Catherine Kelso

The Full Federal Court upheld the ruling that Optus’s Deloitte cyber report was not privileged, clarifying the dominant purpose test for legal professional privilege.

This comprehensive guide covers key topics including corporate and personal liability, damages and compensation, plea agreements, corporate fraud, bribery, influence peddling, insider trading, tax fraud, competition law, cybercrimes, protec…

This guide explores the evolution of Australia’s regulatory landscape for white-collar crime. It examines recent legislative changes, key regulatory developments and the increased focus on enforcement actions against corporations and indivi…

ASIC’s 2025 enforcement priorities put superannuation in focus — targeting member service failures, ESG claims, cybersecurity, and misuse of savings.

On 31 October 2024, we hosted our inaugural Financial Services Forum for clients, showcasing insightful presentations and discussions on current and emerging regulatory issues in financial services.

On 18 January 2024, the Attorney-General of Australia tabled the Final Report of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) on its inquiry into the legislative framework for corporations and financial services regulation in Parliament.

On 14 September 2023, the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) received Royal Assent. The regime will apply to the banking sector (from 15 March 2024) and superannuation and insurance industries (from 5 March 2025). Whilst a similar regime…

ASIC is the most recent regulator to voice concerns about corporate cyber security and protection of customer data and has confirmed it will investigate cyber incidents leading to a loss of customer data from a corporate governance perspect…

APRA continues to make clear its intention to strengthen supervision and step up enforcement of operational and cyber risk management practices and preparedness by banks, insurers and superannuation trustees. These entities should prepare f…