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Australian policymakers are currently facing difficult headwinds, both domestically and internationally. Against this backdrop, we have witnessed increased scrutiny by regulators and stakeholders on a variety of issues, including cyber security, merger reform and environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. During times such as these, being alert to the nature and scope of regulatory change is especially important. The Leading Edge, a collection of insights from the team at Corrs, aims to provide general counsel with relevant insights to keep across such change. Read more and download here:  https://lnkd.in/gHAxhQde

Caroline Marshall, Steven Rice, Leighton McDonald-Stuart, Julia Vorländer and Hugh Stirling examine the Australian Government’s proposed amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006.

The OAIC has issued two new guides to clarify the application of Australia’s privacy obligations for users of commercially available AI products and developers of generative AI models. Philip Catania, Eugenia Kolivos, Sara Lemley, Anika Di Pietro, Megan Pashalis and Sophie Coleman outline the key takeaways.

We were pleased to co-host a panel event focused on private capital for community-scale projects with Plenary Group for IPFA in Sydney recently.   Following a keynote address by Kiersten Fishburn, Secretary, NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, our partner James Abbott moderated an expert panel featuring Sergio Calcarao of Plenary Group, Nick Campbell of Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Michael Camerlengo of Housing Australia, who explored the Government’s renewed focus on community-based infrastructure and discussed how private capital can offer value on smaller-scale and precinct projects.

Andrew Stephenson, Joe Barbaro, Jey Nandacumaran and Robert Kalenderian examine the Victorian Government’s endorsement of an inquiry’s key recommendations to amend the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002.

We were pleased to take part in Australian Arbitration Week 2024, which was hosted by the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) in Brisbane. Some highlights from the week included Corrs’ annual Great Debate, where teams explored the topic of ‘Summary proceedings in arbitration vs litigation’, and an event at which a panel of experts including our head of arbitration Nastasja Suhadolnik discussed comparative perspectives on the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards against states and state entities.

While generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has become increasingly popular in Australia, there are potentially serious privacy risks associated with its misuse in the workplace. Philip Catania, Heidi Roberts and Robert Ceglia discuss.

We are delighted to have been named Energy, Mining and Utilities M&A Legal Adviser of the Year in the Mergermarket M&A Awards Australia 2024. We also congratulate Saint-Gobain and CSR, who were awarded M&A Deal of the Year for the A$4.3 billion acquisition of CSR, in which Corrs acted for Saint-Gobain. Our M&A team has a track record of advising on significant strategic transactions. More here: https://lnkd.in/gvnatEvV

A Bondi pop-up store recently made headlines for selling cookies from popular U.S. brand, Crumbl Cookies. Parallel importing can be difficult to challenge in Australia. However, the pop-up owners have faced significant backlash. Eugenia Kolivos, Isabella Bicego and Megan Pashalis explore the implications for international businesses defending their brands in Australia.

In the latest episode of our Corrs High Vis podcast, Trevor Thomas, Harrison Frith and Amy Catanzariti delve into many the many risks and challenges that climate change presents to major infrastructure assets.