The Situation: In an era of sophisticated cyberattacks and data leaks, questions have been raised over whether the doctrine of legal professional privilege ("LPP") should be extended to provide clients with a legal right to...more
9/9/2019
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Discovery ,
Document Productions ,
Injunctions ,
Legal Professional Privilege ,
Popular ,
Privileged Documents ,
Young Lawyers
Sweeping changes to corporate whistleblowing laws in Australia came into effect on 1 July 2019. The reforms provide for a range of additional protections to eligible whistleblowers, including a right of...more
7/24/2019
/ Anonymity ,
Australia ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
New Legislation ,
Private Sector ,
Protected Disclosures ,
Retaliation ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
The Situation: The Parliament of Western Australia has introduced new legislation to modernise the State's class action regime (which is seen to be outdated, uncertain and silent on many important procedural aspects of...more