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Risk management is no longer a strategy reserved for large corporations. Today, every business has compliance obligations and the best way to stay on top of them is to complete…

Training is vital for all new employees and there are two main areas of knowledge they need to acquire: Technical knowledge — the procedures involved in performing their role Industry-specific…

The Australian Financial Review recently published an article highlighting the increasing popularity of social media platforms, and the implications for companies of the evolvement of social media from alternative communication…

Is Your Business Prepared for the New Privacy Reforms? Privacy legislation in Australia is about to undergo major changes. The Attorney General has responded to the amendments to the Privacy…

Cartel behaviour is not the most widely discussed area of competition and consumer law (CCL), and according to research by University of Melbourne it is largely misunderstood by people operating…

It is your responsibility as an employer to provide and maintain a safe workplace for your employees. This doesn’t just apply in factories with lots of dangerous machinery. An office…

For over a decade, Lance Armstrong has enjoyed the reputation of a hero. The world watched as he showed extraordinary personal strength to defeat cancer, and then win a record…

Australian business and market regulators are becoming more assertive in enforcing legal compliance and many regulators are being afforded more power to pursue suspects. Both the ACCC and ASIC, for…

HSBC made history this week by agreeing to pay a record $1.92 billion in settlement for failing to enforce rules designed to prevent the proceeds of criminal activity finding its…

There is an increasing level of scrutinisation of businesses and how they operate by corporate regulators. As the investigatory powers of the regulators gain strength, as well as wider access…