Regulation

Using AUSTRAC’s starter kits: A practical guide

The financial intelligence agency’s how-to kits are a global first, and send strong signals to Tranche 2 entities,...

11 March 2026

By Katie Bourne

Australia’s litigation outlook for 2026: Reform, regulation, and other trends

The year 2026 is in full swing, and Australia’s litigation landscape is being reshaped by a combination of legal...

26 February 2026

By Trevor Withane

Lawyers’ ingrained sense of justice will serve them well in new AML/CTF regime

While sole practitioners will be understandably trepidatious about the looming AML/CTF reforms, coming into effect in...

20 February 2026

By Jerome Doraisamy

GCs rising to the challenge of complexity and unpredictability

Increased regulation and risk have impacted workloads and financial pressures within law departments across the board.

19 February 2026

By Amelia Mcnamara

ASIC’s removal of director address details already causing issues

The corporate regulator’s decision to “create a barrier” to access residential addresses of company directors...

17 February 2026

By Matthew Burgess

How one law firm is future-proofing against Australia’s new AML/CTF reforms

While some see the incoming AML/CTF reforms as a burden, we see them as an opportunity to provide a superior client...

13 February 2026

By Rolf Howard

DEI: Anticompetitive, or a recruitment necessity?

In the US, BigLaw firms that factor DEI metrics into hiring decisions are being warned they may be violating antitrust...

11 February 2026

By Jerome Doraisamy

Wotton Kearney launches advisory arm

International law firm Wotton Kearney has expanded into non-legal advisory services and has appointed a cyber, data,...

10 February 2026

By Amelia Mcnamara

The rise of regulatory lawyers

Prior to the banking royal commission, “there was not a clear class or even definition” of a regulatory lawyer....

05 January 2026

By Jerome Doraisamy

Increased professional sanctions, ROI focus, and other predictions for 2026

According to one expert, 2026 is set to bring numerous changes – both in terms of how the business of law operates,...

30 December 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy