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Rebecca Dunn, Partner, Gilbert + Tobin
2 pages

This piece examines the increasingly common method of cyber-attacks to conduct “warfare” and diplomatic disruption in the modern world. Because of the threat cyber-attacks represent, the piece stresses the importance of Australia bolstering its cyber defense and countermeasures, so “potentially catastrophic impacts” are limited.

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Region: Australia
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, New to In-House
Peter Waters, Consultant, and Jen Bradley, Lawyer, Gilbert + Tobin
3 pages

This article highlights the issue of public distrust of Artificial Intelligence (AI), with nearly half of Australia’s population believing AI will harm them. The resource summarizes then summarizes the key points made in a landmark review released by the United Kingdom's (UK’s) Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation regarding bias in AI.

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Region: Australia
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career
Tim Gole, Partner, and Mark Ferguson, Lawyer, Gilbert + Tobin
3 pages

This article takes a look at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA) efforts to monitor regulated entities’ cyber risk management. The resource goes on to provide a holistic outline of the APRA’s Cyber Security Strategy for 2020-2024, as well as additional measures it would like to take.

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Region: Australia
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, New to In-House, CLO / GC
Gilbert + Tobin
59 pages

This article, titled Doing Business in Australia, is a complete guide for foreign investors who are looking to invest in Australia. The guide’s aim is to provide an introduction to Australian laws for overseas legal practitioners.

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Region: Australia
Audience: Deputy GC, CLO / GC, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
Peter Reeves, Partner, Robert O’Grady, Lawyer, and Emily Shen, Lawyer, Gilbert + Tobin
4 pages

This article provides an introduction to the Australian FinTech landscape. In particular, the article considers recent significant developments to that landscape, which have increasingly become a defining feature of the Asia-Pacific’s economic and legal standing in the global context.

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Region: Australia
Audience: Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
Andrew Hii, Partner, Susan Jones, Special Counsel, John Lee, Partner, and Jennifer Mulheron, Lawyer, Gilbert + Tobin
9 pages

This article provides analysis and insights into Australia’s digital health for 2021. There are a number of key issues germane to digital health that the piece examines with great detail, in addition to providing questions and answers for each one.

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Region: Australia
Audience: Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
Sam Nickless, Partner & COO, and Peter Waters, Consultant, Gilbert + Tobin
3 pages

This article looks at how Big Tech is taking the initiative to set out its own vision. With companies like Microsoft published their 10 fairness principles, Australia’s homegrown global tech player, Atlassian, has also published their ‘8 principles for sound tech policy’; the article examines and provides insight into the 8 principles.

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Region: Australia
Audience: Deputy GC, CLO / GC
Lesley Sutton, Partner, and Mark Ferguson, Lawyer, Gilbert + Tobin
4 pages

Because of the importance of cyber security in all industry sectors, it is important to choose a cyber security standard to adhere to. A taskforce, established by the NSW Government, set about tackling this issue and recently handed down its recommendations. This article provides an overview of the taskforce’s recommendations.

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Region: Australia
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
Andrew Hii, Partner, and Meaghan Powell, Lawyer, Gilbert + Tobin
3 pages

At a recently panel discussion in which the panelists discussed the prevailing local and global trends in the healthcare sector, with a particular focus on the future of healthcare and the significance of data governance. This article summarizes the key discussion points of the panel discussion.

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Interest Area: Health Law
Region: Australia
Audience: Mid-Career, New to In-House
Melissa Fai, Partner, and Mitch Bennett, Lawyer, Gilbert + Tobin
4 pages

This article provides an overview and some insights into the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s key activities and priorities for 2021, which were announced on 23 February 2021 the ACCC’s Chair, Rod Sims.

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Region: Australia
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, New to In-House, CLO / GC
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