumers. In its final …
Product Intervention Powers and Design and Distribution Obligations in Financial Services: A cross-border perspective
Many regulators view their ability to intervene as one of their key supervisory tools to reduce harm in cases where there is a risk of significant …
Asia Pacific M&A Review 2019
Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce the publication of its sixth annual Asia Pacific Mergers and Acquisitions Review, offering insights into …
Class Action Roundtable: The ALRC report
The Australian Law Reform Commission has completed its inquiry into class action proceedings and third-party litigation funders, and its Final Report was …
Corporate Crime and Investigations: New laws to increase sanctions for white-collar offences
In an update at the end of late last year, we foreshadowed a number of expected reforms to the regulation and enforcement of corporate crime in Australia …
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