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Law360 ® Australia Corporate Practice provides essential legal news and analysis for in-house counsel and compliance teams navigating the obligations and risks facing businesses operating in Australia.

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Latest News in Corporate Practice AU

  • October 26, 2026

    Federal Courts Review Alleged Transcript Data Breach

    The Attorney-General's Department told Senate estimates on Monday that CyberCX's September report to the Federal Court and Federal Circuit and Family Court investigated alleged unauthorised offshore transcript transfers by a failed provider, raising concerns about overseas access to sensitive court information.

  • October 26, 2026

    Shine Investigating Class Action Over NEXTDC Forecasts

    Shine Lawyers said Monday it is investigating whether NEXTDC misled investors with its earnings forecasts and failed to disclose major changes affecting its business ahead of a possible class action, as the data centre developer's chairman said he would step down following a share price plunge.

  • October 26, 2026

    Reddit Hits Back At Gov't In Social Media Ban High Court Case

    The federal government's ban on under-16s having social media accounts reduces their political communication on social media to passively receiving information and deprives them of an effective way to change public opinion, Reddit argued in a newly published reply in its High Court of Australia challenge to the ban.

  • October 23, 2026

    Optus Seeks Secrecy Over 87% Of Data Breach Records

    Optus is seeking confidentiality over 87% of tendered documents in a class action over a 2022 data breach that affected 9.5 million people, the plaintiff's lawyers have told the Federal Court of Australia.

  • October 23, 2026

    Domino's Appeals Class Action Ruling Over Worker Pay

    Domino's Pizza Enterprises has appealed a Federal Court class action ruling that it misled franchisees about workers' minimum pay and conditions, causing staff to be underpaid.

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Corporate Practice AU

Areas of Coverage

  • CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & DISCLOSURE
  • Directors’ duties, board oversight, corporate reporting and disclosure obligations, including significant decisions affecting the responsibilities of companies and their officers.
  • POLICY & REGULATORY REFORM
  • Federal, state and territory legislation, policy proposals, regulatory guidance and international developments affecting businesses operating in Australia.
  • COMPLIANCE & ENFORCEMENT
  • Regulatory priorities, investigations and enforcement actions, including developments involving corporate misconduct, bribery, corruption, money laundering and internal compliance programs.
  • AI & EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
  • Legal obligations and risks arising from artificial intelligence, automated decision-making and other emerging technologies, including questions of accountability, intellectual property and liability.
  • PRIVACY, DATA & CYBERSECURITY
  • Privacy obligations, data protection, cybersecurity governance and responses to data breaches, including regulatory action and developments affecting the handling of personal information.
  • CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS & FOREIGN INVESTMENT
  • Legal and regulatory developments affecting mergers, acquisitions, corporate restructurings and foreign investment, including approval requirements and compliance risks.
  • SUSTAINABILITY & CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
  • Environmental obligations, climate-related reporting, modern slavery requirements and scrutiny of corporate sustainability claims, including greenwashing.