April 27, 2025

Building Success Together: Unlocking the Power of Collaborative Contracting in Construction

In the ever-evolving construction industry, collaborative contracting is emerging as a transformative approach that promises to enhance project outcomes through cooperation and shared goals. This paradigm shift offers a framework that not only fosters innovation and efficiency but also aligns the interests of all parties involved. For construction lawyers, understanding the intricacies of collaborative contracting and...

April 14, 2025

Your Complimentary Data Breach Response Plan

Given the recent spate of high-profile cyber attacks, it's a timely reminder for legal advisers to take stock of their clients’ cyber resilience, particularly when it comes to incident response regulatory obligations. Part of your planning for future cybersecurity risks should include having a data breach response plan in place. By pre-establishing who will be a part of any response team, your organisation...

April 07, 2025

The Definitive Legal AI Buyer’s Guide

Before investing in Legal AI for your firm, it's essential to do your research. Dive into "The Definitive Legal AI Buyer’s Guide" to equip you with the knowledge and insights necessary to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of generative AI in the legal sector. This essential resource provides a structured framework for selecting the right AI solution, covering critical factors like privacy,...

March 10, 2025

NDIS Provider Outlook Report 2025

NDIS providers are facing unprecedented financial and regulatory challenges. Success will come to those who prioritise compliance, governance, and financial sustainability. LexisNexis ® Regulatory Compliance's Head of Content, Kieran Seed, has collaborated with technology partner Drova to deliver the NDIS Provider Outlook Report 2025 . This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the biggest risks and...

January 27, 2025

Stay Ahead: ASIC’s 2025 Enforcement Priorities

On 14 November 2024, Sarah Court, Deputy Chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), unveiled the regulator’s enforcement priorities for 2025, alongside its enduring focus areas. What’s New for 2025? ASIC has introduced several new enforcement priorities that reflect emerging trends and challenges in the financial and corporate sectors. At the same time, it continues to target...

January 18, 2025

Privacy and AI: Navigating Australia's Shifting Regulatory Landscape

Australia stands at a critical juncture in privacy and artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. The Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 was passed on 29 November 2024, alongside cybersecurity reforms, introducing transformative changes to the regulatory landscape. These changes include enhanced enforcement powers, criminal offences for ‘doxxing’, and stringent requirements for data handling and...

January 12, 2025

Reimagining the Purpose of Technology and AI

This new whitepaper from LexisNexis covers findings from a series of discussions jointly hosted by LexisNexis and the Governance Institute of Australia with industry leaders, on how organisations can prepare for growth in a time of rapid AI technology adoption. It reports on many of the latest challenges and risks to consider around AI, how organisations are already harnessing AI to create new opportunities for growth...

December 19, 2024

Risk Leader Digitisation Priorities in 2025

As Australian businesses navigate a rapidly changing risk landscape, the importance of digital transformation has never been greater. We’ve collaborated with our technology partner ReadiNow, who conducted a survey of over 200 risk leaders to understand how organizations in Australia are using technology and innovation to address growing risks. The result is a comprehensive report offering actionable insights and...

November 21, 2024

Contingency planning for lawyers: A practical guide for sole practitioners and small law firms

While lawyers may be diligent about helping clients plan for the future, prepare for the worst and handle a crisis, they often neglect their own plans and preparations. Larger firms have the people power and processes to absorb bumps in the road, but smaller firms and sole practitioners are often on their own – and particularly vulnerable to these disruptions. There is a way to find the peace of mind that big...

November 16, 2024

ASIC 2024 Enforcement Priorities

On 21 November 2023, the Deputy Chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Sarah Court, announced the regulator’s 2024 enforcement priorities and confirmed its enduring priorities. This new infographic from the legal experts at LexisNexis® Practical Guidance covers the top takeaways and breaks down the risk areas that businesses must remain aware of to maintain sound compliance practices...

November 13, 2024

All eyes on AI

Artificial Intelligence's privacy implications, global data transfers, the GDPR's long shadow, and more. In an exclusive Special Report, MLex brings together extensive reporting from the International Association of Privacy Professionals' Global Privacy Summit 2023, focusing on topics including the march of AI, global data-transfer 'convergence', rulemaking by US states, and the GDPR's ongoing...

November 09, 2024

Harnessing the power of AI

As the use of AI in legal services becomes more commonplace, lawyers and firms have come to realise the full opportunity that legal AI tools present to the legal industry. One of the immediate opportunities is ensuring that all employees within the organisation are trained on Artificial Intelligence, aware of the risks and how to mitigate them. Increasingly, there will be expectations from clients that lawyers will...

November 08, 2024

ANZ Market Survey Report

The legal world has become well-acquainted with technological disruption, experiencing successive waves in recent years. However, the emergence of generative AI has generated unparalleled excitement, standing out among these transformative shifts. For some, adoption might seem like a no-brainer; for others, the risks far outweigh the rewards. LexisNexis® surveyed over 560 lawyers and legal professionals throughout...

