Culture and social licence '[G]etting culture and conduct right is not a supervisory requirement. It is necessary for banks’ and banking’s economic and social sustainability'1 Culture and misconduct The role of corporate culture assumes ...

Looking forward: 2020 and beyond As we look forward at what's to come, the Royal Commission's lessons on governance and director duties continue to resonate in Australian boardrooms across a range of industries. Here are a few key points: ...

The BEAR It comes as no surprise that one of the key ways in which the Final Report recommends the need for greater personal accountability be addressed is by the expansion of the BEAR. Specifically, the Commissioner has recommended that: ...

As the expiration dates for the Government's responses to the COVID-19 pandemic loom, it is hard to know what protections and relaxations remain in place for companies and their directors. We summarise the current (as at the week commencing 14 September 2020) stimuli and moratoria implemented by the Federal Government. This accompanies our webinar: Restructuring and insolvency - preparing for, and going beyond, the insolvency cliff, held on 16 September 2020. ...

Covered in this webinar: This webinar provides a valuable summary of the most important contract law developments of 2023, including updates on contract formation, interpretation, the exercise of options, waiver of conditions precedent, repudiation and reliance damages. ...

What is RSS? RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It is an alternative means of accessing the vast amount of information that now exists on the web. Instead of browsing websites for information of interest, RSS technology pushes this ...

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Our webinars and online courses can provide you with the insights you need to help stay ahead of the complex issues businesses are tackling in a rapidly changing landscape, while helping to fulfil your CPD requirements. ...

Allens was founded on 22 July 1822, the day after 21-year-old George Allen was admitted as an attorney and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and became the first person to complete their full legal training in Australia. When he began his small legal practice in a cottage on Elizabeth Street in Sydney, he could not have forseen the story that would follow.  ...