November 08, 2024

How is AI transforming legal strategy?

In the rapidly evolving landscape of legal practice, the integration of generative AI presents a transformative opportunity to reimagine the role of lawyers and reshape the strategic direction of law firms and legal departments. As generative AI technologies continue to advance, questions arise about the nature of legal work in a future where lawyers time is freed up from routine tasks, allowing them to engage in higher...

November 08, 2024

Navigating Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Requirements Australia, New Zealand and the UK

As the urgency of addressing climate change intensifies, regulatory bodies are mandating stringent environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure requirements to promote transparency and accountability. We’ve collaborated with our technology partner, Ansarada, to deliver this comprehensive whitepaper that explores the latest developments in ESG standards and climate-related financial disclosure requirements...

November 08, 2024

A Roadmap for Directors in 2024

It’s never been a more dynamic time to be a director. With the landscape of both business accountability and regulatory priorities changing at a rate of knots, it’s essential that directors know where they stand on key issues and responsibilities. Directors must manage continuous disclosure obligations, compliance with ESG issues, and the impact of new technologies like Generative AI; all within a volatile...

November 08, 2024

Navigating the next wave – making your enterprise AI ready

2024 is set to be the year that many organisations move from a posture of listen and learn, to one of action. Despite narrow AI having been a mainstay in our lives for many years already, the incredible promise of Generative AI captured the hearts and minds of people everywhere. Suddenly, AI went from being synonymous with engineering and algorithms, to something synonymous with communication, creativity, and a new approach...

October 29, 2024

Respect@Work Amendments: A Positive Reframing of Australia’s Sexual Harassment

Belinda Smith Australia is coming to terms with the fact that sexual harassment is pervasive, harmful and clearly not being addressed by the existing laws, which relied almost entirely on individual victims to lodge formal complaints and bear the burden of driving change. The Respect@Work: National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces (Respect@Work) by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC...

May 06, 2024

Navigating the Challenges of AI Regulation

Artificial intelligence is driving a wave of technological progress, transforming businesses and industries like never before. Whether it is powering everyday voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa or revolutionising healthcare through disease diagnosis and tailored online experiences, AI algorithms excel at analysing vast amounts of data, identifying patterns, and making data-driven decisions with remarkable speed and...

May 03, 2024

The intersection between privacy, business and marketing law

Introduction by Sharon Givoni, General Editor, Privacy Law Bulletin, Principal Lawyer, Sharon Givoni Consulting At a time when digital commerce is undergoing unprecedented transformation, fuelled by advancements in technology and shifts in consumer behaviour, privacy safeguards demand careful navigation by lawyers. The latest edition of the Privacy Law Bulletin (2024 Vol 21 No 1) provides invaluable insights for lawyers...

February 16, 2024

Operational Resilience Outlook Report 2024

As Boards and senior management teams come under more pressure for operational resilience, cultivating a resilient culture is as important as the systems in place for your organisation. We’ve collaborated with our technology partner Ansarada to deliver the "Operational Resilience Outlook Report 2024" – Your ultimate compass for navigating the intricate landscape of business resilience in the upcoming...

December 13, 2023

A very current affair: Global sanctions and AML

Sanctions are one of the most commonly used tools in situations of conflict or human rights violations, but when governments impose sanctions, the job of enforcing them is felt heavily by the business world. It can be a complex task that impacts employees as well as customers. In a situation such as the world is currently experiencing with Russia, many businesses now have to ensure they’re compliant with global...

December 01, 2023

A “circular economy” means changes to environmental law principles and legal categories relevant to waste

Elizabeth Wild and Leon Batchelor NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT AUSTRALIA Introduction The focus of Australian state and territory governments on implementing changes to waste and resource recovery regimes continues apace following the development of the National Waste Policy Action Plan in 2019 and the consequential bans on the export of certain recyclable materials. The establishment of a circular economy-focused legal...

November 29, 2023

Complimentary Whitepaper: To pay or not to pay – the rise of ransomware in 2021

A recent spate of ransomware attacks has brought into sharp relief the critical question – to pay or not to pay. With some notable but limited exceptions, traditional advice from law enforcement and cyber experts has always largely been don't pay the ransom. Get your IT forensics people involved as quickly as possible and see what they can do to recover your data. Better still ensure you have appropriate data...

November 24, 2023

Tech Tale: The opportunities and risks of AI technology adoption

With new Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and applications being created every day, the opportunities presented by AI are vast. However, these new tools do not come without their challenges. The risks associated with quality control, biases, and privacy are important considerations and the topic of much debate. Apprehension about embracing AI stems in part from our fear of blind spots. Perhaps for all our careful...